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It has been known and spoken about for a while that shorter rudders are faster with less drag and is a area where teams can take advantage of within the rules. It is higher risk but being faster is never the safer option. It’s good to see NZ testing the limits as hard as they can now. Like the...

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What are on the back of there helmets? Any guesses

Good point, thought I could call out some of the negativity here as it’s nearly unbearable at times. In doing so I have joined the problem and realistically it’s a pointless endeavour. I’ll try to stick to commentary that is more productive. 🙂

I think by calling yourself “ the lion “ sums up your personality. It was a bit of a newb thing for me to engage with the subs troll tho. I still find it hilarious that a bunch of keyboard warriors think they know better then America’s cup professionals.

What about the original 49er rigs , laser bottom sections ect I know they’re rigs and not bows but one design parts for the masses that where known for failure. They could of been made stronger and heavier at the beginning but that would of hindered the performance. I’m not sure if you have...

Mate its the America’s cup and breakages have been a part of the cup for a very long time. If you can’t understand that these boats are built right on the edge of failure then you don’t understand much. Your trying to imply that some of the best designers in the game are idiot’s. I think it’s...

im not sure on the life span of a fuel cell or the materials used but surly that is a area that would be better then batteries or at least easier to replace and recycle. It’s lighter weight which is a big advantage for trucks. Although it has its issues with storage. On land where space and...

I think green hydrogen will definitely be apart of future energy and transport. It’s not as simple as a car manufacturer making hydrogen cars for it to happen it is a complex problem. Atm there is hardly any infrastructure to fuel these cars and green hydrogen production is still very low. It is...

Arr true that’s right I forgot about that drawing thanks for clearing that up

Iv been thing about this for a few weeks and glens comments of going thew the gears has me thinking again. The wing looks like a solid wing but given the technology they have for they’re foil flaps , could the wing actually be adjustable. The join where the tail spar Is looks solid but maybe...

Soo now it looks like they are going to break the record should we start placing bets on what the new record will be. I bet they go hard as they always do , giving they’re confidence the whole time ,they expect more. So all things considered I’m going with …. 232 kmh

It was like the 1st day they had to learn how to push the craft. He isn’t going to risk flipping it yet and would also be learning how to balance / react to the force’s. I wouldn’t be surprised that come the record run the wheel even touches down once it’s up , but doing so would be incredibly...

Can we stop with the ground effect bs.  I'm just assuming but I recan these boats are doing the same as the last cup. Using the drag to develop righting moment / power.  The bow down trim is driving the hull back down to the water. Giving the ability to power up the boat more. I believe team NZ...

black jack too looks nothing like that , it looks more like black jack hehe

dose any one need a crew. i did wintersun last year and would love to do it again but the boat i was on last year isnt doing it soo it would be great if i could get a ride on somthing eles

i want to do any type of boat building apart from metal boats, i dont mind metal boats and i have worked on a few but i would rather somthing with a bit more curves.

hey guys, I live in australia and im finishing school this year. I want to move onto a boat building apprenticeship, whats the best way to go about this. btw I live in brisbane so if any one knows any good contacts i would greatly appreciate them.

what about something like this for the next americas cup , if there is no rule stoping it i think they will use hydofoils , this boat has done 47.2 knots so i dont think it is slow.

im not sure if this has already been covered but are hydrofoils allowed.