Revolutionary Gitana 17 trimaran to foil solo across oceans at 50 knots The most radical of the new Ultime trimarans the incredible Gitana 17 is designed to foil at over 50 knots and cross up to.

Gitana trimaran foiling. Gitana 17 cest le Maxi-Trimaran Edmond De Rothschild mastodonte de 15 tonnes capable de voler. Transformer le Multi70 Edmond de Rothschild un 70 pieds initialement construit pour courir en équipage. Gitana sold their MOD70 and I thought that they were abandoning the project but in fact the modified floating Tri just left room for the team to embark on a new foiling trimaran project now.

Their modified MOD70 Now Maserati was the first to implement a vision many had already back in 2014 we asked past Round the World record holder Loick Peyron on his interview about future offshore foiling. Sailing in the Indian Ocean since yesterday afternoon and their passage of the longitude of Cape Agulhas the men of Gitana Team were positioned at 4828 south at 1100 UTC with a lead of over 860 miles over the record when they informed their shore team of damage to the giants float rudder. Vannes France July 17 2017 The first oceanic trimaran designed to fly offshore was launched today in southwest Brittany under the proud gaze of.

Team Verdier in collaboration with the Gitana design office. Upwind sail area. Spare the mast tilt central dagger and you can relate with your own foiling beachcat being A FP F20 S9 IFly or whatever you might be riding to foil.

T-foil float rudders 2 L-shaped foils 2 daggerboard on the central hull 1 T-foil rudder on the central hull 1 Naval architects. The intended speed gains are considerable. Gitana 17 vole comme un oiseau.

Transformed into an experimental flying trimaran which makes L foils progress quickly the most efficient at the time the Mod 70 Gitana 15 returned under the hand of Guillaume Verdier one of the pioneers of the Team New Zealand foiler during the Americas Cup. Gitana foiling Trimaran full transition setup from floating to fliying mode. 450m2 4841 sqft Appendages Number.

A new genre of appendage for an oceanic trimaran they are the result of a close collaboration between the Gitana design office naval architect Guillaume Verdier who is s talented as he is modest and the members of Team New Zealand Jamie France Bobby Kleinschmit as well as the Pure Design company. Gitana 17 le bateau-volant. In line with its research and development ethos the Gitana Team has currently opted for a foil configuration in each hull.