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Clasa AC75 a suferit reduceri semnificative de greutate de-a lungul celor trei ediții ale America's Cup, scăzând de la 7834 kg în Auckland la 6435 kg în Napoli, o reducere totală de 1399 kg (18%). Cea mai mare parte a acestei pierderi de greutate provine din reducerea aripii foil, componenta cea mai critică a iahtului, iar nu din echipaj, iar pregătirile pentru fiecare cursă reflectă condițiile meteorologice și tactici specifice fiecărei locații.
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by Tom Morris, The Foil
Let’s talk kilos. For the 36th America's Cup in Auckland, the AC75 Class made its debut at 7834kg with eleven crew plus an optional guest. Those boats carried code zeros, bowsprits, backstays, and the ideal of being self-righting with heavily weighted canting foils.
For Barcelona, after some disappointing displacement racing in Auckland and with lighter winds expected in the Med, the class went on a diet – down to 7000kg. It was pretty clear where the reduction had come from: four people (three crew and one guest) had been thrown overboard. Backstays, code zeros, and bowsprits were stripped off, plus a modest reduction in wing weight.
For AC38 in Naples, we see another reduction of over 500kg, bringing total displacement to 6435kg – 18% lighter than the Auckland debut, or 1399kg shed in total. But despite losing four more crew, when you factor in a 125kg battery and a generous allowance for a guest racer, only around 60kg of reduction comes from personnel.
The significance for this Cup is that the biggest mass reduction comes from the AC75’s most critical component: the foil wing. - Full report
Let’s talk kilos. For the 36th America's Cup in Auckland, the AC75 Class made its debut at 7834kg with eleven crew plus an optional guest. Those boats carried code zeros, bowsprits, backstays, and the ideal of being self-righting with heavily weighted canting foils.
For Barcelona, after some disappointing displacement racing in Auckland and with lighter winds expected in the Med, the class went on a diet – down to 7000kg. It was pretty clear where the reduction had come from: four people (three crew and one guest) had been thrown overboard. Backstays, code zeros, and bowsprits were stripped off, plus a modest reduction in wing weight.
For AC38 in Naples, we see another reduction of over 500kg, bringing total displacement to 6435kg – 18% lighter than the Auckland debut, or 1399kg shed in total. But despite losing four more crew, when you factor in a 125kg battery and a generous allowance for a guest racer, only around 60kg of reduction comes from personnel.
The significance for this Cup is that the biggest mass reduction comes from the AC75’s most critical component: the foil wing. - Full report
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Publicat 13 martie 2026, 18:29