New America's Cup Yacht May Be The World's Fastest
The speedy Hydroptere may have some new competition in the fastest boat race. The100-foot trimaran that BMW-Oracle has built for a potential America's Cup race in 2009 recently had its first sea trials off Washington state this month. So far the boat has been zipping along at speeds close to 30 knots (35 m.p.h.) but as the Detroit Free Press reports that may be just the beginning of what this yacht can do. The yacht has a 90 foot beam and is designed to be light and fast with a 5,000-square-foot mainsail, a 3,500-square-foot jib for upwind sailing and a 7,000-square-foot gennaker, Instead of a fixed keel it has a large daggerboard and hydrofoils that are cranked down from the outboard hulls. When the boat is zipping along the hulls basically lift out of the water on the daggerboard and foils, creating a hovering effect. Makes the once revolutionary Stars and Stripes yachts seem very conventional by comparison.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
CK Dexter-Haven Sep 13th 2008 8:44PM
1. The law suit to make changes to the origianl deed must first be resolved.
2. Cats and tri's can tip over easily at the higher speeds...
I'd stick to the Stars & Stripes...but then I don't have Ellison or Bertarelli's ego.
Jeremy Sep 15th 2008 11:53AM
Just got back from Munich and saw the BMW Welt which is AMAZING- They have a special exhibit about the boat where you can simulate winding the sail up... Check out pictures at my blog... http://blogretailrefugees.wordpress.com/