Gitana 17-100' Trimaran Foiler-Launch 7/17/17

I wish I could see her up close-thanks for the report-any pictures? Best I can guess those towers are aero -no function other than that?
Any chance of getting pictures of the ama foils up close?

 

Another video compil of the first flights :
Ce maxi-trimaran vole littéralement au-dessus de l'Atlantique - Guillaume Verdier - http://www.guillaumeverdier.com/maxi-trimaran-vole-litteralement-dessus-de-latlantique/

First race Nov. 5 Transat Jacques Vabre Le Havre-Salvador de Bahia

 

Also this site to follow the news on Ultim tri :
Ultim Boat http://www.ultimboat.com/

 

I do have some pictures of several parts of the boat. Unfortunately I don't have the cable that connects my camera to the computer handy.Over the weekend I should be able to post a couple. I doubt that they will add much. One thing we ought to have learned from the America's Cup is that until the boat is on its way to the start of the race, the foils can be changed. There may be somebody working on further refinements at Multiplast at this very moment.

 

I fear that Doug may have more pressing matters to deal with for a while and hope the severe weather does no harm to him.I have attached a picture of the boat which shows what I called "conning towers" above the rudders.It occurs to me that these may be lifting gantries to enable the rudders to be raised in the event that they pick up debris.The other thing that I have never previously seen on a maxi tri is exactly this style of steering linkage;the links move a car along a track and disappear through a gaiter-similar to that on a car steering rack-into the hulls.

 

New video of Gitana 17-roughest water yet:

 

Up close and personal video with the crew:
Up close and personal with the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild - Gitana : Offshore racing stable created by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild http://www.gitana-team.com/en/a-1261/up-close-and-personal-with-the-crew-of-the-maxi-edmond-de-rothschild

 

Great picture of Gitana 17's main foil:
from Voiles et Voiliers, pic by B. Stichelbaut (thanks to Dolfiman)

 

Gitana 17 video:

 

Important quote from Guillaume Verdier regarding the ama foils:
"This time, we are on self stable geometries in the image of what was on the AC72 of 2013."

Guillaume Verdier : «On défriche !» - Guillaume Verdier - http://www.guillaumeverdier.com/guillaume-verdier-on-defriche/

 

Gitana 17 Foiling-- more new stuff including a new video: Gitana : Offshore racing stable created by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild http://www.gitana-team.com/en/

 

Gitana Foiling-note canted wingmast:
picture by Benoit Stichelbaut/Gitana SA

 

Gitana Foiling: If you're a fan of Gitana, Sebastien Josse , Guillaume Verdier and the whole Team follow her progress in the Transat Jacques Vabre here: Ultims in Transat Jacques Vabre https://www.boatdesign.net/threads/ultims-in-transat-jacques-vabre.59383/#post-817321

 

Exceptional video of the boat sailing(found by Dolfiman in the Ultim Transat thread) :

 

All Gitana videos( I think ) : "Gitana 17" trimaran - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Gitana+17%22+trimaran&sp=CAJQFA%253D%253D