Carbon

Oracle B2 just went out to the central bay bottom two wing panels are now clear.

 

http://instagram.com/p/ZqSu76nPZu/

Genny Tuloch.

That may be W3 for Oracle. 

black bottom? boooooo

I agree.  I'm sure there's a performance gain there but the loss in style is significant!  I'm all about style over substance any day. 

http://abclocal.go.c...isco&id=9096653

starboard hull of boat one broken, bow still visible under the port hull - wing still seems to be substantially in one piece...

 

but horrible scenes from the dock...

 

Based on what I could see right before the feed cut out I would say the wing is in shambles.  I'm purely speculating but given that the stbd hull was broken off near the aft beam I'm guessing the main beam failed and the boat tore itself apart...wouldn't be a terrible surprise given the issues they had with their main beam early on.

More importantly, we should pray for the crewmember lying on the dock near St. Francis YC.  I hope everyone makes it through unscathed.

Great pics Surly

 

So boxes are to enable transverse board movement

http://forums.sailin...ttach_id=192148

 

Did they break a board pole already? Surely you wouldn't build it with that kink?

http://forums.sailin...ttach_id=192161

If they did break one of those poles do you think they would fix it with the kink still in it?  Or, worse yet, put it on the brand new boat broken?