The weight limit for the AC75 is 6520 kg 14374 lbs thats not including sails or crew.

Weight of ac75. 135-145sqm mainsail 90sqm jib 200sqm code zero. At the end of the arms lie the teams secret weapons the foil wings. The cant system is activated placing one hydrofoil in the water and lifting the other one out where its weight becomes ballast.

370 metres flat bottoms sections close to a bilge hull and highly stretched lines such as few monohulls. Six years later in 2018 the publication of the AC75 Class rule marked the beginning of a new sailing era. THE AC75 AT A GLANCE.

As explained in the article a year ago the hull of an AC75 in foiling mode should have zero lift zero heel and. 5900 kilograms 13000 lb maximum draught. A pair of foil wings and flaps excluding the one-design foil arm which attaches them to the boat and lifts them up and down weigh 1842kg.

It means that each sail can be around 65 of the weight of a single skinned mainsail In total the two mainsail skins will weight more but it is on a shorter rig giving potentially 20 more lift than a conventional rig and definitely with lower drag. Nowadays foils are commonplace but the engineering and sailing techniques needed to get the AC75 to fly are completely different from anything seen before. 207m plus 2m bowsprit.

In the foil arms the cant. The cockpit is very open the deck layout is inspired by the latest TP52 but with two very advanced wheel steering systems. The skin on the leeward side will see more load than the one on the windward side.

4 AC75 Lines Barely 76 tonnes for a hull of 2070 metres long by 5 metres of beam maximum the narrow waterline. The ground-breaking concept is achieved through the use of twin canting T-foils ballasted to provide righting. No Exercise Body Size From XXL To L.