AC45 is coming...
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Category: Keelboat classes
Forum Name: America's Cup
Forum Discription: Your thoughts on challenges to win the 'Auld Mug'
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Topic: AC45 is coming...
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Subject: AC45 is coming...
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 5:26pm
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Spotted on SA...
The hulls, what a fantastic shape they are:
 The wings:
 We may actually get some close, exciting racing with these things!
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Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 14 Jan 11 at 6:51pm
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Close, Exciting racing, Dont be silly this is AC
But I shall just remain sitting here for a couple of minutes looking at the llovely Carbon ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 15 Jan 11 at 10:17pm
And now for some more AC45 p0rn...
 What masterpiece of engineering those wingsails are! ------------- |
Posted By: Oli
Date Posted: 16 Jan 11 at 11:24am
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salty the dailysail has got pics of the wing up and lauched.
are you coming down for the rest of the icicle series? ------------- https://skiff-media.teemill.com/" rel="nofollow - T-SHIRTS https://www.photo4me.com/profile/23908/" rel="nofollow - PRINTS |
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 16 Jan 11 at 8:38pm
Like sh*t off a stick? I think so...
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 17 Jan 11 at 6:31am
| It looks pretty good out sailing! http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=155356 - Click here |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 17 Jan 11 at 6:53am
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um, that's, rather pretty. Very much pretty.
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Posted By: Wee Man
Date Posted: 17 Jan 11 at 1:04pm
Very nice but why no curved dagger boards?
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Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 17 Jan 11 at 3:48pm
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Very nice, but I still don't know what 1 design racing has to do with the America's Cup. ------------- |
Posted By: pondscum
Date Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 9:03am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYMxxEkPDM&feature=player_embedded - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYMxxEkPDM&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYMxxEkPDM&feature=player_embedded - Actual sailing 2:30 in 23 kn BS in 10kn TWS
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Posted By: Teamvmg
Date Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 11:10am
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I just can't see where a British team for one of these things will come from. Plenty of decent sailors, but no team leader/backer
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Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 19 Jan 11 at 12:34pm
Sail World is reporting that the prototype tacks really quick. I.e. It's only on both hulls for about a second, that's foiling Moth territory. It was out today in mid 20 knot breezes no problem!
 Can't see there being a British team SKM took all the spotlight with Team Origin and the tight 3 and then dropped the whole thing. Also the way he cancelled the project on cost grounds would make life very difficult for any other British team to get backing.
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Posted By: bferry
Date Posted: 21 Jan 11 at 8:52pm
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Found this video which gives an interesting insight and some good sailing footage of the AC45. Thought I'd share..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STYMxxEkPDM ------------- Bernard Vareo 249 Miracle 2818 Malta |
Posted By: blueboy
Date Posted: 22 Jan 11 at 11:01am
Possibly if/when the future "yoof sailing" circuit in AC45 happens, presumably as the AC teams themselves transition to AC72s. That seems more of a good intention than a concrete plan right now. I guess however somebody would still have to bankroll a team to a pretty serious extent. There were rumblings of an alternative to TO immediately after KM pulled the plug but I didn't believe it at the time and the rumour seems to now have gone cold. |
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 22 Jan 11 at 12:40pm
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found a better video with no talking, just sailing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUy0ikkwt-k&NR=1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUy0ikkwt-k&NR=1 looks funking quick! ------------- |
Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 24 Jan 11 at 3:32pm
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Now the AC45 is sailing is it time to move this forum from Keelboats to Multihullls?
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 24 Jan 11 at 3:38pm
Good point and now done! |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 02 Apr 11 at 10:55am
AC45 is coming...... to Plymouth!! 
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Posted By: RodB
Date Posted: 02 Apr 11 at 6:46pm
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it's a bit bizarre, why Plymouth??? Maybe it's because there's no one else on the water
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