with all due respect Aussie Doug, how can it not be sailing? We haven’t seen the new boats yet either so who knows what’s in store. Pretty damn exciting I think
I think these boats will be consigned to history after this americas cup . I have little doubt this cup will be one sided in the final , tiny margins are so magnified, that said the Med is notoriously lumpy.
No, they sail on apparent wind which when foiling is always from in front. Apparent wind is the result of actual wind and boat speed. Put simply the faster you go the more the wind apparently comes from front of the boat. So as you see, upwind or downwind the sails are trimmed for upwind sailing.
@SopwithTheCamel Thankyou (Sopwith Pup) for your explanation. I guess the yachts don't race with both foils and wind behind the boat. Maybe the boats need a retractable bow foil to eliminate nose diving when using a spiniker
...they'll never need a spinnaker as the apparent wind is almost always forward of the mast. The foilers are quite simply amazing sailing/flying machines. The world of sailing in a better place with them ...imo. Full respect to the guys who make them perform as they do.
@@peterbennett2167 Sailing with both foils in the water is done only when making turns. If the design of this class mandated all foils be in the water at all times, a very different foil system would have been devised and a complex articulating arm wouldn't be needed. Of course, the boats would be a lot slower were that the case. The previous AC50 (F50) catamarans also sailed with one main foil raised except when turning. Fewer appendages under water induce less hydrodynamic drag.
@jamesaron1967 Hi Jamo. Thankyou for your easy to understand explanation for this class of sailing, (foiling).I'm new to this. Looks magnificent. Again thankyou,Jamo.
with all due respect Aussie Doug, how can it not be sailing? We haven’t seen the new boats yet either so who knows what’s in store. Pretty damn exciting I think
I think these boats will be consigned to history after this americas cup . I have little doubt this cup will be one sided in the final , tiny margins are so magnified, that said the Med is notoriously lumpy.
I'm curious. Does this yacht use a spiniker
No, they sail on apparent wind which when foiling is always from in front. Apparent wind is the result of actual wind and boat speed. Put simply the faster you go the more the wind apparently comes from front of the boat. So as you see, upwind or downwind the sails are trimmed for upwind sailing.
@SopwithTheCamel Thankyou (Sopwith Pup) for your explanation. I guess the yachts don't race with both foils and wind behind the boat. Maybe the boats need a retractable bow foil to eliminate nose diving when using a spiniker
...they'll never need a spinnaker as the apparent wind is almost always forward of the mast. The foilers are quite simply amazing sailing/flying machines. The world of sailing in a better place with them ...imo. Full respect to the guys who make them perform as they do.
@@peterbennett2167 Sailing with both foils in the water is done only when making turns. If the design of this class mandated all foils be in the water at all times, a very different foil system would have been devised and a complex articulating arm wouldn't be needed. Of course, the boats would be a lot slower were that the case. The previous AC50 (F50) catamarans also sailed with one main foil raised except when turning. Fewer appendages under water induce less hydrodynamic drag.
@jamesaron1967 Hi Jamo. Thankyou for your easy to understand explanation for this class of sailing, (foiling).I'm new to this. Looks magnificent. Again thankyou,Jamo.
I agree with @bashab3098. Call in foiling or anthing else, but do not call it sailing. Aussie Doug