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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #256994
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are they going to dangle all over the side like the AC45's or is hiking not allowed on the big boats?

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257003
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Saaweeeeet!


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257005
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thanks for all the updates Philip
Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257013
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I find it interesting that their daggerboards are so far forward...I presume this enhances straight line speed at the expense of tacking speed. If so, I suppose they're not planning on any tacking duels.

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The got a nice hole in the stern yesterday when a chase boat got in the wrong place. A nice piece of tape and they kept sailing.

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257033
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Looks like Jimmy is not the only member of the
"stuff an AC72" club, although he gets the trophy.
0:29 in video.

These machines are awesome.





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This Dean Barker interview is the second in the series of four. We've already seen team boss Grant Dalton. . . . to be followed up with Kevin Shoebridge (shore boss and COO on the logistics of the AC72 campaign) and Technical Director, Nick Holroyd. Enjoy.


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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: Jake] #257039
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They're that far forward to allow the boat to balance fore & aft when up on the foil. It's not directly under the CG due to the dynamic forces on the wing.
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check out the lights on the trailing edge of the new main beam, which is (intended to reduce racking).


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Play this back in full 1080P HD. Nice for the first day back. Plus a little foiling action at 2:51


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Originally Posted by Tony_F18
Its flying again smile
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. . . and up wind.

Philip
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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257102
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Originally Posted by mummp
Play this back in full 1080P HD. Nice for the first day back. Plus a little foiling action at 2:51



The shot of the boards when it's sailing vs. being hauled ,look like different foils. When hauled and dropped it appears to have a knuckle and the L goes well past 90 degrees, but the shots of it sailing look like a regular 90 degree L foil.

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Originally Posted by Team_Cat_Fever
Originally Posted by mummp
Play this back in full 1080P HD. Nice for the first day back. Plus a little foiling action at 2:51



The shot of the boards when it's sailing vs. being hauled ,look like different foils. When hauled and dropped it appears to have a knuckle and the L goes well past 90 degrees, but the shots of it sailing look like a regular 90 degree L foil.


I'm pretty sure they had two different foils in the boat. The starboard board was straight and had the inverted V-wing with the knuckle at the joint. The port board appeared to have a soft curve to the length of it and had a curved radius shaping smoothly into the horizontal foil with no knuckle.

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Here is the Kevin Shoebridge interview in the series.



and here is the (last in the series) interview with Nick Holroyd, Technical Director.



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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257255
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Originally Posted by mummp
Can't wait to see some video of Jimmy foiling the Moth.


Jimmy on the moth.

[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCxbqZpCUAAp6Nu.jpg:large[/img]

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Re: AC72 Oracle Team USA Spaceship has landed [Re: P.M.] #257256
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Some nice eye candy here.

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It looks like the hulls will gradually diminish until all that is left is a rail to attach the foils to.

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