December 5 2016.
Monohull foiling boats. Foiling yachts have been around for many years now with several smaller racing yacht classes and of course the Americas Cup all using the technology. The announcement concludes much speculation about the replacement for the Figaro 2 that was introduced in 2003. FIGARO BENETEAU 3 The Figaro BENETEAU 3 is the first production foiling one-design monohull ever to be designed.
Instead of a keel it has two canting ballasted T-foils to provide righting moment and the ability to self-right the boat in the event of a capsize. The 23 m 75 ft monohulls featured wing-like sailing hydrofoils mounted under the hull a soft wingsail and no keel. New 40 Monohull Foiler by Wilson-Marquinez Before the AC went officially monohull foiling we presented in 2017 here in CSN our good friends project for a for a 3 crew monohull foiler the concept was received with much interest and it end built by Persico under the 69F name.
The AC75 Americas Cup 75 is a racing yacht used in the 2021 Americas Cup match and planned to be used for the 37th Americas Cup and 38th Americas Cup matches. The first production foiling one-design monohull the Figaro Beneteau 3 is big news in the world of foiling sailboats. IMOCA 60 sailing boats are an open class which means that designers can modify the design of the boat within certain limitations.
Now Beneteau one of the worlds leaders in yacht design. A distillation of technology and innovation it results from a collaboration between group BENETEAUs. The whole process that went on designing and developing the 69F allowed us to confirm theory with practice in different aspects of the still evolving foiling ground and monohull foiling in particular.
IMOCA stands for International Monohull Open Class Association. Theres even an introductory video and a few testimonials. There is a sharp turn away from the direction of the AC50.
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