This is after the 12 meters were abandoned in favor of the larger America's Cup Class (ACC). I know they were faster and could surf a large wave IIRC.However, there was nothing that pointed higher than the 12m and it certainly created some neat tactical races.I kinda wish we were back to the twelves, or at least the ACCs.These foilers are fast, but not near so much fun to watch; probably a blast to be on board! Twelves were more like what we race round the buoys; but bigger.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Gary,There were several renditions of Young America syndicates.This is the yacht in question https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_America_(1994_yacht) Connor won the defender series on Stars and Stripes but switched boats.n May 1, 2016, at 4:18 PM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Conner's boat was not Young America (a syndicate out of New York Yacht Club), but I believe it was Stars & stripes. The skmipper for Young America was Ed Baird.Gary On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Agree, John Bertrand wrote a book that described the design process of the Australian winged keel, the controversy around it, and he stated the keel was chosen to get more sail area within the rule, and the hull was very fast and another keel might have improved it further. That keel was weird, long along the bottom and narrow where it met the hull. Bertrand did a Herculean job overcoming several breakdowns including his bowman breaking his arm while aloft, which were all forgotten when the keel was unveiled. Liberty was a slower boat and Conners was challenged to defend the cup with his superior crew but inferior boat. Years later, Conners won the preliminary Cup races, and then switched to a faster boat. I think it was Young America. Later, Hunter and Catalina produced many production boats with short winged keels. The Rob Ball winged keel of the 1988 to 1995 vintage has much thicker wings and the PHRF ratings prove better performance. He managed to get the weight very low without increasing the displacement very much.
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