A lot of (dutch) ice skaters are pretty good cyclists too or even started as cyclists and got into ice skating, but still cycle during summer. Jumbo (from jumbo-visma) also sponsors one of the national ice skating teams
In previous America's Cups a variety of darling data was open to the public if you had a subscription to the America's Cup app or whatever, I dunno if that's this case this time or whether that included the crew power. It's funny but for years the source of power onboard the boats was grinding (basically cycling with your arms) and all those guys look like gorillas and I always thought why not pedal because legs can obviously deliver more power. It wasn't until fairly recently that they started using cyclors
@@cliffordbradford8910 All the other teams were first laughing when NZ showed up with their cyclors for the first time. Now all of them use them. A addon to same or more power by leg is that the cyclors have their hands free to also do other stuff controlling things on the boat which is another huge benefit compared to the grinders before.
It actually makes me appreciate my Solar panels on my house roof. On a sunny day they are just sat there, silently producing 8,000W. When you see 4 huge guys, sweating to produce a combined 2,000W, it shows just how much energy there is in sunlight. I once managed 301W for a 20min FTP test. I tell people that it was my near death experience. Not 20 minutes of pain, but a final 3 minutes of as much pain as I ever want to experience again.
@@bgrl6422and they aren't produced from literally tonnes of coal. To be clear, I don't mean in energy costs to produce the panels, I mean the raw materials for making the panels require about 8 TONNES of coal to refine. Go, uh, green! 🏭🏭🏭🏭🔋
The number of rowers that they recruited made me chuckle pretty hard. Rowing's reputation for big watts and high tolerance for suffering truly does precede it!
Ashton Lambie, first person to go under 4 minutes in the individual pursuit, frequenter of Sunflower Outdoors and Bike in Lawrence Kansas, and one of my heroes!!! They say he rode off the ends of the Earth only to find himself pedaling on a boat one day! As an avid sailor and bike racer, this was an amazing piece that I’ve been hoping for. These sailors need solid bikers! Somebody go get a spot
Fascinating. As a cyclist who has sailed in the past I had seen some other media about the cyclors and was super interested to hear more. Those guys are *beasts*.
Living near Portsmouth, I ended up following a some guys in full INEOS gear and Pinarellos. Stalked them on Strava after my ride to find they were from the INEOS sponsored GB Americas Cup team - no wonder I couldn’t get anywhere near them despite them ‘cruising’ along chatting 😅
500W for an hour is about 13p on an average UK electricity bill. Really puts the price of energy into perspective when you consider what you'd have to do to generate it yourself.
@@arvidfahlander5364 500W for 90kg is like 5,5W/Kg for 1 hour it is huge, I dont know if it is possible. Because the heavier you are, the more your muscles need energy, and the size of the heart is the same for everybody, small athletes to big athletes. So VO2/Kg is bigger for light athletes
Thanks Si and crew, that was very cool ! I've been to Newport for the races , and it is a different world ! Insane wealth involved at every point . I ran a road race , partied after , and went back to my hovel ...
@@cb6866 if you admire wealthy insanity your need your head checked?? it seems they have nostalgic feelings back to the times when slaves was powering a ship??🧐
I have watched you guys for years. Totally love what you do. NOW, as a bike racer, triathlete, and a sailor - and big fan of the Americas Cup, this is the best thing you have ever done. EVER! In my opinion. Thank you! I was very curious about these amazing motors and the selection process.
America's Cup Racing is legit! Been watching and following since the late 70's when Ted Turner was a captain. American Magic was at the 2023 Unbound Expo looking for cyclists who were powerful to try out for their team...too bad I am past my prime - only by a few years???!!! One of my lifetime goals written when I was 9 back in '77 was to be on a America's Cup boat! So happy GCN is revealing this sport to the world through the eyes of cycling! Bravo!
This video was actually very interesting. Content that was not expected on this channel, but definitely serves a lot of quality. Si did a fantastic job. Looking forward to more of these brief glimpses above a roadies horizon.
Si this is one of the coolest videos you guys have ever done. It's so interesting to see cycling performance and innovation applied to a sport that's not cycling!!!
This blew my mind. I'm probably too old to ever make such a team, but now I am going to challenge myself to see how close I can get to their baseline numbers. Personal challenges are the best kind of challenges!
Great feature, GCN! As a windsurfer / cyclist and someone who studied aerospace engineering, I really marvel at the technology embedded in these boats.
Ashton Lambie had got to be one of the all-time cool cyclist, UCI World Champ, 1st Sub 4:00 World Record Holder, Fastest cyclist time across the State of Kansas and now going to represent the USA in the American Cup Race!!!
Thanks for showing us how the cyclists are so integral to the cup efforts. I had many questions about them as I have been following the cup for many years. It really is amazing how much power they can put out and for such long periods.
Kudos to GCN, I unsubscribed a few years ago due to constant recycling of click bait topics for newbie cyclists, but the latest mini documentaries (this and Dan's return to health) have been genuinely interesting and funny (not forced). Resubscribed. More of this please 👍
GCN should also start creating more videos about the lower end cycling gear for shoestring budget commuter cyclists like myself. I am not interested at all in actual racing. For me a bicycle is a tool to get around to do shopping and work.
Best video I've seen from this channel for some time. Awesome to see these units produce ungodly watts for some really obscure reason I still don't really understand.
This is my favorite channel for several reasons. Non pollical, no shaming others, they want people to ride, they show expensive and cheap ways of finding a great bike. They're friendly, drink beers, great interviews... I cant stop. i can do 250 reliably, 1000 I can hit for a moment or 2.
World Human Powered Vehicle Association. Boats, aircraft, rail cars, submarines, etc. I'd really love to see you guys attend Battle Mountain world human powered speed challenge. That tech and cycling power is nuts.
What an unexpected and incredibly interesting video, GCN! I never would have come across this otherwise. Those guys are seriously impressive, and it's so fascinating that they all come from such diverse backgrounds.
Haven't watched GCN in a while because of it becoming just an ad platform, but congratulations Si, this was great! Must have been a blast for you, and a treat for us to see the guys literally powering the AC75s, that are never seen or heard from in regular AC reporting.
Recumbant's are crazy fast. I remember in the early 90's trying to chase one down at night along a road in Glasgow. Fair play Peer Gynt! Rebecca Romero and others alternated between rowing and cycling.
This has to be the strangest cycling related video I've ever seen. 4 guys blasting out watts like hamsters crammed inside a racing boat -- slaving away for rich guys - doing all that pedaling just to... reposition the sails.
@@mikecraig4998 Yeah. Though I think boating is more figurative since at various times in history actual slaves were made to row boats. I'd guess these boat hulks might be getting paid more than the lower salary WT guys.
I’ve actually ridden with one of those guys before, he was starting to cycle to try triathlons and tore my legs off in a few months of training - and mind you I’m a dedicated enthusiast of many years, 4 w/kg threshold. They’re unreal individuals
I stumbled upon an ad for this a year or two ago, where a yacht team was looking for cyclists who could hold 450-500 watts for an hour. At the time I thought that was a pretty ambitious job search. So cool that they're actually doing it.
I met Ashton in 2019 at Midsouth gravel in Stillwater, OK. He was making waves on the track with HUUB wattbike back then. Such a nice, solid guy to chat with. Cool to see his career develop into so many varied things.
I’ve been watching the AC races on TH-cam, it’s been so exciting. As someone who both sails and cycles it’s fascinating to watch. Thanks for making the video Si.
Thanks American Magic for the insight. I'm from Rhode Island. A very special thanks to GNC for reminding me what an extremely cool and interesting channel you are.....never afraid to go off the path a bit! I loved it!! DD
This is where real breakthroughs come from. Combining intellectual high performers from unrelated pursuits to achieve unrealistic objectives.... you dont know what problems you have to solve, let alone how you will solve them. But you know you will because you (literally) have a boat full of people who won't give up until they've won.
When I was in college in Providence, Rhode Island, the America’s Cup was still run out of Newport RI. The huge intrigue was always the keel - they would have a skirt around the keel whenever they raised a boat and lots and lots of rumors about spying, etc went around. Much smaller boats back then.
I love how SRAM has taken up the sailing cause, not only with the tech in AM, but also sponsoring Cole Brauer's Global Solo Challenge (which to my knowledge had no bike parts). I have a newfound respect for the company.
An AC75 is an incredible piece of human engineering, seemingly defying the laws of physics, with a single foil able to lift the complete boat out of the water and 'fly' it above the surface at speeds of about 40 knots, with just 10 knots of wind.
@@sorenludwig3978 not if you have a rudimentary understanding of how high performance sail craft are propelled, it doesn't. there's a reason I personally like sailboats probably even more than I like bikes (which is saying something).
@@sorenludwig3978 I believe actually the mechanism by which sail-boats are propelled faster than the wind is not yet well understood, just like lift for plane wings. So yeah, it's not weird that it feels counterintuitive.
Great video. I wanted to see what the New Zealand cyclors backgrounds were and it’s equally as fascinating. These guys are beasts: Hamish Bond: three time Olympic gold medallist rower. Marius Van Der Pol: former soldier and member of the New Zealand Special Air Service. Simon Van Velthooven: men’s Olympic medalist in the cycling Keirin. He has also won multiple World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals and was the 2012 World Cup champion in the 1 km time trial and keirin events. Douglas Allan: Mulitisport athlete: 2x Coast to Coast multisport world champion, Ironman, Xterra and adventure racing champion. Cam Webster: Junior World Rowing Champion, U23 World Rowing Champion.
Thanks so much! I’ve been following AC37 and it so cool to get even a snippet of info about the cyclors! And Ashton Lambie is on the crew no less!!wowza
Do you know of any other sport or place where we might find cyclists who aren’t actually on a bike?
Not really a "sport" - but nevertheless impressive: Daedalus Human-Powered Aircraft
@@ennocramer4703 - it's a sport, in the truest sense.
@@cloudsmith7803 steroids are not allowed in true sports, and none of them can produce 500 watt for 1 hour.
A lot of (dutch) ice skaters are pretty good cyclists too or even started as cyclists and got into ice skating, but still cycle during summer. Jumbo (from jumbo-visma) also sponsors one of the national ice skating teams
@@jeroengregoire1194Like Eric Heiden in reverse. (I'm so old.)
Thanks American Magic for allowing GCN on base to produce one of the most interesting videos about the cup tech !
Best video in a long long time. Interesting, human and joyful. Top work Mr Si and team.
This gives so much hope for 90kg+ cyclists that we have value too lol
none weight is self deviding ratio to power on road
Try a TT
Didnt need boats for that, ive always been jealous of the watts heavier riders can put out by just sitting at like 2.5w/kg 😂
If you can produce over 400w for an hour.
@@reecedawson6113a flat one at that...
A post Americas Cup review is definitely required. Showing the numbers the teams were doing during races would be cool. If the teams will let you.
they are flashing up some power and HR data during races ,but only snippits of the odd 550 watt bursts
In previous America's Cups a variety of darling data was open to the public if you had a subscription to the America's Cup app or whatever, I dunno if that's this case this time or whether that included the crew power. It's funny but for years the source of power onboard the boats was grinding (basically cycling with your arms) and all those guys look like gorillas and I always thought why not pedal because legs can obviously deliver more power. It wasn't until fairly recently that they started using cyclors
@@cliffordbradford8910 All the other teams were first laughing when NZ showed up with their cyclors for the first time. Now all of them use them. A addon to same or more power by leg is that the cyclors have their hands free to also do other stuff controlling things on the boat which is another huge benefit compared to the grinders before.
Literally the coolest video GCN has ever made. I had no idea.
This honestly as a cyclist was enormously entertaining and interesting to watch, awesome stuff Si
It actually makes me appreciate my Solar panels on my house roof. On a sunny day they are just sat there, silently producing 8,000W.
When you see 4 huge guys, sweating to produce a combined 2,000W, it shows just how much energy there is in sunlight.
I once managed 301W for a 20min FTP test. I tell people that it was my near death experience. Not 20 minutes of pain, but a final 3 minutes of as much pain as I ever want to experience again.
@@bgrl6422and they aren't produced from literally tonnes of coal. To be clear, I don't mean in energy costs to produce the panels, I mean the raw materials for making the panels require about 8 TONNES of coal to refine. Go, uh, green! 🏭🏭🏭🏭🔋
@@acmhfmggru what a weird sentence that contains absolutely zero real information. 8 tonnes of coal to refine how much material?
@@huehuehue-x3c read all the words... it is 8 tonnes per panel. Go type words into a search box, this is easy to confirm. Stop embarrassing yourself.
One of the most interesting videos you’ve done in a while, GCN has its Mojo back 🎉
The number of rowers that they recruited made me chuckle pretty hard. Rowing's reputation for big watts and high tolerance for suffering truly does precede it!
Kristen Faulkner was a rower in Harvard
Yeah when I saw the group working on their machines all I thought was land workouts.
These guys are familiar with the pain cave.
Ashton Lambie, first person to go under 4 minutes in the individual pursuit, frequenter of Sunflower Outdoors and Bike in Lawrence Kansas, and one of my heroes!!! They say he rode off the ends of the Earth only to find himself pedaling on a boat one day! As an avid sailor and bike racer, this was an amazing piece that I’ve been hoping for. These sailors need solid bikers! Somebody go get a spot
@@KelvinSuddith he had to gain weight, so he started to use even more steroids!
Fascinating. As a cyclist who has sailed in the past I had seen some other media about the cyclors and was super interested to hear more. Those guys are *beasts*.
@@jamiecowen1982 on steroids
@@jamiecowen1982 on steroids
@@jamiecowen1982 on steroids
Living near Portsmouth, I ended up following a some guys in full INEOS gear and Pinarellos. Stalked them on Strava after my ride to find they were from the INEOS sponsored GB Americas Cup team - no wonder I couldn’t get anywhere near them despite them ‘cruising’ along chatting 😅
It's not really fair comparing the cost of high end yacting to triathlon. Triathletes can sink way more money than that, for less results. 😅
😂
Underrated comment.
I resemble that comment!
Uh, that's not only wrong, but stupid and ignorant at every point..
500W for an hour is about 13p on an average UK electricity bill. Really puts the price of energy into perspective when you consider what you'd have to do to generate it yourself.
500 watts for a minute? Hey, I can almost do that! Oh, you said AN HOUR??? *weeps aggressively*
I dont think it is possible 500w for 1 hour. Filippo Gannais is able to hold 460W/1hour
@@oceanedetotes pippo is 83 kg according to pcs, so 500 at 90-100kg is reasonable. If you look at W/Kg it's not that much compared to some WT pros..
Ганна был в ТТ позиции, в обычной посадке сидя, скорей всего больше выдавит
@@oceanedetotes Agree. If you watch the races they are not at 500w continuous.
@@arvidfahlander5364 500W for 90kg is like 5,5W/Kg for 1 hour it is huge, I dont know if it is possible. Because the heavier you are, the more your muscles need energy, and the size of the heart is the same for everybody, small athletes to big athletes. So VO2/Kg is bigger for light athletes
As a young sailor who's got into cycling since covid this is such a great colab especially as it introduces more people to the wonders of sailing.
All the love for the rowing background lads! Big ups to Chris, James, Madison, Ethan, and Austin you bloody legends
Thanks Si and crew, that was very cool ! I've been to Newport for the races , and it is a different world ! Insane wealth involved at every point . I ran a road race , partied after , and went back to my hovel ...
@@cb6866 if you admire wealthy insanity your need your head checked?? it seems they have nostalgic feelings back to the times when slaves was powering a ship??🧐
The only thing more pricey than a Pinerello a yatcht powered by the life force of a team of cyclists...
But, the Pinarello is worth having.
@@kellypawscould only one say never sitting on an sworks ;)
@@kellypaws I'd take a yacht over a pinarello any day. At least until I could no longer afford to keep it.
@@morosis82 For me, that would be about 20 minutes. So, I’d take the Pinarello.
This is where the big boys pump out big watts.
The most expensive carbon fame you can find😅 Great vid GCN❤
I have watched you guys for years. Totally love what you do. NOW, as a bike racer, triathlete, and a sailor - and big fan of the Americas Cup, this is the best thing you have ever done. EVER! In my opinion. Thank you! I was very curious about these amazing motors and the selection process.
This is one of the coolest things ever. I never would have thought that racing sailboats are powered by cyclists
this video is gold. I'd heard about this niche, so interesting to see it. Thanks Si!
America's Cup Racing is legit! Been watching and following since the late 70's when Ted Turner was a captain.
American Magic was at the 2023 Unbound Expo looking for cyclists who were powerful to try out for their team...too bad I am past my prime - only by a few years???!!!
One of my lifetime goals written when I was 9 back in '77 was to be on a America's Cup boat!
So happy GCN is revealing this sport to the world through the eyes of cycling! Bravo!
As a sailor and cyclist, I'm glad Si was sent on this holiday. Great insights into the AC. Cheers
This video was actually very interesting. Content that was not expected on this channel, but definitely serves a lot of quality. Si did a fantastic job. Looking forward to more of these brief glimpses above a roadies horizon.
Totally off the wall that this video is relevant to GCN. I love it!
Si this is one of the coolest videos you guys have ever done. It's so interesting to see cycling performance and innovation applied to a sport that's not cycling!!!
Awesome!! As a cyclist and a sailor, this content was the best!
One of the coolest videos you guys have done in a long time. This was fun and entertaining through and through.
I absolutely loved this film! Thank you. As a keen sailor, Americas Cup fan, and over 90kg cyclist, this was perfect!
@@FTA38yearfreerideGive it a rest already. We got your point.
This blew my mind.
I'm probably too old to ever make such a team, but now I am going to challenge myself to see how close I can get to their baseline numbers. Personal challenges are the best kind of challenges!
We need a revisit after the event and TrainingPeaks review. I can only imagine how mind boggling it would be.
two of my fav things in the sport world combined. can't stop smyling . thanks for that!!
Great feature, GCN! As a windsurfer / cyclist and someone who studied aerospace engineering, I really marvel at the technology embedded in these boats.
Ashton Lambie had got to be one of the all-time cool cyclist, UCI World Champ, 1st Sub 4:00 World Record Holder, Fastest cyclist time across the State of Kansas and now going to represent the USA in the American Cup Race!!!
He's incredible but he never even attempted the hour record. Love to see him try though.
Never forget the 500 watt Lambie mustache!!
Thanks for showing us how the cyclists are so integral to the cup efforts. I had many questions about them as I have been following the cup for many years. It really is amazing how much power they can put out and for such long periods.
Best GCN video for ages. When does Si get to go sailing?
when he can match the power!
😂 @@gcn
Wow, super interesting from start to finish! Nice job GCN and Si, ya killin it!
Kudos to GCN, I unsubscribed a few years ago due to constant recycling of click bait topics for newbie cyclists, but the latest mini documentaries (this and Dan's return to health) have been genuinely interesting and funny (not forced). Resubscribed. More of this please 👍
That Madison chap looks like Matteo Jorgenson's heftier older brother.
@@FTA38yearfreeride That is a good question if they are allowed to use PEDs.
@@Xhadp just look at them😂
Lately, I've been clicking on different videos because of how stale GCN has gotten. This video was a good time. Thank you!
Same.
GCN should also start creating more videos about the lower end cycling gear for shoestring budget commuter cyclists like myself. I am not interested at all in actual racing. For me a bicycle is a tool to get around to do shopping and work.
@@BernhardErnst Between them and GMBN/eMBN they really have a ginormous opportunity to expand their audience
This is totally fascinating - I had no idea! Also...these guys are seriously next-level...I'm exhausted just watching them haha
One of the most outstanding GCN videos ever! Simon crushed this one. Well done!
Fred flintstone used to power his car with leg power back in the Stone Age. So we have seen all this before. Fascinating story. Thanks.
Yabba Dabba Do 😂😂
I wonder what the rolling resistance was on those stone wheels and tires
@@timkline5035 all you need is some dumb guys, lots of steroids and there you go !!!😅
We still do that with velomobiles. And I have been heard screaming "yabba dabba doooooo" while at it, too.
Fascinating video! As a keen cyclist who did a lot of sailing as a kid, I had no idea about this!
Best video I've seen from this channel for some time. Awesome to see these units produce ungodly watts for some really obscure reason I still don't really understand.
This was cool to watch. A new aspect of cycling I never thought would exist. Thanks Sram for getting GCN involved.
Some of the best AC content I've seen from this series. Well done, and thank you!!
This is my favorite channel for several reasons. Non pollical, no shaming others, they want people to ride, they show expensive and cheap ways of finding a great bike. They're friendly, drink beers, great interviews... I cant stop.
i can do 250 reliably, 1000 I can hit for a moment or 2.
Thank you very much for your support and your comment ❤
World Human Powered Vehicle Association. Boats, aircraft, rail cars, submarines, etc. I'd really love to see you guys attend Battle Mountain world human powered speed challenge. That tech and cycling power is nuts.
What an unexpected and incredibly interesting video, GCN! I never would have come across this otherwise. Those guys are seriously impressive, and it's so fascinating that they all come from such diverse backgrounds.
As a life long sailor (multihulls for 50+ yrs) & cyclist, great video topic! ⛵️🚴
The most amazing GCN show! Thank you so much..
Really interesting and enjoyed that one. Well done Si & team! Great content!
Haven't watched GCN in a while because of it becoming just an ad platform, but congratulations Si, this was great!
Must have been a blast for you, and a treat for us to see the guys literally powering the AC75s, that are never seen or heard from in regular AC reporting.
funny: this is a literal ad
@@winterwatson6437 it is, but at least there's a bit more substance to it this time
Recumbant's are crazy fast. I remember in the early 90's trying to chase one down at night along a road in Glasgow. Fair play Peer Gynt!
Rebecca Romero and others alternated between rowing and cycling.
Finally, the Wattage Bazooka segment was turned in a complete episode!
I didn't expect to watch the whole video, but I really got pulled into it! Those are some amazing athletes.
This has to be the strangest cycling related video I've ever seen.
4 guys blasting out watts like hamsters crammed inside a racing boat -- slaving away for rich guys - doing all that pedaling just to... reposition the sails.
I mean, I'm with you, but - do you think world tour team riders aren't also slaving away for rich guys?
@@mikecraig4998 Yeah. Though I think boating is more figurative since at various times in history actual slaves were made to row boats.
I'd guess these boat hulks might be getting paid more than the lower salary WT guys.
@@FT__Bicycling_____-sc7yvnice analogy, I wonder if they are being flogged ?
@@richardh50 only verbally. A flogger weighs too much for the boat
It's amazing, isn't it?
This is a fantastic video. My interest is piqued and I will be watching the America’s Cup for the first time. Thank you GCN!
We’re glad you liked it. Have fun!
I’ve actually ridden with one of those guys before, he was starting to cycle to try triathlons and tore my legs off in a few months of training - and mind you I’m a dedicated enthusiast of many years, 4 w/kg threshold. They’re unreal individuals
This was great! Would love to see more productions like this.
I stumbled upon an ad for this a year or two ago, where a yacht team was looking for cyclists who could hold 450-500 watts for an hour. At the time I thought that was a pretty ambitious job search. So cool that they're actually doing it.
I met Ashton in 2019 at Midsouth gravel in Stillwater, OK. He was making waves on the track with HUUB wattbike back then. Such a nice, solid guy to chat with. Cool to see his career develop into so many varied things.
More content like this. Explore the entire world of cycling a bit more. Phenomenal!
Brilliant content didn't have a clue these America cup sailors were this fit insane fantastic again Si fair play GCN has a much better feel now.
I’ve been watching the AC races on TH-cam, it’s been so exciting. As someone who both sails and cycles it’s fascinating to watch. Thanks for making the video Si.
I've done that climb so many times, that this video gives me chills ❤
This is maybe my fav video by this channel, ever! Well done!
That guy at the 17 minute mark seems pretty humble, honestly. 👍
This is one of y’all’s best segments ever! Two of my favorite sports combined into one ❤
In complete awe of the power these athletes are producing!
That was fascinating, well worth it, you are very lucky to have been shown how they sail their boat 👍
Loved the shade sent to triathlon haha
Simon's wonderful personality alone carries me through a video primarily about a sport that I really don't like at all.
@@kellypaws smelled like steroids inthere
@@FTA38yearfreeride Hmmm, yes. Can't really deny that.
Thanks American Magic for the insight. I'm from Rhode Island. A very special thanks to GNC for reminding me what an extremely cool and interesting channel you are.....never afraid to go off the path a bit! I loved it!! DD
This is where real breakthroughs come from. Combining intellectual high performers from unrelated pursuits to achieve unrealistic objectives.... you dont know what problems you have to solve, let alone how you will solve them. But you know you will because you (literally) have a boat full of people who won't give up until they've won.
When I was in college in Providence, Rhode Island, the America’s Cup was still run out of Newport RI. The huge intrigue was always the keel - they would have a skirt around the keel whenever they raised a boat and lots and lots of rumors about spying, etc went around. Much smaller boats back then.
A grand time in Rhode Island......you were able to walk past the boats on Bowens Wharf! DD
Interesting 😮
Exactly the video I’ve been looking for. I’ve now got a much clearer understanding of the role of the cyclops. Fascinating insight. Thank you.
I love how SRAM has taken up the sailing cause, not only with the tech in AM, but also sponsoring Cole Brauer's Global Solo Challenge (which to my knowledge had no bike parts). I have a newfound respect for the company.
Top content from GCN, best vid I've seen from them in a few years.
One of you best videos ever. Fascinating stuff!
An AC75 is an incredible piece of human engineering, seemingly defying the laws of physics, with a single foil able to lift the complete boat out of the water and 'fly' it above the surface at speeds of about 40 knots, with just 10 knots of wind.
it sounds so wrong, that you can sail faster then the wind at all.
@@sorenludwig3978 not if you have a rudimentary understanding of how high performance sail craft are propelled, it doesn't.
there's a reason I personally like sailboats probably even more than I like bikes (which is saying something).
At 7 tonnes think of the forces going through that single foil. It's insane stuff. :)
@@seanmccuen6970 yeah i know, but it sounds counterintuitiv anyway.
@@sorenludwig3978 I believe actually the mechanism by which sail-boats are propelled faster than the wind is not yet well understood, just like lift for plane wings. So yeah, it's not weird that it feels counterintuitive.
Great video. I wanted to see what the New Zealand cyclors backgrounds were and it’s equally as fascinating. These guys are beasts:
Hamish Bond: three time Olympic gold medallist rower.
Marius Van Der Pol: former soldier and member of the New Zealand Special Air Service.
Simon Van Velthooven: men’s Olympic medalist in the cycling Keirin. He has also won multiple World Championship and Commonwealth Games medals and was the 2012 World Cup champion in the 1 km time trial and keirin events.
Douglas Allan: Mulitisport athlete: 2x Coast to Coast multisport world champion, Ironman, Xterra and adventure racing champion.
Cam Webster: Junior World Rowing Champion, U23 World Rowing Champion.
This episode has been the most interesting for me since I have subscribed to GCN. 100%
Thanks so much! I’ve been following AC37 and it so cool to get even a snippet of info about the cyclors!
And Ashton Lambie is on the crew no less!!wowza
Love it. Brilliant video 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Amazing video GCN 👌
VERY, VEEEERY cool video!!!! Love to see stuff like this! Those power numbers are freaking insane!!!
Fantastic vid, love the tech, big thanks Si and GCN!!
Great documentary- good job GCN
Awesome video. I didn't even know this was involved in sailing. Super interesting!
What a fantastic video.
Looks like a great experience for Si too!
Loved the content.
Very interesting.
Such impressive athlete's.
Thanks GCN.
Wow - what an educational, fantastic video. Great job GCN.
Amazing stuff! Great reporting Si.
So, there are sprinters, climbers, classics riders ... and now sailors! Very informative.
Love sailing as well as cycling - thank you for this feature!
This is probably the coolest TH-cam video , that I have seen in a while, hands down!!