What is clear is that this boat does not need much wind.

Bmw oracle trimaran top speed. Extensively damaged in a 16 October 2012 capsize. But the high-performance aesthetics and thought-provoking design executions of BMW Oracles 90-foot trimaran and Alinghis 90-foot catamaran have so far been over-shadowed by the high-priced attorneys each syndicate has hired to argue its case in the New York court system. BMW Oracles USA trimaran boat with a top speed of 45 knots won the Americas Cup in 2010.

We havent gone full on yet. 17 an AC72 catamaran for the 2013 Americas Cup defence. The BMW Oracle BOR 90 sailing in Mexico November 20 09.

Sailing with a rigid wing sail she won the 2010 Americas Cup in a Deed of Gift match against SNGAlinghi Valencia. Originally the top wind speed was 15 knots at 60 metres above the surface of the sea and it is unlikely that racing will be held if that is exceeded. In addition this boat has covered a distance of 26412 nautical miles or 48915 km 30394 mi.

Arguments still abound over just about every aspect of this race but it will all be academic if these boats dont make it round the track and that must be on the minds of some of the participants. The BOR 90s gigantic wing sail in storage. And at top speed the other doesnt fly one hull it flies two.

New Zealand sailor Russell Coutts says the black trimaran he has been sailing for Americas Cup wannabe Larry Ellison is the fastest inshore sailboat in the world. BMW Oracle Racings 90-foot trimaran goes through sea trials off Anacortes Wash on March 9 2008. This vessel is both wind or mechanically powered and has completed a voyage around the world in 40 days 23 hours 30 minutes 30 seconds.

Its top speed is 5 knots more than 25 times the top speed of BMW. She is very impressive and the size of the mast is just amazing. The Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT can reach an average speed of 2685 knots or 3071 MPH.