34th America's Cup: multihulls!

[luff tension]

Coastal classic 1996 and when the rig fell down

 

[Gary Baigent]

It's a Formula 40, James, one of the very earliest, around 1986, designed and built by the Cook Brothers in Christchurch; I remember talking to the brothers about the proposed cat during a Sea Spray article about boat building when down South.
Weight would be around 1800kgs (just a guess, maybe a little more) beam around 8m, was considered very wide for the time. There was a great photograph taken of F40 during one of the windy Coastal Classics - but I haven't got it, nor have any shots of my own (but will check again).
The crossbeams were bright red, mast too if I remember correctly, and the hulls a silver grey originally - but no green; Basil in Australia is mistaking another cat for F40.

 

[Gary Baigent]

Ah, you just beat me, luff tension, great find.

 

[Corley]

We had another F40 in Australia "Simply the Best" it was Jutson design I think it still exists and is now based in Seattle and called "Dragonfly".

http://www.vanisle360.com/index.php?p=4_7

It won line honours (but not handicap) in four Brisbane to Gladstone races 94, 96, 97 and 98 line honours in 95 was taken by Australia's Child (the renamed Bullfrog/Verbatim trimaran).

 

[luff tension]

a spot of wave jumping in Coastal Classic '95, broke the back beam after an hour or so of this!

 

[Gary Baigent]

That's a fine shot. Cleaned it up a little with PS.

 

[warwick]

Great images of the formula forties,Thanks all who posted them.

 

[HASYB]

A website with some more info and a recent video of the F40.

http://formula40.dk/

 

[Gary Baigent]

Here's one for you, Doug, no Photoshopping, no wands, an honest image? - from maximini on SA.

 

[Doug Lord]

34th AC

Thanks, Gary. Of course, I'm still skeptical but less so since I figured out that it would be legal to manually tilt the daggerboard. We'll see....
See the center picture here: ,post 276: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/multihulls/34th-americas-cup-multihulls-34612-19.html

 

[Doug Lord]

34th AC

From Scuttlebutt tonight:
* Auckland, New Zealand (July 24, 2012) - In a video interview, Emirates
Team NZ meteorologist Roger (Clouds) Badham assessed the likelihood of their
AC72 getting out on the water anytime soon. "It's a trade-off between
finding the right breeze. They would like to be under 10 knots and maybe
even down to five knots. We're trying to get the boat as ready as quickly as
we can." Badham says conditions don't look good until possibly Friday, or
even Monday-Tuesday next week. -- Story at: http://tinyurl.com/bttvgzr

 

[AMZ]

We had another F40 in Australia "Simply the Best" it was Jutson design I think it still exists and is now based in Seattle and called "Dragonfly".

I can confirm this, having driven past the boat yesterday. She's parked along I-5 at Dagmar's Marina in Everett.

 

[SteveMellet]

From Scuttlebutt tonight:
* Auckland, New Zealand (July 24, 2012) - In a video interview, Emirates
Team NZ meteorologist Roger (Clouds) Badham assessed the likelihood of their
AC72 getting out on the water anytime soon. "It's a trade-off between
finding the right breeze. They would like to be under 10 knots and maybe
even down to five knots. We're trying to get the boat as ready as quickly as
we can." Badham says conditions don't look good until possibly Friday, or
even Monday-Tuesday next week. -- Story at: http://tinyurl.com/bttvgzr

Hmm. I understand not pushing the envelope on your first sail, but that makes it sound like they are either terrified of the beast, or afraid it won`t hold together. Waiting for 5 knots, when they will have to race this thing is SF Bay is a relatively entertaining thought.

 

[Stumble]

it sound like they are either terrified of the beast

This... These boas are scary fast, and they definatly want the first sail to be very controlable.

 

[SteveMellet]

Yeah, I think if I looked up at a 40m long wing, I'd also be scared to break it on the first day. I'm just itching to see this thing fly, no criticism of the team was intended..