Maxi Tri Banque Populaire V at Very High Speed

[JuanitoZiyou]

it seems to be like there is too much weight on the tail... nevertheless, great video, huge speed ! nice :-D

[avianskipdiver]

The video's the wrong shape.

[mr1000rx]

Golly gosh,,,, here's little ol me trying to make my 2 young sons a catamaran using 2 old wind surfers. LOL

[Ozbullwinkle]

Top footage but it looks like it was right on the edge at 00.38 - shame that the camera then changed to a different shot - makes one wonder what really happened at around 00.40? BTW I'm a big multihull fan.

[liveonthereartire]

I wonder if they are using the same wind we are using?

[shadowfax1220]

Can I have a go PLEASE!

[Ellesmere888]

Whoaaa !!

The coolest....

[darlinglung]

it's bigger than the orange 2

[79pejeperro]

HUGE

[fsant653]

thats one BIG sailing boat =p

[hangemhigh2000]

That's some good dreaming there.

[letthisbemyusername]

I would be dancing also that is bad ass and there hauling some serious ass.LOL

[AdamNeisler]

IF the sail's were 2-3 times larger would it go faster?

[MrSchnik]

@AdamNeisler Probably in lightwinds (definitely downwind, if not upwind, where drag increases quickly as sail size increases), but all the speed records set by these boats are when they are reefed - so using a considerably smaller sail, but in stronger winds.

[vibratingstring]

@AdamNeisler

No. The limit to power is stability and they are at their limit here. More sail would flip them.

[AleXe4530]

@vibratingstring i would pay to see that!!

[paull80547]

not too sound stupid, but what stops this from flipping over? and how do these people actually get into the sport of racing these?

[scepticize]

it looks like the crew is dancing @ 0:38

[zuzulo56]

@scepticize They were cracking open a (5 gal.?) carboy of champagne at the start...so you're most probably right, matey!

[8tgr]

simply majestic!

[tincoffin]

@sail1429 it has certainly achieved over 47 kn that is approaching 60 mph in a you Tube I watched.

[Vollhirni]

@ 00:37 I would have pissed myself. Hauling ASS! Great!

[TheIcke1976]

genial !!!

[Toxic8766]

That's unreal

[ateateate123123]

AMAZING

[westcoaster01]

This thing can sure move fast......

[TheMotorexpert]

its massive!!

[hcavsailor]

like a giant sailboard

[teamvmg]

they can rake it to windward with hydraulics on the shrouds

[bbeachball]

Yes, canting (and rotating) mast. Quite visible at 1:05-1:10 (head-on shot).

[727engineer]

Is it just me, or do they keep the mast perpendicular?