Great Video, but I wish there was some way of having it safely go past something to give it a sense of how fast it is. (Maybe a little bit of text saying how fast that little speed boat is going in the background?)
LOL - the comments from non sailors are quite hilarious.
Yes the hulls do "Fly" a sailboat is lifted by its sail and so always carries itself at a heel. The windward two hulls on USA 17 are always out of the water- drastically decreasing the hydrodynamic drag and making the boat very fast.
There is an engine on board USA 17 in order to trim the massive 238 foot tall rigid wing sail. The wing on USA 17 is the largest wing ever constructed even in the aviation industry. Its a remarkable piece of technology that BMW should be extremely proud of being a part of.
Without soul? That boat just exudes excitement. Heck - the umpire chase boat (motor boats) blew out an engine and caught on fire while trying to keep up with the boat. USA 17 hit 34 knots of boatspeed in less than 12 knots of wind. Thats truly EFFICIENTdynamics. My next vehicle will be a BMW.
They should turn that thing into a one design racing class and see what happens when you get 10 of them out in a regatta.
nosliwm 7 months ago
SO AMAZING!!!! GO USA Yacht Team ...BMW ORACLE!!!!! sooo smooth like it is flying.
ScarolinaPalau6 1 year ago
Great Video, but I wish there was some way of having it safely go past something to give it a sense of how fast it is. (Maybe a little bit of text saying how fast that little speed boat is going in the background?)
nlscb2 1 year ago
LOL - the comments from non sailors are quite hilarious.
Yes the hulls do "Fly" a sailboat is lifted by its sail and so always carries itself at a heel. The windward two hulls on USA 17 are always out of the water- drastically decreasing the hydrodynamic drag and making the boat very fast.
tjpeco 2 years ago
GREAT JOB!! IT'S BACK HOME IN THE US!!!
JBerger1973 2 years ago
Amazing :-D ! Congratulations BMW Oracle Racing !
gridlinktv 2 years ago
Cool Didn't know BMW did aqautics.
Omega08082 2 years ago 2
they made the entire engine
naboba 2 years ago
@naboba
There is an engine on board USA 17 in order to trim the massive 238 foot tall rigid wing sail. The wing on USA 17 is the largest wing ever constructed even in the aviation industry. Its a remarkable piece of technology that BMW should be extremely proud of being a part of.
tjpeco 2 years ago
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boring high tech shizzl without soul.
dirkdeluxe 2 years ago
@dirkdeluxe
Without soul? That boat just exudes excitement. Heck - the umpire chase boat (motor boats) blew out an engine and caught on fire while trying to keep up with the boat. USA 17 hit 34 knots of boatspeed in less than 12 knots of wind. Thats truly EFFICIENTdynamics. My next vehicle will be a BMW.
tjpeco 2 years ago 3
Cool...
MrDukeAlex 2 years ago
is it just me or does it look like its flying sometimes
sssmeee 2 years ago 8
I think it can fly.
diego750il 2 years ago
looks fun.
LyonRacing 2 years ago
Looks out standing in SD harbor
MrJDJJ1 2 years ago
@MrJDJJ1 Lovely, SD Harbor?
sethy1 2 years ago
San Diego Harbor
MrJDJJ1 2 years ago
@sethy1
The boat was tested on SD harbor and the cup was raced in Valencia Spain.
tjpeco 2 years ago