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Slightly OT - For anyone who doesn't know what modern sailing looks like here are a couple of promo clips from the teams racing the Americas Cup in the coming m
by aidos 9y ago
Slightly OT - For anyone who doesn't know what modern sailing looks like here are a couple of promo clips from the teams racing the Americas Cup in the coming months.
The boats fly rather than sail these days. They're an amazing leap in design.
http://www.yachtingworld.com/americas-cup/107565-107565 http://www.yachtingworld.com/americas-cup/107565-107565
https://www.landrover.co.uk/experience-landrover/sponsorship/gallery/bar2016-hero-gallery.html/295-354160 https://www.landrover.co.uk/experience-landrover/sponsorship...
- manarth 9y agoDescribing the Americas Cup yachts as "modern sailing" is akin to describing F1 as "modern motoring" or the Cray Titan as "modern computing". They're amazing feats of engineering, but not really representative of current usage.
- cjlars 9y agoThere are a few consumer grade foiling catamarans, but yea, you won't see much foiling on your average day out on the water.
- Drdrdrq 9y agoYet. Given obvious upsides this technology will soon become much more common. Imho of course.
- sundaysailor 9y agoThere is an affordable foiling kit for popular sailing dinghies like the Laser. I already saw several of these throughout Europe, e.g. in the Netherlands, on the Baltic Sea and on lake Müggelsee in Berlin. Foiling at ~6bft, these boats are incredibly fast. And just seeing them seemingly fly above the water from a distance is really special.
- aidos 9y agoYou're right. I worded it poorly. For anyone who's into sailing, they'll know about these amazing modern craft, but most people won't. I was hoping to convince those who aren't engaged in sailing at all to watch the Americas Cup this year (because it's going to be awesome).