This Time With A J-Boat Mast !
Once more, the America's Cup challenge and defense may come down to the question of who can build the fastest boat in the world? Here is the BMW/ Oracle entry.
The 1851 race led to a 19th century Deed of Gift that says any challenge from a boat under 90 feet on the waterline must be met, and thanks to its reverse bow rake, this carbon fiber bird of prey is exactly that. The carbon fiber wing section mast has an I measurement of 158 feet, same as the hallowed J class, although I shudder to think how this thing will accelerate with a 5,000 square foot main,since it can['t weigh much more than 20 tonnes soaking wet.
Judging by the performance of the last multihull to race for the Cup, Stars and Stripes in 1988, expect this one to reach at close to, if not above ,three times wind speed in the light air prevailing on the Valencia AC course.
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