enigmatically2
Super Anarchist
Interesting that they intend to make the switch immediately.
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As in how long to be sailing on the Cup boat?
Would they still be working out of Pensacola ?
Recent video looks smooth and comfortable.
Such is the buzz around the New York Yacht Club American Magic syndicate, thoroughly deserved from outstanding training performances on the water in recent months, that it’s no surprise to see legends of the America’s Cup showing up to see just what’s going down in Pensacola.
And on Tuesday the DeVos family, the backers of the syndicate, hosted two of the most famous names in the sport - Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson – onboard the chase boat. Whidden was an eight-time campaigner with the great Dennis Conner, three-time winner of the Cup (1980, 1987, 1988) as well as being an inductee of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. Gary Jobson was tactician for Ted Turner in 1977 on the all-conquering Courageous campaign, alongside being one of the most accomplished broadcast commentators on the Cup and an inductee of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame also. They came to see what the buzz was all about but unfortunately, today, the Pensacola wind Gods simply weren’t playing ball.
The team called it a day after an hour and a quarter and came back ashore. Michael Menninger, the legendary Etchells World Champion, is an interviewee that the recon team has been wanting to speak with for some time. As the ace Flight Controller on Patriot, Michael’s insight into maintaining flight is invaluable and talking specifically about his role he offered: “It depends on the sea state and on the variability of the breeze, (flight) depends on a lot of things but as a flight controller you’re trying to be as consistent and smooth as possible just to avoid using as much of the flaps and the elevators as possible.”
Good one
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Cup Spy Feb 3 : American Magic smashes 50kt mark
Arguably the fastest AC75 yet, American Magic's Patriot proved the point again today in Pensacola when she consistently broke the 50kt barrier sailing in winds of up to 25kts.
P Flados
Anarchist
Sounds like AM have pushed past 50 knots for more duration than the brief intervals seen in the past. Something of a Milestone.
"Although they recorded less on the Recon boat, Hall said they were seeing 24kts of breeze on the AC75.
“It was the top end of the wind range, we're probably looking at around 24 knots."
“It's kind of funny. We kept looking down and seeing 50 knots [boatspeed] consistently. So it was It was wild to be on that. It was just so fast, we just had our heads down fully grinding."
"Although they recorded less on the Recon boat, Hall said they were seeing 24kts of breeze on the AC75.
“It was the top end of the wind range, we're probably looking at around 24 knots."
“It's kind of funny. We kept looking down and seeing 50 knots [boatspeed] consistently. So it was It was wild to be on that. It was just so fast, we just had our heads down fully grinding."
P Flados
Anarchist
Although a "faster boat" boat can be beat by a "better VMG" boat, this kind of performance probably does have real value.
Getting straight line data while pushing over 50 knots has to be a plus for the foil design team.
Getting straight line data while pushing over 50 knots has to be a plus for the foil design team.
enigmatically2
Super Anarchist
Agreed, because if they can hold those speeds it seems they have pushed up the bounds at which cavitation is an issue.
Whether that will be a winning factor in the expected lighter winds of Barca is another matter of course. But it might be
P Flados
Anarchist
Having a "fast mode" just in case is not a bad thing.
Say wind is strong, you are sailing downwind and you go a little farther than needed on the next to last leg. Other examples probably exist.
Say wind is strong, you are sailing downwind and you go a little farther than needed on the next to last leg. Other examples probably exist.
The_Alchemist
Super Anarchist
And this is with the old foils from the last cup. They have also had excellent days of take offs and foil to foil maneuvers in 6 knots of wind. They have really improved the performance of Patriot.
enigmatically2
Super Anarchist
I wonder if AM are putting more effort into this high speed stuff than the others because of how badly it went on that bearaway last time
I was thinking that there is an advantage to get more time going faster upwind and downwind. Even if just for the experience. These boats are beasts, and the more comfortable the sailors are with them, the better they will be able to sail. Similar to the fact that the AUS team in SailGP seems to be both the most successful and the team that has stayed together the most consistently and focused the most time on that series.
For sure, all that must be one of the advantages of running a full-scale operation. Am so surprised they will be decommissioning Patriot soon.
'Orient Express' (OE for short from now on?) may gain some big advantages if they sail a 'rented' and well-sorted AC75 deep into '23.
enigmatically2
Super Anarchist
Too limited ability to test IMO if that's all you do.
They will all run full scale on V2 which will be very different from current boats. I get a mix of v1 and modded AC40, but I think you need both
Kiwing
Super Anarchist
Come on, rent the fastest AC36 boat to your competitor, no way.
JALhazmat
Super Anarchist
Hang on didn’t someone say tuti fruti was the fastest boat cos it won?
Kiwing
Super Anarchist
Who holds the speed records? Patriot. VMG is another thing but leave the Americans with their stolen cup ideas?
