Everyone is thinking that this new boat is not a jump forward in concept, always asking about being “aggressive enough“ in the design. But if you look at the detail in this design, it’s pretty amazing. I honestly think they have refined areas in the previous design that were overlooked, like the shape of the deck channel being quite sharp previously, and now being more subtle and aerodynamic, I think the airflow both over the hull and around the sails near the deck has been a real focus of this design. They do not intend on being off the foils in my opinion, so slippery through the air is priority number one. Plus the main sail control system is pretty epic. Rest assured there will be a laundry list of revolutionary items that we can’t and probably never will see.
All the teams are assuming they’ll fall off the foils. That’s why they have that extra long sharp keel. Conditions in Barcelona are light and high wash. The sharp keel helps with righting moment during take off
It probably has the speed, but the fact that the AC doesn't have to contend with waves is HUGE. The people in the chase boat would be turned to gazpacho if they tried to power through the waves at-speed.
Dan Bernasconi has got to down in history as the greatest America's cup designer ever. I'm not forgetting the past great like Ben Lexcen and all those j boats designers, they are all fantastic. But just look at what Dan has done. He made the AC72 flies when it wasn't supposed to, the rules were written to prevent the from foiling but Dan and his team made it work. The only mistake was showing the world that they can do it in December, should have waited till Feb when it was too late for the other to copy. The cylors on the AC50 was a genius move. But the real secret to that boat was the control system. Another genius move. And then the introduction of the AC75, the class that he invented. Absolute beast. Best America's cup class ever.
I think the sailors want to win on sailing skill, rather than pulling off secret squirrel coups. Dalton's presumably another story! I get the feeling the SailGP guys wish the Aussies had not been penalised so hard (and, arguably, unfairly) - they would much prefer to win on the water.
They're getting used to these craft. Amazing speed. Amazing feat to get rigs that big up onto a foil, but still; light years away from every day sailing.
@@user-oe1mb9hu9i Your comment reminds me of that guy from the Sailing Illustrated channel who keeps saying the word "unrelatable" over and over. Yeah, it's not supposed to be!
@@mitchand9 100% agree. Patriot was a seriously fast yacht and beat Te Retuhai the first time they raced. It will be interesting how the Americans go this time with Tom Slingsby at the helm
Amazing! You get a real sense of the speed they travel at. Who would have thought a wind powered boat could ever get these kinds of speeds in such comparatively low wind.
@@daviddickinson6346 We know they will have designed a fast boat, so the real question is how well they can control it. And it's looking right on the money in the first couple of days. If you think of all the dramas they had with the controls last time around this is worryingly impressive. Still, as you say we'll have to see how the others are going before we get too resigned to more Kiwi dominance.
@@tullochgorum6323 Actually, the real question is how fast the other teams can push their boats. I think NZ has a good handle of their boat already from the looks of it. The other teams are the question mark in my opinion. Their boats are totally new whereas this one is a refined _Te Rehutai_ which it's based on.
I wonder if they thought of shark skin on the foil. The skin of a shark is super hydrodynamic. It has millions of denticles, which are fine hair like structures. They move as the shark moves through the water. It would make the foil super slippery.
Just a reminder that NZ came up with design for the AC which at the time some pundits thought it was not feasible. By far the best and most exciting design ever in the Americas Cup. Go ETNZ !! exciting times.
@@jamesaron1967 No, this guy is a photographer, who doesn't pretend to know much about sailing, and even that might be an understatement. By his own admission, he's all about the clicks...
Can someone educate me regarding the height it’s travelling above the water. Seems to be much lower than last year. I’m guessing if like a racing car (F1) then that closeness generates greater speed?
Thanks Bernasconi telling that all 3 teams was going trough same questions.... Luna Rossa boat its still they design with some difference from another implanted or new chef designers... Same like kiwis its taken some new differently.... about alinghi all thinking its radical about most seen boards where cutted straight off?
Show me the boats, not people talking. I could watch these sailing machines all day long. Nearly half of this vid is people talking and no boats... thank God I have the fast forward. I can't stop grinning when I see these boats sailing, blows me away.
Honestly, they should just do away with mark roundings and just have a point to point (drag) race. It's all about foil time and boat speed and they all look like they are going upwind 100% of the time (which they are) so why even bother with the marks at this point? Just set a start and finish line with a one minute pre-start and have them drag race to a distant spot.
A couple of years back someone on another sailing channel suggested a course similar to what you see in a car race. The courses they sail these boats on now are not the right design in my opinion.
Well He has devoted the last 3=4 years to designing a new Americas Boat yacht and I presume seeing it launched and performing gives him tremendous pride on what he has achieved (and thats so far?? what more is to come ) Surely there will be a point of time that Improvement ceases...what then ...Another concept...??
Because they travel faster than the wind going downwind, they’re effectively catching and passing the wind, the apparent wind will still be over 30 knots so they’re sheeted on and sailing to angles to suit a target VMG. It’s why they don’t need spinnakers like keel boats, if you flew a kite the limit is pretty much the wind speed downwind, these machines are a different league speed wise.
I thought that the CTO did not appear to be all that confident; rather non-comital about progress especially when the oppo boats were mentioned. Good luck Team NZ.
The speed these boats move at is insane...powerboats have to go almost all out just to keep up. I notice these are not flying wing designs like the boats had in the last cup. So no bicyclists pedaling to keep hydraulic fluid moving ?
Damn, this looks fast. I guess pretty soon more development will be needed for the chase boats, to keep up with the sailing boats, especially on waves.
Everyone is thinking that this new boat is not a jump forward in concept, always asking about being “aggressive enough“ in the design. But if you look at the detail in this design, it’s pretty amazing. I honestly think they have refined areas in the previous design that were overlooked, like the shape of the deck channel being quite sharp previously, and now being more subtle and aerodynamic, I think the airflow both over the hull and around the sails near the deck has been a real focus of this design. They do not intend on being off the foils in my opinion, so slippery through the air is priority number one. Plus the main sail control system is pretty epic. Rest assured there will be a laundry list of revolutionary items that we can’t and probably never will see.
That is a very enlightening comment, thankyou. LOL.
All the teams are assuming they’ll fall off the foils. That’s why they have that extra long sharp keel. Conditions in Barcelona are light and high wash. The sharp keel helps with righting moment during take off
Well put... it's early days.
@@UMBERRRTO1and increases buoyancy to speed up take off times
4:14
Love this. Stability and so low over the water. Smooth as a tiinny on a hot day.
IT JUST DOESN’T GET OLD seeing the well motorized chazing boats struggling with keeping up the pace 👍💪!
The chase boat can actually go faster than the yacht. It just has to keep out of the way.
It probably has the speed, but the fact that the AC doesn't have to contend with waves is HUGE. The people in the chase boat would be turned to gazpacho if they tried to power through the waves at-speed.
@@mattcaldwell9643 Perhaps this day but there are times when the chase boats actually do struggle and cannot keep up.
Dam that looked quick and stable.
I watched the tack at 9:15 carefully. Not only is the mainsail perfectly trimmed and not a hint of a shiver throughout, but the jib is just as tidy.
Dan Bernasconi has got to down in history as the greatest America's cup designer ever.
I'm not forgetting the past great like Ben Lexcen and all those j boats designers, they are all fantastic.
But just look at what Dan has done.
He made the AC72 flies when it wasn't supposed to, the rules were written to prevent the from foiling but Dan and his team made it work. The only mistake was showing the world that they can do it in December, should have waited till Feb when it was too late for the other to copy.
The cylors on the AC50 was a genius move. But the real secret to that boat was the control system. Another genius move.
And then the introduction of the AC75, the class that he invented. Absolute beast. Best America's cup class ever.
I think the sailors want to win on sailing skill, rather than pulling off secret squirrel coups. Dalton's presumably another story!
I get the feeling the SailGP guys wish the Aussies had not been penalised so hard (and, arguably, unfairly) - they would much prefer to win on the water.
Too me it looks so much more stable and it rises with better control.., looking forward to flying boat once again raceing for the America's Cup
What a machine, so stable
The word” balanced “ comes to mind watching this
Absolutely flying!
They're getting used to these craft.
Amazing speed. Amazing feat to get rigs that big up onto a foil, but still; light years away from every day sailing.
@@user-oe1mb9hu9i Every day sailing isn't formula 1 sailing.
@@user-oe1mb9hu9i Your comment reminds me of that guy from the Sailing Illustrated channel who keeps saying the word "unrelatable" over and over. Yeah, it's not supposed to be!
@@jamesaron1967 No comprendo senor. Your comment is unrelatable. LOL.
Sará uno spettacolo con Neozelandese Italiani nuovamente in finale di Coppa America🎉. Sono le due barche più belle e veloci 💪
The new Luna Rossa is a stunning looking yacht ❤
I'm not going to count out the Americans. I think potentially they could have won the last event had their boat not suffered serious damage.
@@mitchand9 100% agree. Patriot was a seriously fast yacht and beat Te Retuhai the first time they raced. It will be interesting how the Americans go this time with Tom Slingsby at the helm
Yes the Luna Rossa boat look beautiful. It will be a fantastic cup regardless, hoping they all have their strengths which will keep it competitive
Amazing! You get a real sense of the speed they travel at. Who would have thought a wind powered boat could ever get these kinds of speeds in such comparatively low wind.
Sailing right in my backyard off cocklebay 😂
Oh boy - that's looking rock-solid already. And they aren't even on their final foils yet. Looks like they are the team to beat yet again...
Too early to say
@@daviddickinson6346 We know they will have designed a fast boat, so the real question is how well they can control it. And it's looking right on the money in the first couple of days. If you think of all the dramas they had with the controls last time around this is worryingly impressive.
Still, as you say we'll have to see how the others are going before we get too resigned to more Kiwi dominance.
@@tullochgorum6323 Actually, the real question is how fast the other teams can push their boats. I think NZ has a good handle of their boat already from the looks of it. The other teams are the question mark in my opinion. Their boats are totally new whereas this one is a refined _Te Rehutai_ which it's based on.
The other boats haven't touched water and ETNZ are hammering along at 50+ knots.
Refinements and details are what this cup cycle might be about but we must be the only boat with an Olympic Gold medalist on each helm!!
I wonder if they thought of shark skin on the foil. The skin of a shark is super hydrodynamic. It has millions of denticles, which are fine hair like structures. They move as the shark moves through the water. It would make the foil super slippery.
Smooth and stable... cant wait for the new foils.
Very low ride height and excellent stability. Usable speed!
They are awesome boats aren’t they. Just love it out on the harbour when they fly by. Look, here comes…goes ETNZ.
Its like a muscle car. I have a great feeling about this boat. it looks smart and capable and fucken steady as
Burling and the team need a faster boatt please.❤❤❤❤❤
WOW!!! It's like the "Bluebird"of the water,,
Thank you Dennis Connor for making all this possible!
Pretty quick up on foils and fast through the water
Hopefully it compliments the land speed record they set recently.
Its so smooth and looks very fast
Just a reminder that NZ came up with design for the AC which at the time some pundits thought it was not feasible. By far the best and most exciting design ever in the Americas Cup. Go ETNZ !! exciting times.
Fizzing and stable without all the new kit yet challengers have a real challenge
She is close to 60 knots , 120 km per hour or more !!
closer to 110 km/h, 1kn = 1.852 km/h
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Not a new WR, but breathtaking anyway!
How can you tell the speed is close to 60kts? Was this mentioned somewhere?
@@jamesaron1967 No, this guy is a photographer, who doesn't pretend to know much about sailing, and even that might be an understatement.
By his own admission, he's all about the clicks...
Go hard Team New Zealand😎
WOW, at 9.40 that is seriously going, well done design, building and all the team , does it have a name yet?
Luv that spoon stern.
the other challengers are shittin themselves watching how fast and smooth that boat is already
Dan not giving much away but he did confirm the old foils from Te Rehutai are being used as was mentioned by a number of commentators.
Stunning..looks so stable in flight..100% fly time guys?
Can someone educate me regarding the height it’s travelling above the water. Seems to be much lower than last year. I’m guessing if like a racing car (F1) then that closeness generates greater speed?
Yes, end plate effect.
My gish . What a boat ! We definitely got this. We have the best team in the boat too. So yeah bring it on !!
It's looking like a great boat but there are three more yet to be revealed.
If they end up racing displacement the pinched transom is more steamline than any others seen so far.
I think the boat looks very stable and fast and as for the other boats Alinghi looks like a quick boat.
Amazing!
Think we can all guess who is likely to win again. Unbelievable machine
Great interview!
First time I am impressed with a boat after the 12M area ..
Thanks Bernasconi telling that all 3 teams was going trough same questions.... Luna Rossa boat its still they design with some difference from another implanted or new chef designers...
Same like kiwis its taken some new differently.... about alinghi all thinking its radical about most seen boards where cutted straight off?
🖤
What are those sticky outy things, navigation lights because of last nights dash at dusk?
Looks like lidar to scan the sail shape to compare the actual shape to the theoretical shape
⚓️ Hi guys 😎 great video, can u refer me to the video on how the trimming power works? Thanks. 🌈
quick mean machine,
Go team nz kiwis can fly👍🇳🇿🤗😎
Show me the boats, not people talking. I could watch these sailing machines all day long. Nearly half of this vid is people talking and no boats... thank God I have the fast forward. I can't stop grinning when I see these boats sailing, blows me away.
THIS IS A ROCKET SHIP.
THE HARBOUR IS ALL YOURS BOYS........WHY NOT US WHY NOT US..
Does it have a name?
What’s its name?
Taihoro (Maori for "slow down"!)
Honestly, they should just do away with mark roundings and just have a point to point (drag) race. It's all about foil time and boat speed and they all look like they are going upwind 100% of the time (which they are) so why even bother with the marks at this point? Just set a start and finish line with a one minute pre-start and have them drag race to a distant spot.
A couple of years back someone on another sailing channel suggested a course similar to what you see in a car race. The courses they sail these boats on now are not the right design in my opinion.
Everyone seems to be using skegs this year, but it was regarded as a failure on Britannia's last campaign. Any comments?
Wasn't that bloke really interesting & brimming with enthusiasm
Well He has devoted the last 3=4 years to designing a new Americas Boat yacht and I presume seeing it launched and performing gives him tremendous pride on what he has achieved (and thats so far?? what more is to come ) Surely there will be a point of time that Improvement ceases...what then ...Another concept...??
Why do you only ever see these boats with the sails sheeted in tight? Don’t they ever have to let them out to run downwind?
Because they travel faster than the wind going downwind, they’re effectively catching and passing the wind, the apparent wind will still be over 30 knots so they’re sheeted on and sailing to angles to suit a target VMG. It’s why they don’t need spinnakers like keel boats, if you flew a kite the limit is pretty much the wind speed downwind, these machines are a different league speed wise.
I thought that the CTO did not appear to be all that confident; rather non-comital about progress especially when the oppo boats were mentioned. Good luck Team NZ.
Purposely non comital. Just like a Burling interview. Never gives anything away.
@@geebee7341 Burling interviews are the worst, it's almost as bad as interviewing a politician
Dan was the same for the last defence and then they blew the challengers away.
What's up with the selfie sticks?
Probably cameras to view the boat sailing for various reasons.
Bring back the 12 square metre boat
No way. That class was the least interesting of them all and too small.
Totally out sailing it’s old foils ,, wait till you see the new skids , 🚀🛳️
Fantastic
The speed these boats move at is insane...powerboats have to go almost all out just to keep up. I notice these are not flying wing designs like the boats had in the last cup. So no bicyclists pedaling to keep hydraulic fluid moving ?
Yes, the cyclors are there but nearly completely faired in the hull, hard to see.
Damn, this looks fast. I guess pretty soon more development will be needed for the chase boats, to keep up with the sailing boats, especially on waves.
More motors for the god of motors!
Maybe they should use foils as well.
@@jamesaron1967 The kiwis have built hydrogen powered chase boats on foils, one for each team.
@@Gottenhimfella Yes, but I hardly ever see them. Usually, those four-motor chase boats are the most commonly used by all the teams.