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It was either I, OR the Webmaster that posted ON this forum an excellent video of the 2010 Oracle Trimaran "Flying" the center hull. I Searched here as well as YouTube and didn't find anything worthwhile. I found Some videos but NOT The GOOD one. NB
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Catamarans have a built-in advantage over
trimarans:
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Originally Posted by garysanfran
Your boat could go over 60 mph?
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One of my catamarans
did go over 60-MPH—briefly—under
just the mainsail!
It was that day a few years ago, that member
DRH advised of 60-MPH winds in West Alton. It was a storm "cell" that was stronger here than West Alton. You couldn't see any waves at all—here, the entire lake surface was a great sheet of white foam.
It was one of those awful days when the woods sounded like a train passing.
It might not have been an issue had it not been for the fact I couldn't lower the mainsail. (Hobie-18 "hook-and-ring"). As a result, two shrouds pulled from their swages, and the mylar-coated mainsail got torn.
Luckily, no one was aboard at the time.
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Originally Posted by garysanfran
I don't think the speed of these race boats is "restricted"! I never heard of limiting the "speed" of a race vehicle. The only limit I am aware of is wind speed when the race will be stopped for safety reasons. The wind on The Bay can easily get close to 30 mph and more.
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I found out that the
AC72s
can "point" as high as the Olympic Tornado, so a one-on-one race wouldn't be competitive.
But I can still sign up to race these guys, and I should be able to be declared the winner each day the winds exceed the
AC72 maximum!
But the entire
AC72 venue—though entirely "goose-bump-enjoyable" to me—can't compare to sailing races where the helmsman repeatedly drops from the wheel!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6L_pDroJiQ
(Just three minutes—no ads...)