Luna Rossa 20 Nov

[@nemo227]

Mesmerizing! I had a high school friend in the fifties who would said every weekend and fill me in with great stories each Monday morning in class. He's gone now but maybe he's watching from the great beyond . . . He would have loved this.

[@kmg501]

That is truly impressive on multiple levels. And the choice of music is brilliant to.

[@Terry-hh3sx]

One of the most beautiful works of art I have ever seen, just amazing.

[@davidgifford8112]

This is glorious, the beauty, grace and capability of the Luna Rossa is breathtaking. An uplifting vision during depressing times.

[@DJ-Daz]

I was about to post the same thing. It really is a beautiful and graceful sight to see.

[@moretrash4you]

Yes, definitely _uplifting_

[@truthseeker1811]

Perfect comment. We will overcome.

[@johnlshilling1446]

Wow! I've seen some incredibly amazing things in my 65 years. A truly wonderful time to be alive. But! I never thought I would witness a flying carpet in real life. This will always be one of the best memories I'll take to my grave. Very well done! The only way to top this is to do it on a deserted section of the ocean. Nobody! Except some drones to record...

[@MaloneMantooth]

It's beautiful

[@Metralon]

Congratulations on choosing the perfect music track for this video. So many other editors would choose some hard rock tune or some high energy beats. You made the right choice.

[@andrealvarengaarq]

Philip Glass?

[@ADE1000SON]

Agreed!!

[@lajoswinkler]

True words. Choice of soundtrack is sometimes sickening and this is a great alternative.

[@paulpaulsen7777]

Agreed

[@siyamhossainsr1035]

@@andrealvarengaarq ঊ

[@Texas75023]

That's about the most amazing sailboat I've ever seen.

[@MsHantubelau]

Me too. Since I discovered it I cant stop watching about it

[@mahtoosacks]

So it would seem...

[@Texas75023]

@@mahtoosacks I haven't followed America's Cup for more than a decade. To see the hydrofoil outriggers, and the entire hull out of the water, is surreal.

[@mahtoosacks]

@@Texas75023 I thought you were doing a Pirates of the Carribean reference. I was towing the icebreaker Glacier out of Mare Island during the Great Vallejo race in 2012. Saw some amazing sailboats that were part of it, but like you said, nothing like this!

[@notsure1277]

Why? It has no practical use. One could not build a cargo or passenger ship with this technology.

[@Joesteroven]

Haven’t been sailing since I was a kid. KZbin algorithm sent me to see one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. Insane Speed Absolutely unreal

[@ВикторЛукин-б5ц]

Очень красиво и моё уважение тем инженерам, которые спроектировали и создали эту красавицу из 21 века...она как живая. По доброму завидую людям, которые ею управляю в этом видео. Реально завораживает.

[@xxHaTTaBxx]

Экраноплан. Забытые технологии советского союза.

[@ВикторЛукин-б5ц]

@@xxHaTTaBxx вы ошиблись, экранолёт использует подпор воздуха... а здесь глиссирование на подводных крыльях с несколькими ступенями свободы включая изменяемый угол. Совершенно другая технология и материалы из 21 века. Это как сравнить Зил-130 и Мерседес последней модели...там и там 4 колеса+наличие кабины. Я сам инженер из СССР. Могу сравнивать.

[@VvedAl]

@@xxHaTTaBxx, бред сумасшедшего. И да, кстати, а экранопланы разрабатывались и строились не только в совке.

[@DoctorBetterverywell]

Виктор Лукин Действительно, даже только глядя со стороны на этот "полёт", дух захватывает. Но настораживает то, что эта птичка бескилевая, а это значит, предел устойчивости не шибко хороший. Следовательно, управлять надо умело и осторожно. Думаю, такая сверх критичная конструкция, не простит ошибок при управлении. ИМХО конечно :-)))

[@ВикторЛукин-б5ц]

@@DoctorBetterverywell хороший ответ...но я более чем уверен, что у этой птички есть электронные мозги, которые учитывают поперечные и продольные колебания корпуса вкупе со скоростью , угол скольжения, сила давления, так и градус направления воздушного потока. Почему я так думаю - движение по палубе члены команды, сам корпус и парусная оснастка выглядят во всех проекциях как литые, очень маленькие углы разворота почти без крена всей конструкции в целом - режет воду и окружающее пространство как масло....ну или экипаж великолепно подготовлен, а скорее и то и другое в совокупности. Ну и в плане отсутствия киля - а зачем козе боян, если функции киля , тобишь поперечной устойчивости отлично заменили наличием подводных крыльев с изменяемым углом наклона и плавающей точкой опоры с водной поверхностью. Катамараны и тримараны не имеют в своей конструкции киль. Я не моряк и конструктор корабельный...но могу анализировать и сопоставить.

[@vos8470]

3 months ago i was piloting a CAT15 at St Tropez ( i did that a lot more when i was a kid ) , the feeling is already incredible when only one side of the boat is in contact with the water so i can only imagine how great it must be to fly above water with a boat of that size . Anyway that tech is very old ( hydrofoil ) but this is awesome to see it on a regular wind boat instead of engine boat .

[@bomberaustychunksbruv4119]

I bet its a smooth ride once its up on the foil also.

[@robertomurtas4141]

Cavoli, sembra velocissima. Apparentemente stramba bene..anche se qualcosina da migliorare c'è sempre speriamo che riescano a restare completamente concentrati, senza subire lo stress della competizione tanto agognata, ormai da una valanga di tempo. La barca è bellissima e ho avuto il piacere di vederla in acqua tante volte qui a Cagliari .. ma vederla li, con inquadrata al traverso una barca competitor..è un altra cosa.. In bocca al lupo ragazzi. Pensate a quanto impegno e a quanto c'è in gioco..a testa alta..come la prua di Luna Rossa..!!!

[@johnparrish9215]

We need a Time Machine to send one of these back in time about 300 years. I would love to see the British Navy's reaction...LOL

[@maciekpart75]

It would be funny to see their efforts to copy this design using their technology...

[@737T1C130]

That was my first thought when I saw this video!

[@ShrekMeBe]

The reaction would have been to sink the ship so the idea does not catch in the piracy circles. That foil is suited maybe for a very light raider, if that. The materials would not have been available nor the supporting tech to obtain them, nor maybe us if we chose to bring that tech to the past (no way to know the implications)

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

Probably that the speed was nice but where would you put the guns?

[@dasczwo]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 no guns. Just knives.

[@robbret]

These boats give me goosebumps. Every time.

[@ЕвгенийВолков-щ1в4р]

А за счет чего он так летит над водой?

[@adbell3364]

Amazing! Imagine how fantastic and magical this would look to a 16th century sailor!

[@Pondjumper1]

I’m gobsmacked! Just stunning.

[@anthonymuzyczek5599]

Amazing design! It's a yacht that is half hydrofoil and half ekranoplane... It is using the hydrofoil arms to lift it out of the water and It is using the ground-effect of the water to sail in the air just above the surface. Genius with an outright elegant design, it is an engineering marvel and a work of art!

[@WiseFool]

They look slick, those foils are fascinating. Think the best foil design could ultimately be the difference maker this cycle.

[@warped2875]

That hydrofoil configuration must make for a spectacular pitchpole scenario!

[@aleksandrnehay7376]

Лёгкость, плюс минимум сопротивления, ну и конечно же ветер. Шикарно.

[@OSA-6g]

И рабы! :) Видели как они там крутят :)

[@Swybryd-Nation]

Gorgeous music ....my ears thank you. Seriously whoever made it should write more!

[@ttystikkrocks1042]

Ok, that's the first I've seen a World Cup hydrofoil boat. That's just astonishing!

[@briancanfield5658]

It’s beautiful to watch

[@Rightbackatchya]

ttystikk rocks Even more astonishing when such a large mass silently speeds past you at sea

[@briancanfield5658]

@@Rightbackatchya have you seen that? Must be amazing

[@chicomarx213]

This is absolutely amazing, honestly I wouldn't dream such a thing could actually be done. Perfect 90° turns, at that speed, in a boat that size, is just nearly beyond the laws of physics. Even those insane racing power boats can't move like that. The fact it's a racing sail boat almost makes this voodoo..lol I will say this, I fear for the crew aboard if God forbid a defective part or any other random act takes place during one of those turns. SERIOUSLY dangerous amounts of forces on those control surfaces. Still, ABSOLUTELY amazing...what a beautiful piece of engineering..!

[@liamc1102]

Gliding like an Angel.. This is the most heavenly clip I've ever seen 😳

[@javiergaracia1116]

Truly a Work if Art Engineering and Human Achievement. Real Grace.

[@glenw3814]

Amazing. Never seen anything like it.

[@abdulmazid7802]

This is new & excellent invention of the new era......

[@LaterMeansBrick]

I am impressed how stable this thing is when turning.

[@ibrahimbas8727]

Watch carefully 2:05

[@RikkuDekado]

When i saw the thumbnail i thought it was a swimming boat

[@marcrb5512]

"turning"... xD

[@НиколайАртамонов-й7э]

Fantastic video! Framed with such a beautiful music 👍👍👍🙂 unbelievable yacht!!!! 🙂 but can’t understand those miserable dislikes! Why?!🤔

[@ronwest7930]

It looked really cool. I couldn't help but imagine how catastrophic hitting anything in the water could be.

[@PanzerBuyer]

Very cool. I would never have thought up the two leg strut system. But it works!

[@pastorwarrenlyons8507]

Designed for speed and flight, a Ferrari in the water -beautiful to the eye, a worthy challenger.

[@sinjisdf1]

Not an 2020 F1 Ferrari... More like Mercedes.

[@stash.]

It is sad its usually our war departments that bring us great modern tech, i'm more than confident without research that this is warfare tech R&D

[@stacymckeighan9855]

The most beautiful and grasfull sailing ship i have ever seen. Perfect in every way .

[@true_xander]

Thank you, KZbin A.I. for bringing that in my recommended list.

[@regularstan6212]

That's AI overlords for you!

[@mdalaminmazie1833]

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[@jacobboggs5145]

I would literally give years off of my life to have that feeling again. Racing sailboats close one of the most adrenaline packed yet peaceful things I could ever imagine.

[@JG-iz8ko]

I have heard all the criticism about these yachts not being yachts and your wrong these are yachts and beautiful to see sailing 😀

[@josephseed8965]

It's a sail boat

[@PARLAMENTEUR]

Impressive ancient civilization technology 💪 congratulations!!! Great math! Cheers from Russia!!!!

[@douginorlando6260]

At that speed, Columbus would have discovered the new world in a 3 day weekend

[@RobotZJ]

Agreed it's called HisStory for a reason. More than half the characters in HisStory are Freemason sellouts sworn to secrecy with a new death oath all the way up to the 33rd degree. The magical fahrenheit degree that ice turns to water. Speaking of ice this is the tip of the iceberg on things most people consider fact. Things that are not testable, observable, or repeatable. I hope any body reading this has a super fantastic day ❤️( No hate, I used to buy into the narrative for a loong time.. )

[@flipflop8989]

@Swedish Marcus Viking who did the discovery and who went ti the noon first

[@idontcare7961]

@Swedish Marcus Viking Smart lad, very true.

[@idontcare7961]

@@RobotZJ Oh wow really refreshing to see someone who understands the true nature of this plane earth and its puppet controllers such as politicians and presidents.

[@artmathias9725]

Oh yeah, kewl boat!

[@kpii10skykmr]

👍whaou... J'en veux 1 comme ça...avec l'équipage au complet ! N'oublions pas le ou les skippers... Excellent !

[@davidprocter3578]

Nice footage, Luna Rosa and Patriot seem to be getting fast tight turns, Which could be the winning formula.

[@ClaudeMagicbox]

Just as a tip: Luna RoSSa with two "s". The name of the challenger is "Red Moon" and you wrote literally "Pink Moon" in Italian. Ciao 🙂

[@davidprocter3578]

@@ClaudeMagicbox And me with Italian grandparents,what a disgrace.!!!!!!

[@clemguitarechal]

Mesmerizing ... The bridge seems so stable, i wonder what it feels like to be on this boat, moving at 25 mph with but minor friction. It's incredible ! Look at the size of it ! Floating like it's nothing

[@jonathanbush6197]

This stability is due to the skill of the crew. This boat does not appear to forgive errors.

[@aardque]

KZbin: The world is falling apart. KZbin: The world is creating great beauty.

[@TourismChannel]

Very beautiful, love your video from Vietnam 🇻🇳 Nice to meet you and stay connected

[@erikb8877]

I never thought I'd see the day it would take 4 Merc Verados on a center console to keep up with a blow boat

[@thecasualcitizen492]

I learned to sail in the Panama Canal Zone after rebuilding a 26' derelict sloop. It was exciting to sail at 5 to 6 knots and sometimes a little more. It must be exhilarating to experience the thrill of these ultra fast boats at well over 50 mph.

[@7cle]

To be clear, could one tell me how this thing is flown ? Is there one crew in charge of conventional sailing and one in charge of the flying, a skipper and a pilot ? Are there computer controlled feedback loops and actuators in charge of stability or is it inherently stable ? That would seem an enormous achievement, I’d be amazed if there was no electronics inside. You’d need them for development, sure. But but, I’m shocked. Well done. Having read the first account from Alain Thebaud, the pioneer, I’m in awe before the progress made since.

[@MikeeCZ]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZOxgGOqZ9hjaKs

[@FelonyVideos]

@@MikeeCZ That's just wrong. Using stored energy, assuming no one is downstairs pedalling to create it, seems like a violation of the basic premise of sailing competition. What's next, rocket motors!?!? 😂

[@MikeeCZ]

@@FelonyVideos Dont shoot the messenger :) I was also surprised to hear about batteries.. and also that those arms are more than a freaking ton heavy. It does look magical on water tho. Especially when you are high. (Friend told me)

[@JohnSmith-uv4ox]

Wonderful video and sound, I don't even sail. Loved this though, love the water.

[@douginorlando6260]

I get the feeling this is what a starship traveling through space would be like

[@Bikewithlove]

Or riding a dragon

[@elruchal]

This video really made me appreciate these ships. Thanks

[@firstnamelastname3468]

I heard it made the Kessel Run in under twelve parsecs!😗 No seriously does anyone know top speed, and it turns like a sportscar. There are times when I just can't believe all the great things we can do as humans

[@MadCat-75]

take a look here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC75 This ist the boat class... 50knots are 92km/h or 57.5mph

[@dustintaylor2083]

Amazing boat. I wish I could peer a hundred years in the future to see where things go for wind propulsion.

[@LHLWASRIGHT]

It no longer is a racing yacht once it becomes a hydrofoil. Still amazing though. The principle has been around for so long I wonder why it took so long to incorporate it for this purpose.

[@Sl4yerkid]

physics engineering and money is the reason it takes so long.

[@criticalthought7527]

Material science.

[@mururoa7024]

What a marvel of engineering. Absolutely amazing!

[@roboth]

Amazing. Never seen anything like it!

[@spinny2010]

Saw one similar to this nose dive at full pelt during Cowes Regatta Week 2019. Pretty spectacular to watch these from the beach slicing through the water. These types of sail make for quite a surprising audio experience as well.

[@joeyriveira6697]

I would want to be in the chase boat & have my net ready to swoop up all the fresh fillets left in the wake from these foils .

[@jamessilvester9077]

That's amazing technology. Beautiful!!

[@per2]

imagine this thing would teleport back in time and sailors in the past would like, what the heck is this black magic

[@oleksandrn269]

In the past? I'm having same question now! )

[@GlobalThirtyseven]

That is sleek and fast. Beautiful. I wonder if they will allow those retractable hydro foils in the world cup yacht race series. If so it changes everything.

[@muntius8680]

Great! Thanks from Spain!

[@dwhip49]

Once Upon a time I was driving on Newport Navy Base and I saw a wall of sail cruising along the bay that was one of the restored J boats (Shamrock?). I wonder if a 20 year old of today has the same sense of incomparable beauty on seeing Luna Rossa go by?

[@stumac869]

What an amazing bit of kit.

[@сашагемберг]

*_Всех, с наступающим Новым Годом!!! Привет из Донецка!!!_* 😊😊🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🧨🎈🎈🎈

[@TheRealPopol]

dawn... it's beautiful to watch some wind,a lot of human brain cells, and it is.

[@aresaurelian]

This is so cool! I love that it plays beautiful music for everyone to listen to across the sea. Almost etheric. It flies, only anchoring itself in the water with least possible volume. The next step is to let go of the water... and fly. This can be done using two sails, one above and one below, force equilibrium.

[@stevecarter8810]

Hmm I think it needs to be in two mediums to create the differential needed to drive and steer.

[@aresaurelian]

​@@stevecarter8810 Or one medium with two opposing or artificial differentials. Just as an airship with sails would need to combat drift. But the main thing here was to keep it from rotating, keeping stability, not keeping it from drifting in the wind.

[@НастоящийЧеловек-щ6э]

Такого я ещё не видел. Прикольно 👍

[@JohnJohnson-bg2oo]

Truly amazed by how fast a sailboat can be made now!! Best escape boat by far, as long as the wind doesn't let out on you! 🤣

[@zeazevedo]

I don’t know anything about sailing, or even boats... in fact, i don’t even know how or why this vid was recommended to me by KZbin ! But damn, I thought boats needed to be in water in order to float and sail ! I guess I was wrong, boats can fly too 😳😳😳

[@danieldossantos5070]

I'm on a similar situation

[@johnjacobjingle8302]

This is more of a hydroplane than a typical sailboat..

[@sagar4065]

Same 🥴

[@Allangulon]

This the natural progression of Bertrand's work!

[@mickrobo6073]

Wow what a design it looks like it’s going to take off ✈️ amazing

[@chrisgerardy2877]

Absolutely exhilarating!

[@robinhodgkinson]

Nice work Roger. It’s interesting the similarities (and differences ) between Luna Rossa and Te Rehutai. Love the wing shape this deck/hull is taking on.

[@hummingbirdvideophoto]

They are looking quite polished compared to Ineos.

[@solinvictus1234]

The Rehutai is a mix of all other challengers solutions, ETNZ copied a lot. It have the V shaped hull and polishness of Luna Rossa, the sides and the keel like ineos, the prown is very similar to Patriot. The only boat where they haven't copied nothing it is own previous boat that is completely different.

[@robinhodgkinson]

​@@solinvictus1234 Great Scott, you've cracked the case wide open Sherlock! : ) Jokes aside I think you've missed the elephant in the room. If you set out to build the fastest AC75, one overall design, one combination of factors, will be fastest. That's the holy grail all the teams are chasing and if they were all to get that right, the boats wouldn't just have similarities, they would all be identical! Little wonder then there are similarities between the boats as they chase that ultimate design. No smoking gun here. And keep in mind many major components are the same on all the boats - foil arms, rig, sails, hydraulics etc. Which dictate how much of the rest of the boat is best designed. In fact I'm surprised they don't look more alike. I guess that's testament to the complexity of the job. Secondly the kiwi boat's design and testing and construction would have started long before the other team's boats hit the water - they're not building a dinghy. You can't make changes, particularly major ones like hull shape after you start building it. And they most assuredly didn't start building it just a few months back! The idea that they copied what the other boats have done doesn't stack up. And lastly ETNZ has a history of innovation with the likes of winged keels, cyclors etc. Not least of which is the very concept of the AC75 - a foiling monohull which flies the single hull! Why would they copy anyway, when they have a proven history of innovation, and beating the opposition with it. And the other teams know that, particularly after Bermuda. They don't need to copy. They lead. And as a kiwi, I hope they get it right this time as well. We will see...

[@solinvictus1234]

@@robinhodgkinson It wasn't a criticism on TNZ, but only what things are. But no, if you copy another boat solution it could not work, simply cause yes the parts as hydraulics as the same, but the rest really not. The foils for example there's who have them made in a V shape and who with a T shape (TNZ) and it change everything. Also the foils arms, there's who have them more frontally to the hull wich help to lift faster the boat and having an optimal center of mass distribution, so capable to make an hull prown with less air resistance (equal to more air penetration, meaning speed), as LR for example and who have the arms more backwards on the hull (Britannia, Patriot) so they have a less aerodynamic prown (more air resistance downside the prown, meaning less speed) to help the boat to lift from the wather, due the center mass more focused on the back of the hull, so the necessity of balancing the boat frontal side. So talking about ETNZ, copying all the solution of boats with different concepts, expecially at the begginning of this class development it could not be a winning move but even a disaster. For sure with time the concepts will converge in a single concept capable to give the max performance, but now is too soon for that, simply cause they didn't raced against, so they still don't know what concept is better, if the one of Luna Rossa or the one of Patriot and Britannia.

[@robinhodgkinson]

​@@waylon2755 I'm guessing your point is related to the paragraph that quotes Bernasconi, "We are not shy to take up good ideas from other teams when we see them". No surprises there. This was written 12 months ago - all the teams were looking at each others first boats, and no doubt looking again at their own design. However no team got to see what any other teams second boat was like, before designing and building their own second boat. And he continues "I think across the fleet there are good ideas in all camps and probably there will be a convergence with the second boats as everyone sees what is working and what isn't working" Which was exactly my point in the above comment. The 2nd kiwi boat looks more like the others team's 2nd boats because that is what a faster boat looks like. And I'm hoping the fastest boat looks most like the kiwi one!

[@fooferbob9230]

Can you imagine Captain Jack Sparrow trying to pilot that boat? Disaster.

[@nelsonthibeau4480]

Yes but in a good way and funny 😂

[@Kpv_777]

Просто фантастика, очень красиво. Спасибо!

[@PastelComGini]

This looks like a scene that could be in a Japanese sci-fi anime. Like the feathered helicopter in Ghost in the shell.

[@diegoallcore]

You are right

[@МихаилКотусов]

Бегущая по волнам . Блин , как балерина . Грацыозно и красиво . Такую Конюхову для полного счастья... Респект конструкторам . И тем кто ей управляет .

[@Welderady]

Well , that’s one way of keeping the barnacles off your boat bottom !

[@rustywoodpecker8191]

Truly amazing!...Love it🇦🇺👍

[@RobotZJ]

It has Guardian arms from Zelda Breath of the Wild. Strange thing.

[@piotrtreder659]

Piękny jacht, miło popatrzeć.

[@solinvictus1234]

Luna Rossa team put a lot of effort in R&D, they pioneerized this boats basically, with all the others taking some Luna concepts as the V shape hull and his foil design. Surely a great boat.

[@sentameier9795]

Footage combined with those synth pads is just fantastic...

[@captainsirjackchucklebutty6147]

Great soundtrack!

[@andrealvarengaarq]

Philip Glass?

[@brucemarelich2791]

I wonder how it performs in say, 5 to 10 ft swells.

[@ElementofKindness]

Pretty clever having outrigger hydrofoils. Offset design allows the sail to remain as vertical as possible to catch the maximum amount of air. There's not much more that can be improved upon to go faster.

[@tekootianderson]

They've traded off stability for speed. You have to have your wits about you sailing this baby. It's almost ready to take flight, literally.

[@dustintaylor2083]

I don't know, lifting a foil makes sense. The force being provided by the wind is one sided. Think of the forces on the keel of a conventional boat, the keel opposes the forces on the mast which would tip the boat.

[@Horesmi]

I feel like you need a fucking avionics computer to keep it stable lol. Like modern fighter jets.

[@redserjogha]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostislav_Alexeyev Ekranoplan can do that.

[@kebman]

Amazingly graceful. I wonder if boats like that are viable as commercial transports of sort.

[@lightdivision6908]

at some point these yachts go from being boats to becoming aircraft.

[@russell8930]

Yes, this is more like aeronautics.

[@bittasweetsymphony726]

its like the b wing in starwars

[@davepb5798]

Hydrodynamics.

[@georgedowning1803]

Look at the vestas sail rocket v2, it literally has a wing that makes use of ground effect to fly, and go really fast

totally its nape of the ocean flight ...

[@fuelbasti]

Boat looks quite beautiful. But look at this bay at all. What a nice spot for living. Wow.

[@BMWS1000RRR]

Doesn't even have tires and rides on water. still sponsored by Pirelli 🙂

[@mr.sandhu587]

lol Prada, They're just flexin

[@What71628]

First I’ve ever seen retractable foils, brilliant design allowing it to turn on a dime.

[@DaveandGinny972]

Luna Rossa looks pretty darn good to me and fast even though it's hard to be definitive on this boat speed malarkey.

[@tonyjennings1025]

Yes shes fast alright. But in Autumn light airs will find out the true skills of the crews my money is still on Peter Burling and his boys.

[@kevinwilliamson2236]

That's amazing! I never seen anything like it...

[@PDZ1122]

All these people commenting about how it would hold up in rough offshore conditions or f it hit something - it's a race boat! It's like criticizing a Formula 1 car for bad mileage and nowhere to put the shopping bags. But I agree it's hideous.

[@buckhorncortez]

You mean you can't go four wheeling with a Formula 1 car? It's not made for that? Who'd have thought...?

[@logicwurx]

...hideous? It’s a beautiful boat. Just not practical for normal use.

[@charlieross-BRM]

All I can contribute is Canada National Defence had deHavilland Canada build a hydrofoil craft and in 1968 trials it reached 114 km/h. On one run it hit a telephone pole in the water, cut it like nothing and kept going. Like a lot of good things it was ahead of its time and got cancelled. re HMCS Bra D'or

[@adamb8317]

You don't use foils in rough conditions, I'm sure its still pretty fast on the hull.

[@paulleeper3188]

This is an amazing craft. I still have a soft spot for the old 12 meter full hull racers.

[@CarkeekW]

Best so far , looks faster than any other boat

[@klausschwabshubris]

Wasn’t sure what I was looking at, at first. Thought something broke on that magnificent boat.

[@marcobacci1772]

Vai LUNA ROSSA vola e portala a casa💖👍👍👍💪🌅

[@peekeyeseek]

I have no idea what I am watching. I have no idea why I am watching. I had no idea why I saved this to watch later then, 2:11 Have those weird sticky out bits got propellers on the ends of them? Just when you think you've seen everything.

[@tomstopper5281]

An engineering masterpiece.

[@ShrekMeBe]

So all the weight of the boat sits in that hinge that offsets the center of gravity and allows for more canvas, which lifts the boat out of the water and allow more speed? A bit fragile, on the long run...

[@cole9799]

pretty soon the whole thing will be flying and they will just drag a line to the water and still call it sailing

[@Helyzz82]

Theoretically that is possible, however I think the upward force (lift) it gains has to come from the water, not from the sails, unlike kite-sailing. Although I would also love to see some insane stuff on that :D

[@GottvonRom]

Isn‘t that already happening?

[@cole9799]

@@GottvonRom pretty close

[@Helyzz82]

@@GottvonRom I think not; this boat is getting its lift from the water (with hydrofoils), and does not use airfoils to create lift (the hull might create some slight lift, but far from the majority).

[@pavelzozulya8979]

Soviet designer Rostislav Alekseev came up with and implemented this idea about seventy years ago! He was a brilliant man! It is a pity that these ideas were lost with the death of the Soviet Union. Enthusiasts well done, develop these projects for all mankind as the USSR did!