I think it has been mentioned here before, but I can't find it; what is that center structure for, that is in the middle of the boat, below the tramp?

Is it some type of structural support or an aerodynamic end plate for the wing?

Or is it where they put the mechanical systems/gearing, etc. for trimming the wing...or...??

beer cooler

I read somewhere that it contains hydraulic equipment and doubles as an extension of the wing although I wonder just how much it helps.

and the hookers

So how the F are they controlling the attitude of this beasty?




Sometimes it looks like she's running bow up, others nose down. It certainly isn't crew weight doing that much. Angle of attack on the boards? or are they pumping water around to get things done?

I don't know about water ballast - but I know they can control the fore/aft angles of the daggerboard trunks. They're aren't allowed to have movable foils/flaps that articulate under the water.

Well, clearly less racking then before. I'm wondering if this might be a good thing. Very exciting to watch.

Seems like yesterday. It's been 3 years.

Hum. There's a lot of foiling going on without the geneker.

Watch at 1:41 in video. On a bear away, the platform begins to pitch and immediately the lee bow rises in attitude and the lee hull foils at a moderately low speed. Could this be the result of adjusting the angle of attack of the foil? Seems very responsive.

It's also appears to have accelerated very quickly as soon as that hull came up.

NZ's Sphincter Factor "10"

Can we hurry up and tweak done class rules and make this happen on a beach cat? Something tells me these guys have done their homework.

Sligsby to helm Oracle Team USA at ACWS Naples

The B-team gets promoted so the A-team can keep working on big betty.

Seems to me that they got plenty of rudder in the water.

Nothing to worry about :P

The A-Team will not be allowed to sail the AC72 during the ACWS event though.

"he has a set of button that control the shape of the wing – the camber and twist. But the difference is that those buttons trigger the hydraulics and the hydraulics are powered by somebody grinding. Every time he presses a button it spends some of the hydraulic pressure and that has to be topped up by somebody grinding."

Bundy talks about who's doing what on the AC72

Interesting

Looks like Artemis is heading back to the shed for some upgrades.