l’Hydroptère DCNS arrived in San Francisco Bay a month ago, when the America’s World Series regattas resumed between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. Across several weeks, the flying sailors shared the technology of their ‘flying carpet’ with the American public and their training sessions with guests on board. A few hours prior to the start of the next ACWS regattas and of the Fleet Week, here is a flashback of a very intense month on l’Hydroptère DCNS.
‘It is an honor to wear the colors of DCNS and to represent a France that is innovative in a place embodying the passion for technology and the pioneering spirit that is recognized and encouraged. Our boat raises much interest and although the record attempt is postponed to next spring, we remain focused and continue  … More
l’Hydroptère DCNS arrived in San Francisco Bay a month ago, when the America’s World Series regattas resumed between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island. During several weeks, the flying sailors shared the technology of their “flying carpet” with the American public and their training sessions with guests on board. A few hours before the start of the next ACWS regattas and of the Fleet Week, here is a flashback of a very intense month on l’Hydroptère DCNS.
On the choppy waters of San Francisco Bay, a billionaire’s game of cat and mouse is under way.
It involves big boats, bigger sails and the biggest egos around. And it’s all about building the fastest sailboat known to man.
The game was on full display Friday afternoon when Team Oracle Racing, Larry Ellison’s reigning champion of the America’s Cup, took its massive AC72 catamaran out on the water for one of the boat’s first test runs  … More
Lanai’s billionaire owner Larry Ellison wants to build a temporary “winter base” for his yacht sailing team at the island’s Kaumalapau Harbor, according to environmental documents recently filed with the state.
Ellison’s Oracle Team USA wants to use the site between December and March to “conduct research and development on a high-performance sailboat for competitive sailing events,” according to a draft environmental assessment for the project. The vessel is described as a 72-foot catamaran-class sailboat with a 131-foot-high sail  … More
While the sailing world is still coming to terms with the concept of seeing 72ft America’s Cup catamarans charging at 30kts plus, while fully out of the water on foils, the design teams are several steps further down the path.
So far only one style of foil has been seen – an S-shaped dagger board with a tip at right angles to the main part of the board, however a new type of hinged foil has been approved.
New diagrams released in a public interpretation by the Measurement Committee for the 34th America’s Cup, show  … More