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Pretty exciting stuff. Here's one captured earlier (By, LiveSailDie) under full sail:
Alinghi Challenge AC37
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barfy
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Well, I don't have my polarized glasses on, could be the starboard arm is all the way up, making things awkward.
Edit I see both foils down in the latest pic
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Terry Hollis
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Fully down foils provide maximum stability when the vessel is stationary. At the time of the capsize they were being towed so they should of had the foils set in position for them to fly.
The team HSV was quickly dispatched to the scene and was able to render assistance, righting the vessel, rescuing the crew and bringing the vessel back to port safely with zero emissions...
Monkey
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But it appears they’re both fully down. They very well may have set them in that position after the knockdown.
Nauti Buoy
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Then as soon as they were in that position, it should have self righted given the sales pitch. Also, it was supposed to self right with sails up. Sails were down, which is also unlikely that they were towing it with one arm up. As we saw last cycle when towing they would have both down.
The intent in the V1 Rule was for them to be self-righting, presumably to be able to finish a race legally, but everyone went with support boats whenever it happened.
From the link below they also suffered damage to the hull, something I don't think we have ever seen before in the several previous capsizes, AM aside. bold mine,
"Alinghi Red Bull Racing's BoatZero suffered minor damage to the port foil arm and to the hull. We will be back on the water soon, carrying on with our preparation for the 37th America's Cup." says Silvio Arrivabene, Co-General Manager of Alinghi Red Bull Racing."
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From the link below they also suffered damage to the hull, something I don't think we have ever seen before in the several previous capsizes, AM aside. bold mine,
"Alinghi Red Bull Racing's BoatZero suffered minor damage to the port foil arm and to the hull. We will be back on the water soon, carrying on with our preparation for the 37th America's Cup." says Silvio Arrivabene, Co-General Manager of Alinghi Red Bull Racing."
America's Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsizes after first sail in Barcelona - Updated
America's Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsized in a sudden rain squall after the team's first sail in Barcelona, sustaining some damage to the port foil and hull. Now updated with video of weather bomb which hit Barcelona wile Alinghi RBR was under tow.
33jesus
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Anyone notice the mast is gone on the tow in?
ChairborneRanger
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or 1000% more likely, just a photo from a different day.
ChairborneRanger
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That's a bit of wind...
Sea Breeze 74
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I believe those photos are from tow testing at an earlier date to the capsize
Swanno
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No doubt a cranky cell but has weather radar technology not yet made it to that part of the world? Was no one looking at the clouds?
chesirecat
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The squall
Sailbydate
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Wow. Looks like a, Wellington NZL southerly rolling in. Don't they have accurate weather forecasts in, Barcelona?
Sea Breeze 74
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My thoughts exactly. I remember a kite run heading south down Evans Bay many years ago. We were a group of three about a leg ahead of the pack and we see them coming towards us ... spinnakers up and out of control! It was a brutal north to southerly flip flop. Glad I wasn't on the bow that day. Still got a scar on my index finger from a winch jam
Sailbydate
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Ha, ha. Yeah, mate. Been there...done that.My thoughts exactly. I remember a kite run heading south down Evans Bay many years ago. We were a group of three about a leg ahead of the pack and we see them coming towards us ... spinnakers up and out of control! It was a brutal north to southerly flip flop. Glad I wasn't on the bow that day. Still got a scar on my index finger from a winch jam
dogwatch
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Yes, as 15 seconds checking with your preferred search engine would show. https://en.meteocat.gencat.cat/radar
dogwatch
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Don't know much about weather in Wellington but https://blog.metservice.com/Windy-Wellington suggests strong southerlies tend to be driven by depressions. I'm sure there are those here who can put me straight if that is wrong.
By contrast, here is a surface level chart for Europe on Thursday 0000. I think the sinking was some 12 hours earlier, this is as close as I can find https://apps.ecmwf.int/webapps/open...ion=opencharts_europe&valid_time=202209011200 You can see pressure over Spain is slack, no depressions. That is common this time of year. I imagine what hit them was a downburst from a thunderstorm, which can travel a considerable distance. We had such a downburst here a couple of weeks ago, all quiet followed by windows and doors rattling for 45 minutes, then quiet again.
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Good account here
www.sail-world.com
America's Cup: Alinghi Red Bull Racing caught in a weather bomb - what happened.
America's Cup Media's Magnus Wheatley elaborates on Alinghi Red Bull Racing's startup progress in Barcelona, as they take their first steps into AC75 sailing, and their double capsize in Thursday's weather bomb.
Another good one
www.redbull.com
A roller coaster first sailing day
Last Wednesday was just another day in Barcelona. The only difference was the excitement: we’re going sailing, finally!
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