Emirates Team New Zealand will put Te Rehutai through its paces at PRADA.
Ac75 youtube. The hull and appendages of the Americas Cup 75-foot foiler are the big tools to make these machines fly. 4 - RELAUNCH 28 Jan 2021. Americas Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand continued their softly softly work up of their first AC75 on the Waitemata Harbour off the teams base on Wednesday morning.
The AC75 class being used in the 36th Americas Cup introduced the first foiling monohull design to. The spectacle of an AC75 at speed in flight is breathtaking but to learn to fly these boats at speeds that have rarely been achieved has meant that teams have had to climb a near vertical learning curve. The mere presence of the American AC75 PATRIOT on the starting line in Aucklands Waitematā Harbor was a testament to the tireless efforts of the team since the near-sinking occurred on January 17.
Launched at a ceremony at Aucklands Viaduct Harbour Te Rehutai is the last of the second generation AC75s to be launched across the competing teams of the upcoming Americas Cup. Seeing our boat unloaded in Auckland was an awesome moment for our team and a significant milestone for the Americas Cup as well said Terry Hutchinson Skipper and Executive Director of American Magic. A revolutionary breed of flying yacht will contest the 36th Americas Cup in New Zealand in 2021.
The mechatronics required to move the A75s foils deliver precision handling and speed and while they may look basic in form their execution is anything but standard. The competition for the oldest trophy in international sport and dates back to 1851. The technology is new as is the concept and even the language that the crew use to communicate so how do the crews handle an AC75.
These 75-foot monohull vessels known as AC75s rise out of the water on hydrofoils. This is a significant occasion for the team not just because it is another new boat but really because when we won the America. Emirates Team New Zealand christened their first AC75 at their team base in the heart of the Americas Cup village in Auckland.
News from New York Yacht Club American Magic Challenger for the 36th Americas Cup New York Yacht Club American Magic the US. The Italian pair have become YouTube stars with their insightful comments on the new Americas Cup AC75 class and their latest video looks at the foiling problems of Britannia the British second-generation boat. The AC75 was shipped through the Gulf of Mexico transited the Panama Canal and then crossed the Pacific after departing from the teams winter base in Pensacola Florida on May 28.