So farewell to the naval architects.

Monohull ac75. This is the AC75 the class of boat that will contest the 36th Americas Cup in Auckland. The first version of the New York YC Challenger AC75 focused on aerodynamics The result was a big soap worn to cross the limits of the rule in a shape that provided less resistance. The new AC75 will be a fully flying monohull.

We dont say how the skins have to come off the back of the D-Shaped mast. The ground-breaking new americascup class race boat concept. Emirates Team New Zealand put there first AC75 monohull Te Aihe into the water for the first time since they got the new foils and raced to install them on t.

So it was surprising when the first renders of the AC75 arrived to reveal a foiling monohull with no keel and two cantable foils either side of the hull. Story Highlights -Inspired by the new AC75 class the Briand design studio transfers the concept of the flying monohull to a wider audience - Flyacht is designed to be handled by a two-man crew with the possibility of hiking -The rig consists of a soft wing with slab reefing for easy bag storage. Foils aside the AC75 is a relatively normal monohull with a conventional hull a rig that is not dissimilar to other high-performance yachts and will be sailed with a crew of 12.

How all this scales up into an AC75 remains to be seen but for the doubters there would seem to be little doubt that the foiling monohull concept works the speeds impressive and should more than match the claims that the AC75 will be faster than the AC50. The AC75 Class represents a return to the monohull but with a revolutionary new interpretation featuring pioneering technology that opens up a new approach to yacht design. Prada has unveiled its AC75 luna rossa monohull that will represent italys circolo della vela sicilia yacht club at the 36th edition of americas cup.

When Emirates Team New Zealand won the last Americas Cup. The competition for the oldest trophy in international sport and dates back to 1851. A monohull designed to fly engineered to reach speeds Road to the Americas Cup podcast episode 4.

GRANT DALTON CEO Emirates Team New Zealand. And though officially the class would not have a wing the solution looked rather like a soft sail designed to be a wing by any other name. We are really proud to present the concept of the AC75 today.