Priscilla II 409 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Launching tomorrow. https://youtu.be/-Jianv5t-hQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Meanwhile, my understanding is that Tuesday just gone was the deadline for Stars and Stripes to make their final late entry fee payment. I haven't seen anyone in the media report on whether they made it. Protocol article 7.1.c - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_ExIMB41vEZbOvjDpwjy6yzbyxVKjR-h/view Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Deep Purple 515 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 WTF? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 515 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Snap! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Fascinating to see such different hull designs emerging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Even the foil junction is wildly different. The intrigue is growing . . . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 356 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Some very smart people designed this. Waaaaay smarter than me. But Holy sh*t she is ugly. She must be fast. Right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 409 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 The Frackers have pulled one out of the “box’ so to speak and all these AC designs will be fast. We will have to wait until Cagliari next year to get a better idea. My pick is there will be little between them as the hulls are only platforms to hold the crew the flappy bilge keels and rig together until flight time is achieved. Well I suppose this is the end of hooks and dial ups. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 515 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Pulled one out of the box? It looks like it’s still in the box A lot of early land rover influence 4 boats totally different. 3 are going to be wrong on any one day methinks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 386 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 The most interesting thing to me is that ETNZ are 5he only ones to launch without training weights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crocket 12 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Isn't there a minimum weight the foils must be? Which would suggest that ETNZ foils may be constructed of something heavier than the other 3 to bring them up to min weight. Wouldn't think any of the teams would have 1 gram of extra weight that isn't required. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crocket 12 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Would love to know where the pivot point for those foil arms are located. If it's centre of that large radius drum arrangement, then they would be sacrificing righting moment. But if that drum is like a cam arrangement, which would get the pivot further outboard, one would think they would be getting a little too close to exceeding the max draft when the arms a fully down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 386 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Ok let’s put it another way the NZ boat is the only one that’s using all there foiling area not bulking up righting moment Very different approach, I’m sure they will all come together, but to me forget the Hull shape that’s just a frame to hold all the parts together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 As I understand it the pivot points for the foils are set in the class rules and are a specified distance (+/- 10mm or so from the centreline) or something like that, so in comparing all of the hull shapes take it that the foil pivots are almost in the same place relative to the centreline. Theres some fatties and some slimmies, its going to be interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 WTF? looks very, very slippery aero Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 515 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Same designer? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 america's proof that with a big enough engine even a brick can fly was that 1 of those wicked ground effect cars that SUCKED edit 2J chaparral - Two fans adapted from a military tank engine were housed at the rear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral_Cars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 an american plane the brit race car a boat bow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 515 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 As Enzo Ferrari once said. "Race cars are neither beautiful nor ugly. They become beautiful when they win" Maybe the same applies to raceboats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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