Emirates Team New Zealand.

[JALhazmat]

There's nothing arrogant in that statement, Gash is genuinely curious as to what the others would think...

Sure.. despite you lot claiming him there is an ozzy lurking under the surface. ;-)

 

[desprit]

 

[JALhazmat]

Really the first competitor to give a shout out to AM as a formable challenger.  Everyone else seems to take them lightly.

Who is everyone else? That’s actually gone on record and dismissed them? ( apart from max before they sailed past him recently.) 

 

[Apterix]

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Blimmin awesome - not much pissing around - straight into it!

 

[breezie]

Blimmin awesome - not much pissing around - straight into it!

well that is starting to look like  they think "end plating" is worthwhile

 

[Apterix]

Certainly seems like it. 

 

[Priscilla]

 I think a few people need to stop getting over excited about the similarities. 
Ineos B1 stern wasn’t flat.

 

infact theyre completely different.

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The height of the topsides at the top of the curve, maybe, but Ineos topsides were straight and did not taper down to the stern, the deck layout is open compared to completely enclosed on ETNZ, no bustle as opposed to a very obvious bustle and a completely different bow profile. Chalk and cheese!

Fracker No2 not that flat arsed either.

Crikey some of the TNZ naysayers need a trip to Specsavers.

 

[Flippin Out]

I find it quite amazing some of the similarities that ETNZ B2 has with the other boats. But given ETNZ wrote the AC75 design rule and as many have pointed out here they had a massive head start on everyone else. How anyone thinks ETNZ have copied one/some of the other boats, they well and truly have their hand on their dicks.

 

[Pung boy]

Would the deck design increase a funneling effect across the foot of the main?  Generating more power than the other boats? As the wind passes through the slot, instead of just spilling at the back, it’s diverted down along the foot of the main?

Is it true that 60/40 power split across the main? So it would make sense to divert even more of that wasted power along the foot? 

 

[Pung boy]

As most of the power comes from wind going across the outer side of the sail that would make sense. The wind would be compressed as it passes between the outer/leeward side and the inner side of the hull/channel?

I’m  no designer or great sailor.....

 

[Priscilla]

These shots shows just how much of the deck/floor/sole has been cut away compared to the Frackers with the mast sitting on the ball atop of the pedestal.

The only thing these two have in common is that they both float.

 

[Pung boy]

Red represents the condensed air passing along the leeward side and being funnelled down the to the rear of the sail along the foot to create more power?

 

[Priscilla]

Boom still there mainsheet ram and controls with out haul etc nesting on platform before connecting.

 

[rh3000]

Sure.. despite you lot claiming him there is an ozzy lurking under the surface. ;-)

Are you implying all aussies are arrogant now too? 

 

[weta27]

 

[The_Alchemist]

Would the deck design increase a funneling effect across the foot of the main?  Generating more power than the other boats? As the wind passes through the slot, instead of just spilling at the back, it’s diverted down along the foot of the main?

Is it true that 60/40 power split across the main? So it would make sense to divert even more of that wasted power along the foot? 

Just like UK B1, but they obviously didn’t think it was worth it or they would have put it on their second boat.

 

[rh3000]

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Fark look at all those sea gulls! #mustbefast

 

[The_Alchemist]

These shots shows just how much of the deck/floor/sole has been cut away compared to the Frackers with the mast sitting on the ball atop of the pedestal.

The only thing these two have in common is that they both float.

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Are you sure?  The crew walls on NZ2 are high enough to totally enclose the crew, where as the crew on UK B1 could easily rest an arm on the wall.  Also, don’t the rules state the exact height of the mast base in relationship to the foils.  If you take that into consideration, the decks look very similar, with just higher walls on NZ

 

[mogs]

Fark look at all those sea gulls! #mustbefast

They saw Pete eating some fish and chips on that big ass back porch.

 

[mogs]

Are you sure?  The crew walls on NZ2 are high enough to totally enclose the crew, where as the crew on UK B1 could easily rest an arm on the wall.  Also, don’t the rules state the exact height of the mast base in relationship to the foils.  If you take that into consideration, the decks look very similar, with just higher walls on NZ

I don't think this comparison quite works: NZ2 the crew are standing on the hull, GB1 they were in the cockpit. Walls could be similar height, but possibly shorter on NZ2 given the extreme geometry.