AC 72 out again...

 Yesterday Oracle took out their massive AC72 for a second trial day. That last time they had a break in the foil and had to return, I assume they have fixed this issue and maybe redesigned it. Oracle needs to test this boat to collect data for the final (if there is one) boat that will race in the AC next summer. It seems likely that Oracle will build another boat, I don't think they will use this one, beat it up, then sail it for the AC. They did biuld two for the last race, the Tri was built twice, I think they will do that again.

The problem is that the 'sailing season' is coming to an end in the bay. The wind will not be as strong and more storms will disrupt the water surface. Since the race will be in the summer, it would be best to test in the summer in similar conditions. But now the teams will have to practice in different conditions and the boat will respond differently.

 I would love to see these boats out testing and racing, The pictures don't really give them justice. I saw the Oracle 90 foot trimaran in San Diego and it was really something to see. I am sure this boat is the same, it is like a F1 car or an Indie race car. The thing is there are only a couple of them so to see one is very special. These boats will be some of the fastest sail boats  in the world, they are faster than power boats with 3 or 4 engines. Not many boats can match their speed, power included.