ORACLE TEAM USA - Fun on Foils

[@mexicowilkie]

Unbeliveable! Thank you Alexander Graham Bell. It has taken over 100 years but your hydrofoil work is showing some amazing progress.

[@DominikNal]

I've been windsurfing at fairly fast speeds. This is a whole new level.. I wish I could try this.

[@NancyBirnbaum]

Simply breathtaking! Can't wait to see you guys in action.

[@pennym1195]

OMG! Oracle has already won! AMAZING! I am sooooo excited, this is supreme sailing... extremely emotional and powerful and beautiful! WoW! There is nothing like the America's Cup to make my heart race! ...I Love Russel Couts... and with Jimmy Spithill... heavenly sailing match!

[@ganao]

Magnifique ! Extraordinaire ...je suis fascinée par la performance de l"'ORACLE TEAM USA" it really flies !!!! congratulations to you all...Thanks to François Gabart qui m'a fait découvrir et aimer la voile avec le Vendee Globe.

[@robertcarlclayton7724]

Done a lot of SF bay sailing. Never like this! Amazing!

[@mcslashvideos]

I live in the Bay Area and it is just awesome having these boats ripping around the Bay. Can't wait for the trials to start . . .

[@happy04346]

it's like flying on water, must be an awesome feeling to sail like that!!!!

[@nVizhonTeam]

UNREAL... Just absolutely amazing how fast she is... Rock On team!!

[@nacra6260]

Having sailed catamarans since the early 80's in the San Francisco Bay, it is so exciting to see this sport capture hearts of sailors and non-sailors alike....

[@jackever]

Great video, no quick flash scenes, thanks. This is awesome!!

[@TheGardenOfBE]

I've one a bit of sailing, but this is something else! What Fun!!! Resounding flight! With Aloha, Tess Cartwright

[@gregorymorss2541]

Great video on how these boats work

[@SwordMonkey]

So smooth. Great video.

[@sdbrev210]

At these speeds, we may have to make the course longer, or put a few chicanes in just to keep it competitive and finish times long enough for people to tune in, settle down with their favorite brew and actually see a tack before it's over. This is like watching short track speed akating. WOW!

[@cyber_1]

This boat is spectacular!

[@ssnobrakesable]

My favorite sailing video.

[@billholcomb2730]

I love sailing - - this is totally awesome!!!

[@georgeeliseo7846]

Thanks for the Alexander Graham Bell info, I truly did not know that! Hey look out I learned something!

[@pelageos]

Great video! Great cat! Great team!

[@cptnemo20kl]

Apparently, for the actual America's Cup, the course is supposed to race all around SF from where the AC Series raced around to near the Bay Bridge. So a long course with hopefully lots of tacking and foiling!

[@N1Handyman]

Awesome! Great video!

[@deanrwilson]

Check the spray when they hit the yachts wake in front of them. They are getting more stable, still have boat 2 and another wing to come, can only get faster and more stable.

[@CommandLineCowboy]

To optimise the shape of the sails, generally the main sail. Every change in wind speed, direction, the direction and heel of the boat will have an optimun tension to shape the sail. Generally in light winds you want a lot of curve, in high winds a tighter curve for less drag.

[@bdwelle43]

@Gee Mack -- SF Bay isn't exactly a mill pond. The vid was clearly shot on a fairly calm day, but even so there is always some chop. No swell to speak of though, and it would be interesting to see how the boat performs at sea. Not sure that's really in the cards though, these AC boars are designed for inshore racing only, right?

[@3xustio]

This song can be found on Killertracks, its on the Rock Positiva Album #3, song #11 Song: Stage of Dynamite - Michael Sims & Derek Lewars

[@perryclark5168]

That is so awesome!!

[@trajan231]

Oracle are now starting to look good

[@erosvall]

The music is "stage of dynamite" by Lewars Sims, found on Killer Tracks. Thanks Amory Ross for beeing awesome and answering to my e-mail!

[@BeeeSB]

That's surreal and wonderful:) I mean, from an engineering standpoint, I get it. But from an experiential standpoint, I am amused by it the same way I'm amused by using a cell phone when I think about it: yay physics, and yay application! I would agree with the man: I hope that thing doesn't fail!

[@nholife]

a thing of beauty.

[@waltergiordani]

INCREDIBLE!!!!

[@michaelmykhailo7379]

awesome! what is the soundtrack?

[@deaschowieda]

Derek Lewars/Michael Sims "Stage of Dynamite"

[@LagunaMary]

WOOT! Having sailed our 16ft Hobie Cat in the Bay, got say this looks like a total RUSH!

[@geemack7603]

Okay on flat mill ponds but let's see how it handles something like the Sydney to Hobart on a rough trot. Let's hope they get it right. Sound track is awesome as well. Where is this from ?

[@socke125]

whats the name of the song?

[@TheBunyipper]

SF Bay isnt exactly a "flat mill pond" as you put it but I agree I would be a bit nervous taking one out into some heavy swells!

[@TampaTec]

this is one of these things when you have to see it to believe it.

[@lukeboelitz]

It's probably a Cineflex camera system mounted to one of the RIBs.

[@jrniven]

My mind has been blown.

[@Mazda6B6]

It's mostly likely a song from a royalty free music bed. It's hard to find those type of songs because they are not mainstream.

[@kunstmol]

Notice all the footage is on starboard tack. I have yet to see it fly on port tack. i do believe the dagger boards are different .

[@mexicowilkie]

Actually, Alexander Graham Bells work on hydrofoils culminated in a hydrofoil doing 50 MPH in 1913 and by 1919 his HD-4 hit over 70MPH on the Bras d'Or Lake.

[@kunstmol]

good reply. i figured the port foil was their good one. you never get to see it. the starboard one looks like the one made from the old trimaran daggerboard. they still don't look as stable as the kiwis though.

[@mcslashvideos]

When hydrofoils make it to the mainstream of Sailing, they better start testing and licensing. Can you imagine the Once a Month Warrior who berths next to you, sailing his scaled down 25' Hydrofoil Catamaran down the Estuary for drinks and appetizers at Jack London Square? Look out brother!

[@CJrasp]

If they need volume it's not to carry anything, it's to counter torque of the mast that make them pitchpole. They spared no expense, that's for sure, but it doesn't mean that they are right. If you look at boats like Sodebo, Banque populaire (that is cruising at 38kt) or maybe BOR90 (which won against alinghi which was very close to the AC72 in style) they all have volume at the front in order not to pitchpole at avery wave. I agree with you about catamarans and foils, not about AC72's.

[@mokopa]

Sweet. "Team USA" with Australian, New Zealand and South African accents. Go Southern Hemisphere!

[@ColocasiaCorm]

The boat is out of the water on purpose to reduce drag?

[@Kialoa5]

Awesome!

[@dulegilcasas]

Buaaaaaaaaaa, dan ganas de llorar al comparar...

[@drjzzz]

Good-bye tacking duels, hello drag racing! Awesome.

[@tyrellarson]

Why do those people constantly have to wind that winch? What function does that winch have?

[@mcslashvideos]

"Flat Mill Pond?" this San Francisco Bay Brother, and its a boat breaker. Regularly 25kts of wind throughout Summer, with 2' to 3' chop depending on tides. That's another thing we got lots of, Tide. Relief along the Shore, except for when there isn't. Will these Hydrofoils get the boats above the tide enough that it isn't a major concern? Yeah, it's not the Ocean, no big swells or 20' waves, but SF Bay is tougher than most Ocean I've seen. It's gonna be screamin' boatbusters out there.

[@4badbob]

The Islander Association of sailers salutes the AC crews from all countries and we will have our own version of the Islander International Invitational Regatta in honor of sailing ! Viva Italia, Capt. Bob, Bella Luna

[@postiecat8]

Great Video :)

[@theresejobson1476]

Amazing!

[@MillieLiang]

Kiwi's are waiting and ready Mr Spithill...hopefully for New Zealand's sake :)

[@MrPali1]

Question, do you have to have wind of 40 knots + for the vessel to go at a speed of 40 knots?

[@TheNate2b]

Looking much more stable! Let's keep the America's Cup in America!

[@Janet2k]

Amazing.

[@TheGyldenlove]

It is San Fransisco bay, which is notorious for bad currents and cross waves.

[@TheMcLeiska]

waiting for summer!!

[@cinevisionproduction]

Foils are amazing! Does anyone know whose music it is?

[@Kreeeytiv]

LOVE it!!!!!!! I need to put my Hobie Cat on Foils. LOL

[@TheNate2b]

They are in fact using two different boards. I was lucky enough to be able to tour the ORACLE Team USA base with a local yacht club and the port board is a unibody L foil fin shape. The starboard board is actually a recycled board from the trimaran USA 17 with an interchangeable foil fin. The current starboard foil fin is canted as you can see from the video whereas the port foil fin is at a right angle to the board.

[@MadMaxGamer]

I realize i might sound dumb but something is off about this video. The shots where the boat hovers the camera has a weird motion, where you see just one side of the boat hovering, thats real because i know they do that. The guys in the vid i think comment on how it lifts on ONE side, and the maker of the vid edited to seem like they are talking about how the boat hovers. Is this that animation project that made that hawk steal a baby last year ??

[@843292]

What do you call this kind of sailing?

[@andeyking]

How where the off-board shots filmed because that shits smooth!

[@timrs2001]

What type of craft do they use to film these videos that can keep up so quickly?

[@Hole_Motorsports]

I'm not sure but plenty of power boats and jet skis can keep up

[@piperlandry6726]

+timrs2001 Its a hydrofoil Catamaran.

[@haarsticksailmakers8027]

awesome.

[@runnyyyy]

looks like waterworld is getting closer

[@AccurateShooter]

NOTE: #17 only foils "high & clean" while on starboard tack, with the port hull foil in the water. The up-tilting foil on the starboard hull does not generate enough lift. After watching #17 for 3 weeks, I think this is deliberate. By foiling only on starboard, the Oracle team is keeping the "good foil" in the water all the time. This hides the design of the working foil from ETNZ and other competitors. In the meantime, enjoy Oracle's "starboard tack only" foiling. The speeds are incredible.

[@coletteclaverie4009]

sorry ... whats song's of videos ? I'm sorry i'm speak frenche

[@madmaxh33]

SICK!!!!!!!!

[@StefanSeidnerBritting]

Interested in this too...

[@GrumpyOldMan9]

What boat did they use for chase boat ?!!

[@Eric14492]

another AC 72 ;)

[@georgeeliseo7846]

Okay so Dr. Quest had figured this whole hydrofoil thing out in the 1960's. What took so long?

[@M3iscool]

That boat is one of the sexiest things I have ever seen...

[@wullebulle123]

totally cool

[@twmcsw]

I propose they call the team Oracle Racing ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Americas Cup) team.

[@stephsail]

Jouissif !

[@Joebobinator]

It does have wings... That's how it sails

[@PatrickDSimpson]

What are the people turning the handles doing?

[@axelfleet5481]

Patrick Simpson building up hydraulic pressure so the trimmer can trim the wings (sails)

[@JoseSilva_]

Lindo barco.

[@rrd1233]

What? without the foils as catamarans go they are as optimized as they come!! they shouldn't have more volume at the front, there's nothing there to carry? now with the foils they are even better!. Considering it's the Americas cup that alone tells you they spared no expense. Catamarans are already the most effective of sail boats, that together with the wing sail is a record breaking combination. Since this is only a taste of what we'll see in the final I think we're in for a real treat then!

[@sacitmanav]

i want to pass pacific like this who is with me ? i need crew

[@FedericoLucchi]

I would.... just thinking where we would sleep... or rather, would we sleep at all?

[@nikolaivedeleramundsen532]

I'm in

[@Will-Xaru]

I just looked this up on Wikipedia and apparently on the 9th of may a crew member was killed while practicing for the cup. Damn.

[@AiM_iT_]

At what point does a boat become an airplane

[@codenamegod]

I think the "weird" motion you are seeing the stabilization the video went through in post production. No way you can film on water and have video be so smooth. Its a very simple process, but it can make the video look a little odd at times.

[@mart3h]

Actually, 2 out of 3 of the crew in this video had Aussie accents. I couldn't tell with the last guy, but he somewhat sounded Aussie.

[@cudddlecow8564]

What glasses is Joe Newton wearing?

[@seinfeld11123]

I dont even know if this is in the spirit of sailing. its more like flying yeah?

[@Kombaiyashii]

wow, that's fucking amazing.

[@mikewilliams4947]

Funny thing about that salt water, it made team China and pretty much all the other teams speak with foreign accents too.

[@khash13]

oh WOW. it's a sci-fi movieee... but in incorporated in real life :D

[@CJrasp]

Actually I think I do, I'm graduated in engineering a father that is a boat designer and sailed cat hard (25-30 knots of wind, dubble trapeze , etc) for 6 years on hobbie 16 (aka the pitchpoll king). It's not because all cats are likely to pitchpoll that they have to. Those boats are million $ machines and the fact they are pitchpolling like a H16 is shocking to me. Oh, and yeah, you can't win a race when you are pitchpolled, and you won't push your boat to the limit for this reason.

[@SnippyHolloW]

Stage of Dynamite, by Derek Lewars and Michael Sims.

[@JD-kf2ki]

How many knots?

[@mike6u]

How do you 'duck' a starboard tack boat at 40 kts? wow! Out to the layline in 14 seconds...

[@chazzatheninja]

"Team USA" >Australians Ok, Oracle.