It's a mono-hull with a foil. This means the boat is designed for aerodynamics instead of hydrodynamics, because the boat will quite literally be flying above the water. If you want to get a sense...
It's a mono-hull with a foil.
This means the boat is designed for aerodynamics instead of hydrodynamics, because the boat will quite literally be flying above the water.
If you want to get a sense as to how absurd this is, there is a video of the UK foiling a much smaller test boat here
If you want to comprehend how insanely difficult this is, America almost lost the 2013 Americas Cup, because they couldn't figure out how to foil and turn at the same time.
It's a mono-hull with a foil.
This means the boat is designed for aerodynamics instead of hydrodynamics, because the boat will quite literally be flying above the water.
If you want to get a sense as to how absurd this is, there is a video of the UK foiling a much smaller test boat here
https://www.sail-world.com/news/209449/Brits-release-video-of-Am-Cup-test-boat-in-Solent
If you want to comprehend how insanely difficult this is, America almost lost the 2013 Americas Cup, because they couldn't figure out how to foil and turn at the same time.