Te Rehutai
This week we were excited to be learning a bit about Te Rehutai, the Team New Zealand AC 75 that has been sailing in the Waitemata Harbour. Here is my information.
Emirates Team New Zealand Ac75.
Their skipper is Peter Burling, their boat is 75 feet long and 5.4 wide and
has a whopping 5m draft. It weighs a massive 7 ton and has aa monohull design. It is not a sailing boat
it's a flying boat! It has no keel instead it has foils. America's Cup is a big deal.
No doubt it can do 90km or 50 knots, which is almost the speed of a car going on the highway.
To get this speed they use the wind and grinders and they designed using computers.
Andrew, your post about Te Rehutai is packed full of great information. I agree that she is not a regular boat, she is almost more of a plane as she flys on foils across the Waitemata Harbour. I wonder why boats are often referred to us "she"?
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