SailRocket boat crash at record speed

http://yachtpals.com/taxonomy/term/4609 Sailing footage of the extreme record-breaking sailboat SailRocket lifting off for a spectacular mid-air crash. Vestas Sailrocket sailing at speed.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• sailing
• extreme sports
• sailrocket
• crash
• boatcrash
• yachting
• sail record
• record-breaking
• wreck

[superzkid]

that boat DOES fly!!

[mxsailor]

that baot can fly!

[PoxsRS]

240p? nope Chuck testa

[amackayj]

Tore a new arsehole in something mate

[braccobalbo]

that's why racing cars use flaps ^^

[tomsonrk]

my first thought: OUCH

[ginopunsalan]

I guess he knew something was wrong when he felt crap in his pants.

[antilles27]

2:10

"When did you first realize something was going wrong Paul?"

"When I was upside down in the middle of the air"

[shaguarJNR]

it would be awesome if he landed it :P

[IAccidentallyCameron]

@ti41magh41 I think negative lift hydrofoils (ones that hold the boat to the water) produce far more drag than they are worth, you want to minimise wetted area and hydrodynamic forces and by having some areas lift and some areas pull down you are just increasing the drag.

This type of design seems near-perfect for speed really, makes best use of the weight and seems low drag, at those speeds hydrofoils wouldn't react in time.

[kleinb5]

@ti41magh41 will be difficult to generate sufficient righting moment while sitting in a kayak. That is more wing than one person is going to be able to control with standing and leveraging their weight. Imagine kiteboarding on a kneeboard ...