Winging it
The American Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup left the dock with its giant wing sail attached for the first time, marking a major milestone in the campaign. A wing of this scale has never been built for a boat. In terms of size, the wing on the BOR 90 dwarfs those on modern aircraft. Towering nearly 190 ft (57 m) above the deck, it is 80 percent bigger than a wing on a 747 airplane (102 ft / 31 m). Photo by Gilles Martin-Raget.
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Looks impressive - but what happens on race day when there is a 15knot breeze when they turn up to "rig" the yacht for the race??
Or - there still is a stiff seabreeze after racing??
We watched the winged boat sail today -- amazing sight to see.
It looked like the the tri was hardly moving although the chase boats were at full plane.
Go BOR, go!
Regards, John
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Very cool. Hope it brings the cup back and keeps it being raced for instead of disgraced more.
I'm sorry. A wing is not a sail. Let's get back to sailing.
A wing is not a sail? Clearly you don't know much about either.
Next thing you know they'll say an engine is not a sail.
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