This is after the 12 meters were abandoned in favor of the larger America's Cup
Class (ACC). I know they were faster and could surf a large wave IIRC.However,
there was nothing that pointed higher than the 12m and it certainly created
some neat tactical races.I kinda wish we were back to the twelves, or at least
the ACCs.These foilers are fast, but not near so much fun to watch; probably a
blast to be on board! Twelves were more like what we race round the buoys; but
bigger.RonWild CheriC&C 30-1STL
From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <[email protected]>
Gary,There were several renditions of Young America syndicates.This is the
yacht in question https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_America_(1994_yacht)
Connor won the defender series on Stars and Stripes but switched boats.n May 1,
2016, at 4:18 PM, Gary Russell via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote:
Conner's boat was not Young America (a syndicate out of New York Yacht Club),
but I believe it was Stars & stripes. The skmipper for Young America was Ed
Baird.Gary
On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 12:37 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <[email protected]>
wrote:
Agree, John Bertrand wrote a book that described the design process of the
Australian winged keel, the controversy around it, and he stated the keel was
chosen to get more sail area within the rule, and the hull was very fast and
another keel might have improved it further. That keel was weird, long along
the bottom and narrow where it met the hull. Bertrand did a Herculean job
overcoming several breakdowns including his bowman breaking his arm while
aloft, which were all forgotten when the keel was unveiled. Liberty was a
slower boat and Conners was challenged to defend the cup with his superior crew
but inferior boat. Years later, Conners won the preliminary Cup races, and
then switched to a faster boat. I think it was Young America.
Later, Hunter and Catalina produced many production boats with short winged
keels. The Rob Ball winged keel of the 1988 to 1995 vintage has much thicker
wings and the PHRF ratings prove better performance. He managed to get the
weight very low without increasing the displacement very much.
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