The greatest innovation since the clipper ships! The designers of the clipper ships would be in awe!

This is fantastic! The planet is proud of such engineers!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🛠️👍🇺🇦

To appreciate how fast these AC75 boats go, you have to be on the water and a only few feet away, the sheer speed and acceleration is phenomenon closeup.

Well done to all the teams! They have taken the concept and run with it and have given us all spectacular racing and skill at its highest level and did so safely! Thank you to all teams involved! ETNZ fan💪

It's like ice boating in a skeeter class...but on water! Unreal! These really are something else!

Amazing to see them in real life down under here in Auckland, New Zealand. Super impressive technology !

@user-mw9cj2yo9z

3 жыл бұрын

Space technologies!

@mitchand9

3 жыл бұрын

Not that amazing to see in real life. They're just boats.

@user-mw9cj2yo9z

3 жыл бұрын

@@mitchand9 I agree. I took part in the King's Cup regatta. In real life, it's hard work

Despite all this the Americas Cup gets no mainstream tv play nor news coverage at least here in USA

@richardofoz2167

Жыл бұрын

Things were different when the American boats won race after race for over a hundred years, and began feeling they owned it.

What I don't understand is why wasn't there weather contingency for the Christmas Cup Final?

I guess Dennis Conner wouldn't be feeling quite so confident about his catamaran now lol

Someday, this technology will be available to everyone. When that day comes, I want one

@ats-3693

3 жыл бұрын

The technology is available to anyone now, anyone with the means could build a similarly designed boat.

@Boostland

2 жыл бұрын

Look up foiler moth class

Fantastic.

I'm glad this year monohulls returned, for 2 very different reasons, but equally valid: first of all, I don't mind if the previous ones were something like super flying boats or something...they are not reliable, they make competitors risk to lose their life (far too much more than monohulls), and if those deadly boats kept going into competition, what happened some years ago would not remain the single tragic event, it is not acceptable that a person dies so easily during a worldwide live broadcasting transmission and at "2 steps" from the beach. Second...these monohull boats can "fly" for a little while above the sea surface, though consistent parts usually remain firmly in the water, I think it's acceptable...but about those monsters of some years ago, some people say "Wow! Super machines boats, the best!", but tell me, if a multihull boat can fly so high from the sea surface and even for quite a while...what is there about "sail boat" in it? They are not even sail boats, they are rather a primitive version of seaplanes or ecological seaplanes. At this point America's Cup would not be a Sail Boat competition anymore, because if it is a "BOAT" it IS SUPPOSED to navigate on the sea surface (at least a sufficiently consistent part of a boat), otherwise is not boat anymore, you are not supposed to trascend the nature and meaning of a boat if you want to organize a competition between boats.

Interestingly the Italians wanted a monohull, and the NZers a high performance boat (aka foils)... looks like the kiwis won that one! Once you have a boat foiling, it doesn’t really matter what the platform ontop is from a nautical perspective (aerodynamics aside). I actually think these things are closer to foiling trimarans than monohulls. Although maybe not Ineos UK 😉

@dprider02

3 жыл бұрын

You make a good point. While these AC75's are quite spectacular, personally I think they would have been better off keeping with the foiling cats. Similarly fast, much cheaper to build (I assume), and the racing would probably be a lot closer. There would likely be 3 or 4 more teams competing as well. Hopefully we'll see some better racing when things start up again next month.

@Justins-Adventures

3 жыл бұрын

@@dprider02 yeah I would have enjoyed another competition with foiling cats. Maybe with the same wing design as this year. I've really enjoyed sail gp for my cat fix

@edrcozonoking

3 жыл бұрын

The “Kiwis Won that one” because as the defending champions they get to decide the type of boat they’ll race.

@DirtyDdddddddddddddd

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t get me wrong I have completely succumbed to the allure of these majestic mechanical marvels, and can’t wait for the Cup. I just hope the racing is interesting, I love the tactics of displacement match racing and the speed of ‘traditional’ apparent wind boats. But this is something completely different again. It’s a new addition to the yachting nomenclature - can’t call these monohull... more like monofuselage trimaran!

@robertohaubold752

3 жыл бұрын

@@DirtyDdddddddddddddd eh why can't you call it a monohull? It has 1 hull. Yes it's a foiling monohull but that doesn't make it a trimaran

It's 2021, and we're living in the future! We might not have flying cars yet, but we have flying boats - and they're 100% pure, concentrated awesome! Just add insane kiwis, and stir!

How is the depth and attitude of the foils being determined and maintained. Is it a combination of transducer for hull height and attitude indicators then being dealt with in computation with the results being used to control the flaps (ailerons) on the foil. I am working on my own design for a much smaller boat and believe this is what I would do. I also know of a way to reduce the drag of the in water foil at high speed. It would be to pump air through a perforated skin at the leading edge of the foil giving a very small turbulent boundary layer, and most likely reducing the control issues that occur as the foil exceeds around 55 kis.

@slooob23

3 жыл бұрын

50 knots seems to be some what of a speed limit for boats like this that need an "all round" foil design to cover the wind range they sail in. To go faster would require a high speed set of smaller foils sailed in 20+ knots of breeze would be my guess. It would be interesting to see what one of these things could do with strictly high speed set up on foils and rig.

Woah that looks kool the way the yacht ⛵ plays with the waves 🌊

CRAZY!

If the New York Yacht club wins you can say goodbye to all this. back to floating around.

@stefanzzz6778

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t imagine that. The genie is out, there is no returning now.

@kunstmol

3 жыл бұрын

@Joey Bidenson always has been

@anarukira4042

3 жыл бұрын

Dont worry yourself. American Magic is only a name. UK will be the challenger.

2020 we dont have flying cars but we do have wind powered flying yachts!

@mitchand9

3 жыл бұрын

Battery powered

"Jet Fighters of the Sea"

@costadeitrabocchiwildlife-625

3 жыл бұрын

Hydroplanes do not agree. But I do not like hydroplanes.

@11calman

3 жыл бұрын

@@costadeitrabocchiwildlife-625 I wrote the song "Jet Fighters of the Seas" kzread.info/dash/bejne/eneD27GogJO9nbg.html for the guy who does the video,I was going to call it "The Mighty Albatross" (But didn't)What is the Name of the song in your Video,,, Gib

@costadeitrabocchiwildlife-625

3 жыл бұрын

@@11calman I see, so you are a song composer and you play your compositions, that's truly surprising. The singer is probably your wife, or so she seems, so there are a composer and singer in the same family maybe, but I don't want to enter your private life. The music in my video?...I don't know what video you refer to, but if it is the last montage I did, that music is simply one of the KZread list downloadable for free and without copyright issue. That song is called "Wishful Thinking".

@11calman

3 жыл бұрын

@@costadeitrabocchiwildlife-625, Thankyou mate I shall look at the song which i thought was nice. many thanks & greetings from Auckland New Zealand. Yes, I write the songs & my Beautiful wife sings them

As if an alien spaceship landed in the water

How about a race with over 12-knot winds like it was the eastern side of Rangitoto while they were racing with their hulls in the water in the harbor🤣

Beast of Yacht Monohull on Steroids 💯

Why do they lift the windside foil so high? It should be just above the water and prevent the boat from falling down from the foils when the wind is blocked momentarily.

@thesoupin8or673

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure putting it out farther helps with the righting moment

@slooob23

3 жыл бұрын

They have lead in the foil which is integral to balancing the boat and gaining maximum power. They've done this to compensate for the loss of beam that the catamarans had. It also makes them significantly better sailing into the wind being both faster and closer hauled.

TE REHUTAI. THE. OCEAN OF STRENGTH. 2021 AOTEAROA.

How would these new foiling monohulls do in a race with the foiling cats of the last Cup?

@rossmcintyre381

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I would love to see that as I have been thinking the same thing.

@jackweta

3 жыл бұрын

twice as fast

@SpiralDiving

3 жыл бұрын

These monos would blow them away

@lautoka63

3 жыл бұрын

I think the monos would be quicker, as it becomes more of an aerodynamic drag issue and the mono hulls look to be shaped not only to reduce drag but also to act as lifting bodies. A cat wouldn't be as aerodynamically clean, so slower, as the hydrodynamic aspects would probably be similar.

@DonW1953

3 жыл бұрын

the foiling monos would beat the previous cup cats hands down, i.e. by twice at least

NZ

What is the highest speed the boats reached until now?

@ben3989

3 жыл бұрын

Nz hit 49kt a few weeks ago.

@divingispassion7022

3 жыл бұрын

@@ben3989 yes i know but i think that they were faster in some training sessions with more wind

@therealdevilonearth

3 жыл бұрын

i have seen 44 knots while racing

almost as cool as paramotoring

Nothing said about the high speed crashes when you loose control and damage the boat

I still don't understand how it maintains its height and angle. Is there a computer doing all the work?

@108hindu

3 жыл бұрын

No computer other than a mark I brain.

@vernonbear

3 жыл бұрын

This answer ^^^^ is 100% incorrect. The trimming of the foils is computer driven, that happens in response to speeds, angle of attack, sea state and input from the sailors. There isn’t a human alive that could trim these boats as swiftly and effectively as the computer systems they have aboard. If it was left to humans they’d be off foil in seconds and sat in the water. The grinders provide power for the systems aboard, they no longer power winches, they power batteries / hydraulics that are then used to move foils, move sails and power the boat. Watch a race from the camera at the rear of the boat and watch how the mainsail moves, it’s not a human that’s moving it, it’s the onboard systems that are responding to a combination of human and computer input for the perfect sail shape. These boats are sailing right on the limit of what the foils and rudders can manage, that’s the idea of racing! Several times during the races the teams indicated that they would be reprogramming and improving their computer systems aboard the AC75s. The following paragraph is taken from Yachts International.... Unlike the catamarans, the AC75s have computer-adjustable flaps on the foils, run by a complex system of electronics and hydraulics, custom designed by each syndicate. Depending on wind and wave conditions, these systems will be tuned on the day to deliver various increments of adjustment and response speeds. If the mechatronics engineers do their jobs well, no one will notice. If they get it wrong or their systems fail, or if the weather team gets it wrong, then the boat will be slow, fail to foil smoothly or splash down.

@108hindu

3 жыл бұрын

@@vernonbear The sails are human powered. The foils are battery powered. The type of computer controls NZ had in the last cup are now outlawed. The current boats seem to be human controlled with much computer assistance. There is vast amounts of data involved. I would love to hear if the current teams are skirting the regulations like NZ did in the last cup (quite creatively I might add). Good racers have always push the limits of the rules.

How about a Fleet Race rather than a match race ?

@MrSlaidback

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that’s a core rule that can’t be changed. It has to be match racing.

Such a small country, with incredible yachting dreams.

What type of boat is this?

@rikirk66

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a boat. It's a recreational vehicle.

@valairsoft

3 жыл бұрын

That's a labrador retriever

So, have hydrofoils always been legal? I just thought there was a rule limitation.

@DoubleMonoLR

3 жыл бұрын

The rules are changed with each Americas Cup.

@edrcozonoking

3 жыл бұрын

MrMonotone and the last winner gets to decide

What happens if there is a decent swell running? Can they still sail?

@declissonolivier9376

3 жыл бұрын

Just watch videos of Imoca crossing the Indian Ocean (Vendee Globe) with their foils and HUGE swell... And no crew... Just one skipper.

@DirtyDdddddddddddddd

3 жыл бұрын

@@declissonolivier9376 these are a very different vessel to the Imoca60s. I really don’t think the AC75 would be safe, let alone do well in blue water. Pure speculation on my part. The Cup has never been an open water event, not even Twelves are great in swell.

@declissonolivier9376

3 жыл бұрын

@@DirtyDdddddddddddddd The concept is the same. But you're right! On heavy water AC75 would be pulverized!

Patente Brasileira

😍😍🤪

Clipper ships sailed. To me this isn’t sailing. Where is the Spinnaker?

Endless comments on how wonderful the boats are, nothing about the boats

@Mulberry2000

3 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC75

I agree, these boats are exciting to see going at the speeds they do, but the close quarter tactical sailing we are used to in displacement yachts just is not going to happen with these foiling boats. The performance difference between the teams to big and the team accountants don't want to see carbon fibre splinters on the race course! Bring back close 'port & starboard' encounters please! I watched the live transmissions of the recent racing, and it just wasn't exciting! It's not a great spectator sport, lets face it. Bring back displacement keelboats in arena settings like the WMRT.

Dayam.😳

Question: Are these boats going faster than the wind they're in?

@christjan08

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@MrTrapper28

3 жыл бұрын

The faster they go the more apparent wind they make, hence the faster they go!

@therealdevilonearth

3 жыл бұрын

about 3 times faster than the wind

@lloydroose9791

3 жыл бұрын

The Kiwi boat was doing 49.7knots in 10 knots wind, the first ever race for AC75 against Luna Rossa.

One comment here has this “monohull” faster, particularly upwind, than last time’s foiling cats, and attributes that to the supposedly more aerodynamic shape of the monohull. But is that really true? It would appear that the cross-sectional area of the cats is no larger since each hull is considerably small than the AC75. I also seem to remember 50 knot speeds with the cats. Bottom line, again my opinion, is that the monohull looks an awful lot like a trimaran without a hull above the foil that is in use.

@slooob23

3 жыл бұрын

The foil design and the way the boat is balanced makes them a more powerful upwind machine. The foil is substantially different reducing leeway and enabling them to sail much closer to the wind.

They are great until they let the hull touch the water and they can't get going again.

@rikirk66

3 жыл бұрын

💯 agree. Although I don't think they are great for the spirit of AC at all. Maybe out of Brest once a year.

Dean Barker will be to your demise. Without a shadow of doubt. He makes stupid mistakes under pressure. Turning sharply into strong winds, in a high speed yacht with no keel.

Very little about the boats?????

Yea, I could be that in a laser. Easy It's a joke

ban computers and radios on the boats

Not a boat ..... not sailing more like ground effect airplane. Sailing is what normal people do.

Yeah ok but hurry up already ...

A couple of points Point 1. Why is the Americas Cup adapting to try and attract new/ younger/ non-sailing fans? It's not being run to make profit, it's purely a d*** swinging contest of the richest men in the world. Which is what it's always been and this is fine. The new foiling boats that are so far removed from normal sailing and provide no entertainment for normal sailing fans. Look at cricket- it's a slow, tactical and methodical sport. Some would say boring at first glance. When you start noticing the nuances and become invested in the tactics this is when it becomes addictive. This is what the AC has lost. AC36 has become the sailing equivalent of a longest slog or fastest bowled delivery competition. Point 2. The AC should be the pinnacle of match racing, and potentially sailing. The world match racing tour used to be a breeding ground for AC sailors. The AC has decimated match racing at all levels including world and national levels and no actual match racers progress to the AC. In conclusion, I'd love to see someone that actually loved sailing design the rules. Let's not get stuck between being the T20 or rugby 7s of sailing and the pinnacle of sailing. Sail GP can provide this 'festival' style entertainment. The America's Cup should be a match racing competition firstly, with design a close second. The match racing component is extremely far down the agenda for AC36.

The boats are so difficult to get onto foil at wind speeds below 12 knots that if a boat falls off in those conditions they automatically lose the race. I loved watching the foiling cats but these races so far are disappointing. They need a booster sail - perhaps a furled asymmetrical dedicated to getting their wet asses out of the water. Otherwise the AC75 will become very boring to watch race

@rikirk66

3 жыл бұрын

If you want to see the real AC as a matter of seamanship go and check it out every cup before Larry f. it up.

@_JustinCider_

3 жыл бұрын

You mean like that really boring ACWS race 12 ETNZ vs Luna Rossa? I agree that a nice big sail to help them get out of the water would be a nice addition, but I think it is a bit of a stretch to suggest low wind races in these boats are boring.

Drag racing on water. Tech has gone too far. Makes for poor racing, poor watching... and not in keeping with sailing

@georise922

3 жыл бұрын

Poor watching!!? This is definitely way more interesting than the old slow and boring non foil boat