34th America's Cup: multihulls!

A couple of threads over a SA have posted a link to an interesting article. Many AC followers had most of this figured out, but it does add a little more detail on when OR figured out what and then the struggle to translate knowledge into winning on the water:

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303393804579312803907849782

 

First Foiling America's Cup!

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Thanks , Paul-great story . Definitely directed at non sailors but well done. A little fast and loose with the Oracle penalty..... This definition was amusing:
"..foils, which stick down below the waterline like little feet."

 

More on the Oracle foil control system. http://www.cupexperience.com/blog/2013/11/ac72-foil-control-system

 

Part 1 of an interview with Paul Bieker by David Schmidt giving some insights into Team Oracle's foil tribulations and ultimate success.

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia...119759&SRCID=0&ntid=0&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0

 

First Foiling AC!

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Thanks, Corley!

 

Interesting. Pay attention to what Paul does not say. He's increadibly smart and pretty media savvy. So the way he ducks the laser issue is an example - IE he knows how reliable the data on speeds is. But he only has hearsay as to how that was achieved so he doesn't "know about that"...
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smart brilliant guy. I've learned a lot listening to him over beers after Thursday night races at the CYC Seattle.
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I would say that the cup was won in Ballard

 

Part two of the Paul Bieker interview by David Schmidt:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Fast-foils-a-conversation-with-Paul-Bieker,-part-two/119902

 

First Foiling America's Cup!

Thanks again, Corley!
Paul Bieker:

"All boats are interesting, and in all boats you end up with tradeoffs. But for sure, right now the foilers are the most challenging because you are touching into new speed ranges."

 

Julian Guthrie (a chronicle reporter)

Has written a book about the professional relationship the a designer of the USA oracle team, Norbert Bajurin, had with Larry Ellison.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Billionaire-Mechanic-Sailing’s-America’s/dp/0802121357
19,14 USd for a hard cover
Interview with the writer and the mechanic over here:

According to Forbes best book of the year.

 

^^^

Are you kidding, Schakel?

The 'mechanic' in that book is Norbert Bajurin, who is hard to confuse with Joseph Ozanne?

 

Thanks for the editing remarks, I changed it.

 

^^^

It is a quirky title, considering the subject.

Let us know how you liked it, when you've read it.

 

Hi Blackburn,

I am in Dostojewski's 'Demons' at the moment.
It's 400 pages so I am busy reading something else at the moment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Possessed_(novel)

 

^^^



I don't know which book sounds worse.

When I want to read something nautical, I always think Patrick O'Brian's books are wonderful.

 

I saw the movie Master and Commander written by Patrick O'Brian.
Great..But we are a bit of-topic...

In Sailing anarchy I have a discussion about the cavitation that occurs with the foilers of the AC 72's. I propose a foil that is thinner and from a different material then carbon to prevent cavitation. Titanium. But they want to stick to carbon that gives thicker profiles for the same loads. Loads are 10 to 20 tons I heard.

http://www.cupexperience.com/blog/2013/11/ac72-foil-control-system