Every time I see this boat again, it looks more beautiful.

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

The design is quite curvy. Too bad the color cannot show those curves to full advantage.

@jorgebra34

15 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍

One thing that clearly stands out is how little wash and spray are coming off the foil arm. Almost none most of the time. Very impressive. Surely, that has to count for something in hydrodynamics.

@MrGiuse72

15 күн бұрын

I agree massively ! YESS

@windwardpro

14 күн бұрын

I would disagree.

@bashab3098

14 күн бұрын

Was thinking that , and the flow is very directed could a a real advantage in the chop creating lift frog the drag .

He seems like a nice Kiwi lad!😂

It's striking how controlled the boats are looking this time around compared to the early stages in the last campaign. All the teams we have seen so far seem to have nailed the pitch and ride height. This form of sailing seems to be maturing fast.

@enzeda

15 күн бұрын

Yes there are no slow boats in this AC. I suspect it will come down to the starts and who has the best little secrets edging the others out.

I am betting for Alinghi to win the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2024

This is going to be a great cup. Teams have had enough experience and time to play catch up to the kiwis. The question is has ETNZ levelled up as well? They were out the box and sailing same day and flying in 30 knots a few days later. Pushing it to the max and looking very polished while doing it. Bring it on!

@robertbaird4822

16 күн бұрын

30 knots? Way past that buddy

@robinhodgkinson

16 күн бұрын

@@robertbaird4822 I was talking wind speed, not boat speed. This was a week or so back. It was gusting close to 30 knots at times that day - seriously gnarly weather - I was kinda surprised to see them out there. I think they wanted to make sure nothing broke in top end conditions. kzread.infolSKz_Ncu3TI?si=WH0w04fcI1_RbGOn

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

@@robinhodgkinson That was a crazy training day for ETNZ. I viewed a much longer video on another channel. I don't think the AC committee will allow racing with winds close to 30kts but the Kiwis just battled through them.

@boatboy222

12 күн бұрын

Yup! Good stuff, kiwis are dialed in and flying, other teams have the gear just dialing in the idea! Its gonna be a cracker!

There are so many features I really dig on this boat. We have yet to see the Kiwis in much swell so they really look smooth. I think if they can sail this it will be fast.

@jasonpickens9839

16 күн бұрын

ETNZ looked a bit sketchy the other day in the rougher water (even in the lighter stuff)

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

@@jasonpickens9839 Each day is different with different conditions in every venue. In this video, Alinghi looked better than the previous times. Every team has its good and off days.

@SheepBoy69

16 күн бұрын

​@jasonpickens9839 Rubbish, ETNZ pushing the limits. Alinghi bounced allover the place 😮

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

@@SheepBoy69 Let's wait for the other teams to arrive in Barcelona and see how their boats fare in this sea state.

@RomanIsdinosaurWh

16 күн бұрын

@jasonpickens9839 what channel you been watching ETNZ have been carving it up, out the back paddock when you know you know gotta make sure they make it to the final then we will see who has the better design

I see much less sprays from the arms compared to Luna Rossa and Taihoro. It's surprising the other teams haven't focused on this detail. The extremal arms section going into the foils have smaller area here and when the the arm is duly lowered the sprays are remarkably reduced ...and so the drag that follows. 😮

@tullochgorum6323

15 күн бұрын

Yes - but perhaps that involves trade-offs in terms of the lift they achieve? We won't really know till we see them head-to-head. Team NZ are so damn effective that it's hard to imagine they are missing a trick, and they are keeping their race foils under wraps.

@bashab3098

14 күн бұрын

I think they are using the chop for lift , it seems ver settled .

If they think they've 'hit the ground running' ETNZ hit the ground sprinting.

The red bull engineers have a big job on their hands converting their racing car simulators to racing boats.

Looks like a lot of sail for the conditions.

Big respects to the Swiss for where they are just now, however the boat does not look to be a stable platform like ETNZ or Prada. Maybe it's just that the sailing team have yet to settle in?

What hour do they usually go out for practice?

This really looks like an awesome design from an aero perspective. I'm a bit worried as an etnz man.

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

This may be the most aero boat but it's really hard to tell with so many aerodynamic improvements on every boat this cycle. What will count more is the foil efficiency. So far no one has sailed or even shown their new foils yet.

@Badmansband

16 күн бұрын

@@jamesaron1967 it's a combination. That bulge and the pod design may save them ⅛ of a knot around the course which may provide the difference but you're right, it's early doors.

I saw my simulator coach on board with laptop

I should say state of the art modern engineering work of art.. 😊

Beautiful boat!, however looks slow compared to the Kiwis and Italians. Hope i am wrong!!!

@Der_Zuagroaste

15 күн бұрын

I Just had the oposite impression. In this swell it looked very fast for me. The Kiwis are flying very close to the surface and this will not work in Barcelona.

@robertfairburn9979

15 күн бұрын

I don’t they are loading the boat up at the moment

@callumwyper

15 күн бұрын

It looks to be a lot lighter winds in Barcelona

Amazing how one foil holds all that load.

elliot pilcher you dont get much oilier pilchard than that .. hydraulic engineerbigtime 👾

What win this cup is what you can’t see

is this boat flying closer to the water than the last cup boats? looks like there's less distance between the bottom of the hull and the water

@SheepBoy69

16 күн бұрын

I was horrified with how high Alinghi was compared to Prada and ETNZ. Kiwis still have next generation foils to employ

The Swiss boat is a stunner. But look at the pitch control of any of these teams compared to ETNZ. ETNZ's pitch control is almost robotic. ehem

@jasonpickens9839

16 күн бұрын

I dunno. Their pitched looked way off the other day in the rougher water.

@callumwyper

15 күн бұрын

Lighter winds and waves do that

9:00 got a bit loose and lost a lot of speed touching down. Took ages to get going again.

@callumwyper

15 күн бұрын

Light winds, it seems quite obvious…

@tullochgorum6323

15 күн бұрын

We don't know what they were testing - it may have been deliberate. At this stage it's all speculation.

2:38 Is the arm going up and down, or is that just the angle of the camera in the waves? Looks like it is going up and down to me.

@rydenkaye9735

16 күн бұрын

iirc because of the foil arm geometry you get more righting moment the more raised it is so maybe they're trimming heel by adjusting the foil arm cant instead of the traveller and sheet? idk for sure though just conjecture

@JustInvertedFpv

16 күн бұрын

​@@rydenkaye9735This is apparently how etnz was doing it last cup so it probably is something everyone will be doing now. 👍

@robertbaird4822

16 күн бұрын

They're trying to ride the swell ,BUT THE SWELL WILL CATCH THEM OUT

Please get new journalists that asking some deeper cutting questions

@jasonpickens9839

16 күн бұрын

The interviewees never answer any interesting questions

@jamesaron1967

16 күн бұрын

Well, the more probing the reporters are the more reticent the crew will be to respond. No one wants to reveal too much for the sake of their team, and that will always cause the fans to be unsatisfied with these interviews. It's the nature of the beast and both sides are very conscious of the circumstances.

Why are nations associated with any of these boats/teams? What is the minimum requirement for a boat to incorporate the name of a country? A physical yacht club in that country - which can then comb the world for the best designers, crews, etc and then hire them?

@slartbart

15 күн бұрын

There’s a nationality rule for the AC (you can google it). So: All crew members of Alinghi are Swiss, the Boat was built in Switzerland. Btw. 25% (orvrven mire) of the population of Switzerland are foreigners. Mixed teams from all of the world is quite common in Switzerland. So if you want to be very subtle, this rule is a little bit strange when it’s tested agains reality

tudor garbage watch

@TheoSmith249

16 күн бұрын

Time will tell....

@jasonpickens9839

16 күн бұрын

The clock has already struck midnight