World's Most Advanced Hydrofoil Boats Fly Above Water

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  • Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
  • With razor-sharp hydrofoil catamarans that help them hit speeds of 60 miles an hour, the athletes of SailGP are pushing the limits of physics and human endurance. Claire Reilly goes out on the water to see the race in action.
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    0:00 - What is SailGP?
    1:18 - SailGP’s F50 sailboat: What it is and how it’s built
    2:37 - How hydrofoils work
    3:49 - Team USA captain Jimmy Spithill
    4:35 - F50 crew positions
    5:45 - Team USA strategist CJ Perez
    8:00 - The sound from an F50 hydrofoil
    8:50 - F50 sailboat sensors and the data they collect
    10:15 - The future of SailGP
    10:50 - SailGP season 2 grand final results
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  • @mk1st
    @mk1st Рік тому +591

    I love that they all “fly” the same hardware. Keeps it really competitive plus no doubt reduces the cost of participation from astronomical to just ridiculous.

    • @Bigbillyrayfan
      @Bigbillyrayfan Рік тому +26

      Also slows innovation. Should be two leagues. This and No Limit - see where it goes.

    • @knyghtryda
      @knyghtryda Рік тому +70

      @@Bigbillyrayfan "Unlimited Class" already exists. It's called America's Cup. The goal here feels very similar to Formula E, which is to create a racing series that can actually survive long term and have close, exciting racing without it being a "who's got the biggest wallet" contest.

    • @sarthakmishra1415
      @sarthakmishra1415 Рік тому

      Same as formula E

    • @carlsaganlives6086
      @carlsaganlives6086 Рік тому +4

      A conversion kit is also available for VW bugs from J.C. Whtney, too.

    • @DaveWhoa
      @DaveWhoa Рік тому +2

      which is why you can't really compare it to Formula 1, it's more like Indycar

  • @PbPomper
    @PbPomper Рік тому +178

    Over 70 kph on wind alone, that is awesome! Always loved hydrofoils. They are so elegant and efficient.

    • @Yvaelle
      @Yvaelle Рік тому +6

      The current record is 94.8km/h, set by the UK team.

    • @ezyrhino
      @ezyrhino Рік тому +7

      @@Yvaelle 99.9km/h this last weekend in Saint-Tropez. Incredible.

    • @lastsinner1738
      @lastsinner1738 Рік тому

      @@Yvaelle how does that convert to mph

    • @grandiewandie
      @grandiewandie Рік тому

      @@lastsinner1738 highway speed

    • @DavJumps
      @DavJumps Рік тому +1

      99.9 km/hr = 52.07 mph

  • @rbnk3088
    @rbnk3088 Рік тому +80

    I've sailed a 20 ton yacht in a regatta and I thought that was pretty intense at times but this is just next level

  • @woodygilson3465
    @woodygilson3465 Рік тому +97

    I had no idea hydrofoil design and technology had come this far or that any of this was a thing. This is badass.

    • @joeyferrell6102
      @joeyferrell6102 Рік тому +3

      The fin itself projects the boat up u can buy a hydrofoil surfboard with no motor and it’ll “fly” above water

    • @jasmijnariel
      @jasmijnariel Рік тому +2

      Hydrofoils are even common on kitesurfing

  • @simonbrooks6073
    @simonbrooks6073 Рік тому +250

    Foiling has completely changed sailing. To get an idea of what is pushing the boundaries at a smaller scale have a look at the Moths! Amazing tech and amazing human dexterity.

    • @ticklefritz5406
      @ticklefritz5406 Рік тому +1

      Shoot us a link

    • @AngusMcIntyre
      @AngusMcIntyre Рік тому +7

      @@ticklefritz5406 do a UA-cam search for international moth. Also check out iqfoil, formula kite and wing foiling.

    • @PatNetherlander
      @PatNetherlander Рік тому +3

      You said it Simon! Those Moths are stealing the show nowadays (and other foilers as the UFO, Skeeter and FlyingMantis as well). Great fun to watch and sailing has changed forever indeed! What a fun these boats are!

    • @rickc2078
      @rickc2078 Рік тому +1

      Is there another class of racing, a class where the hull stays in the water?

    • @AngusMcIntyre
      @AngusMcIntyre Рік тому +1

      @@rickc2078 plenty of amateur and professional 'displacement' series are available

  • @nickh5081
    @nickh5081 Рік тому +49

    I stumbled across this one weekend morning and had to do a double take when I saw the boats were going over 90km/h at times. My uncle had a one man racing CAT that I used to take out a lot as a teen, but this is insane!

    • @ianchandley
      @ianchandley Рік тому

      I was on a J-24 hitting terminal velocity at 18 knots under spinnaker and the crazy humming, shaking and vibrating it emitted sounds just like these F50’s as they scream past! I thought 18 knots was intense but these guys are a different breed!

  • @careylogan7639
    @careylogan7639 Рік тому +41

    This is absolutely the best video on Hydrofoils I have seen. I have been watching the races when they come online but never really understood how everything came together to produce a win. Now the races mean SO MUCH MORE to me than they did before. Your behind the scenes reveal requires I get a bigger hat. Mind expanding stuff there girl. love it. bookmarked this video and have subscribed. WOW!!!!

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Рік тому

      Why were you never curious enough to look for all these other great video's on foiling cats? There are several video's explaining exactly this, even some years ago. Just type "foiling" in the search thing, and watch them all. Please DO that, you had no idea those foiling kite surfers are just as interesting as those expensive cats.

    • @careylogan7639
      @careylogan7639 Рік тому +3

      @@voornaam3191 I have never had anyone complain about what I watch. kind of interesting. You give me the impression that you think you are better than anyone else. You're not. the thing is that I have only watched a few videos on foiling but I found that this video peaked my interest so I commented. I have a wide variety of interests and do not focus on one thing. You are obviously much more knowledgeable than I am on foils and I applaud you for that. Please do not look down on those who do not know as much as you do. I found the video to be very interesting to me from the perspective of someone just now learning about foils and foiling. I do not appreciate being stepped on for wanting to learn more yet have not reached the level of expertise that you obviously flaunt. don't bother replying to this reply to your comment. you will do more harm to yourself than me. Peace...Out! :o)

    • @FrankRoosevelt32
      @FrankRoosevelt32 Рік тому +2

      Wow maybe I'm wrong. I was kind of underwhelmed by the video. It just seemed like for every component of the catamaran she would barely explain it then say "THAT's where the speed comes from". She'd be like "These foils keep them above the water and THAT's where the speed comes from.... These sails catch the wind and THAT's where all that speed comes from... These raised buttons here are pushed by feel and THAT's where those speeds come from!"
      I'd be more curious to know how all those things make the boat go up to 60mph in a 15mph wind.

  • @brianellison3525
    @brianellison3525 Рік тому +18

    My father and his team built the Boeing Hydrofoil prototype. He was a plaster and plastics engineer. It's now in Port Orchard WA in dry dock.

  • @b.w.oostdam8875
    @b.w.oostdam8875 Рік тому +46

    I am working in IT and have been flying model airplanes and a few years back got into racing quadcopters, but this is still the most exiting technological development I have ever seen.

    • @JK360noscope
      @JK360noscope Рік тому

      Bro

    • @ashleycollard8968
      @ashleycollard8968 Рік тому

      f3k is worth a view then

    • @EuroVrod
      @EuroVrod Рік тому

      How do you get in to racing quadcopters? I am interested...thanks!

    • @b.w.oostdam8875
      @b.w.oostdam8875 Рік тому +2

      @@EuroVrod I have been flying model airplanes all my life. I am very interested in technology in general. When flight controllers came around I wanted to know how they work and build a so called 'simple copter'. See youtube for that. But when a fellow clubmember introduced me to a fpv goggle I was completely hooked. Besides that I have also sailed all my life. Learned it when I was very young

    • @helmsman13
      @helmsman13 Рік тому

      This technology existed in serial boats in Russia for 60 years or so. Look for Meteor and Raketa.

  • @jacksonbarry5407
    @jacksonbarry5407 Рік тому +6

    awesome to see more people promoting sail GP. seriously cool stuff to show anybody who thinks sailing is just a sport for sitting around and pulling ropes.

  • @jeffrenman4146
    @jeffrenman4146 Рік тому +7

    Wow these boats are amazing… I wish UA-cam had more quality videos like this. It's wonderful to see and learn something new and something beautiful at the same time. Sure beats all the other insane things that UA-cam has to offer.… I really wish you the very best and thanks so much… Please stay well

  • @360.Tapestry
    @360.Tapestry Рік тому +4

    so much for having a strategist who looks out for what happens outside of the boat...

  • @EV-Stop
    @EV-Stop 2 роки тому +43

    This video was exciting and informative. Makes me respect the crew members and the incredible catamarans of SailGP !!

  • @drumcdoo9050
    @drumcdoo9050 Рік тому +52

    What an amazing new sport! Great to see all the foils are of the same design. Will be great to see how new developments take place over the next few decades.
    Remember trying to hang glide around 45 years ago. Those old hang gliders are considered like dinasaurs now and very dangerous to fly!

    • @Republic3D
      @Republic3D Рік тому +2

      There's also an argument to be made that the design would evolve faster if each team built their own boat within specs. Like in Formula 1.

    • @dejuans1328
      @dejuans1328 Рік тому +2

      @@Republic3D That would definitely be better. These teams can afford it.

    • @matoko123
      @matoko123 Рік тому +3

      I was flying a Wasp Falcon 4 in 1980 :) It bears little resemblance to modern wings but what fun :)

    • @marklewandowski8474
      @marklewandowski8474 5 місяців тому

      ​@Republic3D F1 sucks because the richest teams win. Williams is never beating Mercedes. Cool that redbull has come on lately, but it's not interesting because the overall competition isnt there.

  • @BohemianBeatster
    @BohemianBeatster Рік тому +2

    Amazing race and filming. Very exciting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @victorsobral3700
    @victorsobral3700 Рік тому +6

    Awesome to watch, would be great to see them in Cape Town - we have really strong south-easterly winds during our summer months that will give these teams a go for their money, beat that.!!!

  • @lkajiess
    @lkajiess Рік тому +6

    Great content, props to the team behind it.

  • @Roger-go6jc
    @Roger-go6jc Рік тому +3

    Never been in to boats much. But when I was young in Canberra I used to go out on the lake with a hire cat on windy days. I'd spend ages up on one edge having a blast. And plenty of crashes too. After watching this the comparison was like me being on a toy tricycle! But it was a fun one!

  • @errolG68
    @errolG68 Рік тому +2

    Absolutely amazing and so well presented Thank you

  • @katomiler843
    @katomiler843 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant. I was in SF for the racing in March

  • @mattingray5651
    @mattingray5651 Рік тому +5

    This opens my eyes, never knew that sail boats racing can be this exciting ... almost like Indy racing.

    • @brianellison3525
      @brianellison3525 Рік тому

      My father raced sailboats for quite along time. His boat was the Willy Willy out of Des Moines WA.
      It's only exciting when you have wind. Otherwise its hours of bobbing around the bay.
      Have fun and be well.

  • @quitequiet5281
    @quitequiet5281 Рік тому +3

    Teamwork, nature and technology!!!

  • @a.k722
    @a.k722 Рік тому +1

    I never new about this, so cool. Love vids like this thanks cnet

  • @scottastell9415
    @scottastell9415 5 місяців тому

    Amazing footage and skill of sailors.

  • @MicBergsma
    @MicBergsma Рік тому +5

    Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

  • @thecbaum5154
    @thecbaum5154 Рік тому +4

    Next season they should a seventh position crewed by somebody who has no idea what's going on and the crew has to keep this person alive and on deck for the whole race.

  • @mcspikes1
    @mcspikes1 Рік тому

    Mind boggling . Thank You for sharing.

  • @deandavey7849
    @deandavey7849 6 місяців тому +1

    Yip we had the gp sailing in lytteltown harbor nz a year ago it was fantastic to see live 👏 👍🤗🇳🇿so looking forward to seeing them again

  • @roadie3124
    @roadie3124 Рік тому +3

    Really good report. I used to sail A-Class catamarans and some of our guys went on to sail these beasts. Unfortunately, I was born too soon and foiling A-Class came in after I retired. Bummer.

  • @danielschechter8130
    @danielschechter8130 Рік тому +12

    This is so cool! I want to sail in one. Except that I'd be too scared. Once when I was sailing on a Hobie Cat we were passed by a foil windsurfer. First I'd ever seen. We were fast, but it was much faster.

  • @entpguy
    @entpguy Рік тому

    Amazing machines. Superb presentation. Outstanding. Everyone should see this. Everyone.

  • @shareurtube
    @shareurtube Рік тому +2

    This is most interesting video I have seen in awhile. Combining physics and sailing strategy is awesome. Moving at 40 plus mph on a sailboat has to be a rush.

    • @MtNikota
      @MtNikota Рік тому

      Record is 60mph/ or 100km/h, by the French, and a boat concept called Hydroptere.

  • @sparkeyjones6261
    @sparkeyjones6261 Рік тому +6

    I have a view of SF Bay from my house, and watched these things zip by a couple months ago. Just amazing.

    • @cemasti4524
      @cemasti4524 Рік тому

      I got a feeling you occupied my house while I m on a year long trip in Singapore.
      Dont touch the cured meat in the basement OK.?

    • @sparkeyjones6261
      @sparkeyjones6261 Рік тому

      @@cemasti4524 lol... wasn't me. I've got my own charcuterie curing in the basement.

    • @cemasti4524
      @cemasti4524 Рік тому

      @@sparkeyjones6261
      Just in case.
      I use that meat as mice+rat poison.
      U know there is poison inside
      Oh well that is to get rid of squatters too.

  • @markzieg3593
    @markzieg3593 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for taking us along for the ride. How exciting!
    Would like to know how it is that these skippers can keep the boats flying when changing tack.

    • @Daz555Daz
      @Daz555Daz Рік тому +3

      Simply by maintaining the speed necessary to keep the boat up on the foil (easy when you say it like that, lol). It took a lot of practice and a fair few crashes but looking at footage it seems the crews figured it out preparing for the America's cup in 2017.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Рік тому +3

      They follow different lines than a floating monohull does. Catamarans have always rounded a racing buoy far wider, it pays to keep a high speed and do a small detour. These foiling cats do the same thing. Just faster...

    • @yishunny
      @yishunny Рік тому +1

      flight controller drives while swapping sides sometimes (someone in the afterguard)

  • @jamestnov41945
    @jamestnov41945 Рік тому

    WOW! Thank you my dear for this fascinating look into this type of sailing?

  • @BillieBMarsh
    @BillieBMarsh Рік тому

    I loved watching this. Incredible! How exciting! Thank you! Dennis Connor set world sailing speed records on the Bal D'Or with his rigid-winged catamaran. He sailed circles around Australia when they challenged Dennis to a one-on-one race. Sir Michael Fay was shut down.

  • @RickMentore
    @RickMentore Рік тому +3

    Eager to experience Hydro foiling, can't wait for this tec to be available on consumers sail crafts!

  • @kiwidiesel
    @kiwidiesel Рік тому +6

    As a kiwi I have always followed the sailing, especially during the America's Cup just because I love seeing us beat the world, but especially Team America. When the design switched to the recent foiling hulls I was blown away at the change in race pace and the switch to an almost composite sport of flying and sailing, love watching it even more now!

    • @whitneymacdonald4396
      @whitneymacdonald4396 Рік тому +1

      Yes, it's amazing but I miss the days of tactical sailboat racing. Now it's just an engineering race. They don't even engage with each other for the most part.

  • @edwardwong654
    @edwardwong654 Рік тому

    Pretty amazing and interesting. I worked at the SF Fed in 2013 AD and could watch the amazing America's Cup from my office. It's a very exciting event.

  • @bluesman608
    @bluesman608 9 місяців тому

    So cool. No surprise that the captain grew up soloing a Hobie 16. I wish the video showed longer clips instead cutting every three seconds. The boats are exciting enough without flashy editing!

  • @toddabbott781
    @toddabbott781 Рік тому +15

    I would love to see a much smaller version that was computer controlled and with a GPS display it can show the direction that gives the best speed and the direction that will result in the boat loosing hydrofoil. With computer control on the sail trim and hydrofoils you can set speed caps. It could give not only a visual display of what speed the boat is capable of at what angles based on wind speed and direction, but it can also limit the speed and give you recommendations of a travel path to a destination if you need to tack. The computer would definitely control the foil to help it not only get up on the foil, but to maintain a perfect height and full stability.

    • @alw6589
      @alw6589 Рік тому +1

      Sounds like a self driving car. Lot of accidents in those, driving is not a simple task. And these boats don’t seem practical on open water, so this is more like a race car on a track than a practical vehicle

    • @toddabbott781
      @toddabbott781 Рік тому

      @@alw6589 There are some nice advantages of something like this. They basically produce almost no wake so they would not have speed restrictions on certain lakes and rivers. Sailboats also usually have far less restrictions and regulations on them, especially if they have no motor. Also buying marina gas is EXPENSIVE and handling gas canisters is a pain in the butt.
      Just think of a private craft version. Obviously you need it to be controlled by one person. I know they had little sailboat hydrofoils back in the 80s I think, but that company only made a few hundred and folded. It used floats to control the hydrofoils, but that would be FAR less efficient. It did have dual wing sails. It was only a single seater though, but it was fast and looked fun. Last I saw they never get thrown out, but instead they sell on eBay for a decent price and get rebuilt. There is like a fan club for them.
      A little Arduino or Raspberry Pi could likely handle all the calculations and the sensors should be fairly cheap. You would need servos or motors on the hydrofoils, the rudder, rotate the sail. I like the flying wing type sails too. A good display though is key with what would likely look king of egg shaped showing likely speeds from what angles. You would need wind direction and speed as well as motion sensors and a lidar to detect distance off the water and wave height in front. With a computer controlling the sale position and hydrofoils it would be impossible to flip one.
      Think if they had something like a 2 seater and a larger 6 seater to start out Maybe have a longer range lidar for detecting boats and the shore and maybe even a depth finder. Having GPS trip planning with tacking as needed would be nice too.
      Just saying... I would like to see a retail version of something like this again... and if it was handled by a larger company like Tesla he likely could sell enough to mass produce them and keep the prices low. Put a couple of solar panels on it to power the motors and a battery and you are good to go. Heck if there is enough power you could have a folding troller motor on the rudder that could back you out from a dock and maybe move you away from the shore into better wind if needed (very slowly). Heck you could likely pull a water-skier or tube no problems if you have decent wind.

    • @alw6589
      @alw6589 Рік тому

      @@toddabbott781 people already crash boats far too often and they’re currently the easiest thing to drive ever. that would be a torpedo on autopilot and would decapitate children until it was banned

  • @glidercoach
    @glidercoach Рік тому +3

    1:41
    This milling machine was around when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. A 1950's era, hand operated machine (with a digital read out upgrade), is a testament to old school, quality American engineering.
    My Bridgeport mill is from the *1940's* and is a valuable asset to any shop.

  • @sionnach013
    @sionnach013 Рік тому +1

    My brother and I were so fortunate to meet Ben Lexan in 1987 . We were at Peppermint Grove, W.A, Australia . Ben walked down the pier and said "G'day boys". We never approached him , he approached us , a Gentleman . Ben would be so blown away how sailing has progress .

  • @erikig
    @erikig Рік тому +1

    9:24 Somewhere behind the scenes Larry Ellison is smiling, rubbing his hands together gleefully

  • @RudiZimmerer
    @RudiZimmerer Рік тому +4

    It is all about going in the flow... The speed doesn't matter so much... I have done this by flying Windsurfing boats or gliding on racing cats... And I started at high speed on the most dangerous ski piste in Italy... You are then in the moment, timeless, and when you start to dream it is over. You get addicted, you feel that trembling of the mast, and then the windsurfing boat is out of the water... you fly,. And with skying, you can't control your skies anymore, the skies find the optimum route down by themselves... You let it go and watch..., it is just happening, very fast movements, you can't think over it, it happens

  • @MrSychnant
    @MrSychnant Рік тому +5

    Very exciting but i would have liked more of an explanation of how the sail works and why its split into separate panels etc.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 Рік тому +1

      They call it aerodynamics and if you use your own eyes and brains, you see that those sails are evolving towards solid wings. A catamaran mast started like a round pole, which has far less drag than you'd expect, just check a windsurfers mast. Then the mast turned into quite a large wing, with a sail attached. And today mast and sail design can be done using a computer, finding what is strong, light and most effective. Just like the foils themselves, fast computers led to amazing innovations. Today you cannot build a winner ship anymore, just applying your common sense. No matter if you are an expert already, you do need to test your ideas on a computer, or your boat will not win races.
      You can search for video's on sails and masts, I bet there are good ones explaining how things work. The rough idea is, the sails have an effect on the wind, the wind direction and speed is changing a bit, compared to what it was before the boat passed. There is an energy exchange. And then things like the shape of the mast and sails have an impact on how the air moves around the sail. There are theories about that. And practical implications: how do you adapt your sails to the wind speed you have, how do you trim a sail. And these foiling cats and surfers are so fast, you got that funny problem, that the wind starts becoming a head wind, no matter what direction you are going. This effect means, there is a speed limit. For sails that work better in this self induced head wind, will result in a higher speed. Sails that do not push upwind so hard, well, those sails will be slower at any course, because a foiling cat will accellerate until the wind is a strong head wind at any course. These cats have a certain factor, some can sail four times the wind speed. For slower designs, those could do "only" twice the wind speed. Which can still be horribly fast, by the way. You got the idea, it has to do with the drag of the foils, and the quality of the sails, those must perform excellent in upwind conditions, for that is what a foiling boat is doing in the end.
      Hope you got an introduction. Specialists can tell things more specific, this was just what I picked up from UA-cam, and I guess this is what makes foiling cats so special. Remember, those high speeds are pretty dangerous, steering a fast foiling cat is an intense experience, you need to learn new skills, or you will end floating upside down, break the mast or similar oops. There are sailing schools that include foiling cat courses. When you live near water, you could take time and learn sailing a small foiling cat yourself. Maybe that's an option?

    • @martinhoflich6150
      @martinhoflich6150 Рік тому

      @@voornaam3191 👍

  • @kaf2303
    @kaf2303 Рік тому +1

    Those boats or planes are sick! Love them 💝

  • @SedriqMiers
    @SedriqMiers Рік тому

    That was fascinating, well done cnet.

  • @washinours
    @washinours Рік тому +6

    as an aspiring data analyst and racing fan, this is honey to my ears

  • @mugensamurai
    @mugensamurai Рік тому +6

    The strategist is a nice way of saying she's a backseat driver.

    • @arctic_haze
      @arctic_haze Рік тому

      The person in Team USA is basically another pair of eyes for the skipper but I can imagine a team when the actual skipper is the strategist who gives commands to the helmsman.

  • @mariuspetre1613
    @mariuspetre1613 Рік тому

    Thank you! This was fascinating!!

  • @ChuckFarlieSeesAll
    @ChuckFarlieSeesAll Рік тому +1

    Ok. I’m hooked. This is why I love UA-cam ❤️⛵️

  • @StudioBeast7575
    @StudioBeast7575 Рік тому +6

    I'm blown away about how far sailing has advanced. I did a lot of sailing when I was younger but this is incredible! I bet it would be even faster and crazier if they hoisted up a Spinnaker.

    • @macsen5422
      @macsen5422 Рік тому +4

      Not really, a spinnaker only works downwind, while these things are so fast that per the apparent wind you're always going upwind and faster than the wind (and we're talking multiples of the speed of wind, which is crazy)

    • @coleschemistrychannel4172
      @coleschemistrychannel4172 Рік тому +1

      @@macsen5422 This

    • @ElSantoLuchador
      @ElSantoLuchador 8 місяців тому +1

      Hydrofoils allow boat speed to double or triple wind speed. Try that with a spinnaker.

  • @barryrudge1576
    @barryrudge1576 Рік тому +8

    These boats, that's if you can call them boats just fascinate me. How they lift out of the water, the speed they travel at and a crew with one called a flight controller. They've got to be ultra fit. Would I do it? absolutely no way!

  • @paulh7589
    @paulh7589 Рік тому

    That was a very enjoyable video, thank you.

  • @-LightningRod-
    @-LightningRod- Рік тому

    Hello from Canada , ...SAIL GP is Amazing !!!

  • @SailGP
    @SailGP Рік тому +5

    So, who's coming to see a race in 2022?! Season 3 begins this weekend in Bermuda!

  • @johnnyo3fan
    @johnnyo3fan Рік тому +5

    I believe the grinders are turning a hydraulic pump which in turn powers the winch.

    • @ats-3693
      @ats-3693 Рік тому +1

      I dont think this class uses the same system the Americas Cup boats use, these guys are actually winding winches pulling sails up trimming as well as manually winding the dagger board foils up and down.
      With the AC75 monohulls the grinders are keeping hydraulic fluid pressure up and the sail trimming is controlled hydraulically by a crew member with a hand held controller box like a PlayStation controller, the dagger boards are electrically powered using batteries which is the only stored energy they are permitted to use, the grinders control these with foot pedals.

  • @1984WillC
    @1984WillC 18 днів тому

    looks incredibly fun

  • @W00PIE
    @W00PIE Рік тому

    This is dangerous content. Right now I can't imagine going back to my beloved Laser dinghy. These speeds are insane.

  • @scroungasworkshop4663
    @scroungasworkshop4663 Рік тому +3

    Fantastic, it’s certainly a level playing field and It’s skill that wins the race. Good luck to all of them but a little bit more to Australia.

    • @ElSantoLuchador
      @ElSantoLuchador 8 місяців тому

      Whoever has the best computer simulator wins the race. The talent is the mathematicians and coders that are writing the simulators, not the sailors. Traditional skill doesn't really give you an edge anymore, especially when the computer is telling you what line to take.

  • @FinancialShinanigan
    @FinancialShinanigan 2 роки тому +18

    Interviewing the Americans but cheering for the Australians lol

    • @clairereilly
      @clairereilly 2 роки тому +2

      Couldn't help myself ;)

    • @michaelrfx7
      @michaelrfx7 2 роки тому

      @@clairereilly Claire I just want say you are awesome! I do hope you give us an inside look of the International Space Station someday! :)

    • @headmondronary2127
      @headmondronary2127 Рік тому +1

      And the kiwis invented another impressive water sport. Couldn't help myself either.

  • @phil4977
    @phil4977 Рік тому

    This is amazing stuff. Love it

  • @roguecode2354
    @roguecode2354 Рік тому +1

    this is awesome and looks like so much fun.

  • @lukesimpson6946
    @lukesimpson6946 Рік тому +13

    Fun fact, F50's are only the second most advanced boats. AC75's are even more advanced and impressive

    • @stultuses
      @stultuses Рік тому +2

      Thanks for that info

    • @cordlxze9559
      @cordlxze9559 Рік тому

      The monohull is crazy!

    • @Albert-Mag...
      @Albert-Mag... Рік тому

      Can't wait for the 100's And 150's...

    • @rydenkaye9735
      @rydenkaye9735 Рік тому +1

      Arguably offshore racing classes like the imoca 60s or ultime trimarans are more advanced than either ac75s of f50s

    • @santosl.harper4471
      @santosl.harper4471 Рік тому

      (third most advanced)

  • @DonaldDump2024
    @DonaldDump2024 2 роки тому +11

    These catamarans are so beautiful and impressive. I can’t help but think of how dangerous it would be to fall out during a race. Those blades slicing through the water could slice through your body.

    • @williamrayburn5314
      @williamrayburn5314 2 роки тому +1

      IKR!

    • @timotheyszczepanski6644
      @timotheyszczepanski6644 Рік тому +6

      They are attached to the boat because of such concers. Peter Burling fell off this week as he ran across the boat and he was held by his tether, too high to touch the water, so he was fine.

    • @DonaldDump2024
      @DonaldDump2024 Рік тому

      @@timotheyszczepanski6644
      That’s good to hear. Otherwise there’d be no way to escape a blade coming at you.

    • @jackiefitzpatrick2906
      @jackiefitzpatrick2906 Рік тому +3

      What about marine mammals and fish sliced apart ?

    • @DonaldDump2024
      @DonaldDump2024 Рік тому

      @@jackiefitzpatrick2906
      True. Especially since sea mammals need to come up for air. I hadn’t thought about that.

  • @RustyClam
    @RustyClam Місяць тому

    I used to race Olympic class tornadoes in the 70s in Florida. It’s amazing what apparent wind can do. These America cup boats are reaching these speeds in 20 knot winds.

  • @chefgiovanni
    @chefgiovanni Рік тому +1

    Chef is ready to sail. Set it up.

  • @arfajob4246
    @arfajob4246 Рік тому +3

    2:30 Gotta smile but those "pretty simple physics" were something a billionaire & the computing power of Oracle failed to grasp, whilst a talented team on a tiny budget grabbed by the throat. Never mind sailing fans, Bermuda 2017 was an absolute feast of sportsmanship & sailing excellence, team Oracle should take a bow for that choice of location, the whole event was the best I have ever watched you betcha.
    '

  • @shawnmartin1306
    @shawnmartin1306 Рік тому +7

    How do they transport these around the world? I know they don’t sail these through open oceans. These are designed for harbor racing so I’m curious how they do that

    • @zedsclanwallace8558
      @zedsclanwallace8558 Рік тому +1

      They all use money to transport the boats.

    • @shawnmartin1306
      @shawnmartin1306 Рік тому +1

      @@zedsclanwallace8558 but do they ship them? Do they take apart and trailer them, fly them or actually sail them? I am curious how they actually transport them.

  • @benjaminwebb5759
    @benjaminwebb5759 Рік тому +1

    These are to cool. It's just the wind pushing these along. Those hydro foils are cool.

  • @JackDennisWatt
    @JackDennisWatt Рік тому

    Amazing sport - technology - athletics - pushing limits in all areas

  • @hughmacdonald3595
    @hughmacdonald3595 Рік тому +3

    Lol. Skip. The usual overstated crapola so beloved of this channel.

  • @besweeeet2
    @besweeeet2 2 роки тому +14

    Like F1, but actually exciting.

    • @brianellison3525
      @brianellison3525 Рік тому

      Unless there's no wind, then it's bobbing around the bay for hours.
      My dad raced.

    • @eric4946
      @eric4946 Рік тому

      More like Indy considering the boat model is fixed by the series.

  • @beegchunguz7425
    @beegchunguz7425 Рік тому

    I've never got chills about a boat sport before.

  • @marvinmartin4692
    @marvinmartin4692 3 місяці тому

    This is seriously amazing!

  • @toptastic66
    @toptastic66 Рік тому +4

    Portugal just banned efoil boards because of incidents.
    The danger of a knife moving through the water at such high speeds is scary if your a whale, dolphin or distance swimmer etc

    • @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409
      @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409 Рік тому

      Normal vessels kill plenty of whales, they should ban all boats.

    • @Buran01
      @Buran01 Рік тому

      Is the same as other racing vehicles: you just use them in a racing track in competition. The same as you don't race a rally or an F1 in a public road open to the public.

    • @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409
      @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409 Рік тому

      @@Buran01we should ban all cars

    • @Buran01
      @Buran01 Рік тому

      @@royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409 I agree, not a big deal for me.

    • @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409
      @royaldecreeforthechurchofm8409 Рік тому +1

      @@Buran01 ban all youtube replies

  • @dannyarcher6370
    @dannyarcher6370 Рік тому +5

    It looks far more technically and physically demanding than F1.

  • @Keln02
    @Keln02 7 місяців тому

    Essentially a waterbound plane.
    Really cool

  • @Spike9803
    @Spike9803 Рік тому +1

    SailGP is like racing Ice boats; from a speed standpoint for sure! I am surprised that not one person made that connection in this video. I never knew this sport existed, SailGP is waaay cool!

    • @michelebourke4340
      @michelebourke4340 Рік тому

      you've never heard of the america's cup?....it oughta be renamed the kiwi cup!

  • @XxxionxX
    @XxxionxX Рік тому +3

    I want a little one about 15 feet long 🥺

    • @notclay4738
      @notclay4738 Рік тому

      Nacra 17 is about the closets out now

  • @lutomson3496
    @lutomson3496 Рік тому +6

    18 year old strategist? =rich connected daddy

  • @adriatic123
    @adriatic123 11 місяців тому

    That hydrofoil gliding is a marvelous invention.

  • @lastsinner1738
    @lastsinner1738 Рік тому

    This truly looks so exciting to me!

  • @ivans.935
    @ivans.935 Рік тому +4

    Given the amount of data that is being generated by these boats, and Oracle behind it - the AI driven boats are much closer than you think.

    • @coldnapalmFJ
      @coldnapalmFJ Рік тому +3

      Who wants to watch robots race, boring.

  • @georgechyz
    @georgechyz Рік тому +3

    Real sailing is a romantically beautiful experience that's functional and useful. These high tech monsters are Impractical, too fast, too dangerous, and too expensive. Adrenalin junkies don't understand the magnificence of the middle path of love that opens our hearts.

    • @duncanb1981
      @duncanb1981 Рік тому +1

      Maybe.. but you are comparing a leisurely cruise to the apex of sailing, where technology and teamwork meet in unison and create something else that is awe enspiring and beautiful in its own right.

    • @georgechyz
      @georgechyz Рік тому +2

      @@duncanb1981 It is very impressive, I can't deny that. However, beauty is very personal and I don't see beauty in those monstrous machines. I raced yachts for 20 years and participated at the world class level. My Brother is three time world champion in Thunderbirds. So I've experienced intense racing, and found those experiences to be fun and exhilarating ways to connect with Mother nature. Conversely, in these over the top high tech machines it seems that the helmets, goggles, electronics and foils separate the participants from nature making the experience technologically isolating rather than natural and intimate. Of course that's just my opinion. My favorite water activity is body surfing naked, it's just me and natural waves on a tropical island where I live a simple life. Less is more.

  • @marcodipietro8835
    @marcodipietro8835 Рік тому

    Ive always wanted to Watch SailGP

  • @lpg12338
    @lpg12338 Рік тому

    Very interesting video, great job!

  • @shadowbanned5164
    @shadowbanned5164 Рік тому +4

    4 times the speed of the wind is mind blowingly fast for a sail boat.....see what I did there?

  • @Antipodean33
    @Antipodean33 Рік тому +4

    So they went for an extra crew member, a so called "strategist" which they didn't need before, but for some reason they do now. And the Americans chose an 18 year old girl, you know because she'd obviously be the best qualified for the job, seeing she's had decades of sailing experience at the top level under her belt. Seriously ridiculous

    • @peterwright4093
      @peterwright4093 Рік тому +1

      Yeah- I'm sure she was selected for this role because she's young and beautiful... but it could be that she's already proved herself in ways that've impressed this multi-million dollar operation. Time for you to go home.

    • @Antipodean33
      @Antipodean33 Рік тому

      @@peterwright4093 Proved herself in what way exactly? Tell me what she's done that would earn her a position on one of these boats, above everyone else out there with years of experience. You'd have to be a moron to think she's qualified or earned her way aboard this boat

  • @wilderbeestmcc6539
    @wilderbeestmcc6539 Рік тому +1

    We’ve come a long way since the Mayflower… Amazing.👍🇬🇧

  • @dimviesel
    @dimviesel Рік тому

    That’s truly incredible

  • @angelstone3861
    @angelstone3861 7 місяців тому +6

    While our world is falling apart, the middle class is being exterminated, billionaires are playing with their toys. Very nice toys, we agree. ⛵️

    • @JSPHism
      @JSPHism 5 місяців тому +2

      Yeah its the billionaires fault. They should cancel sail GP so I can have healthcare

    • @20runninginthebackground
      @20runninginthebackground Місяць тому +1

      Your perception

    • @steveb6244
      @steveb6244 Місяць тому

      And this is hurting you how????

    • @bryanzimmerman8646
      @bryanzimmerman8646 Місяць тому

      @@steveb6244watch rollerball. Then maybe you will understand. Probably not though. The original with James Caan not the crappy remake

    • @CemeteryShop-yg6gi
      @CemeteryShop-yg6gi 15 днів тому

      It’s a fine example of what can build if you work it out. Some people build value, and wealth follows value. Some people build talking points, which is only talk. It begs valuation without merit and gains only jealousy in its own dearth.

  • @pikasnipe1
    @pikasnipe1 Рік тому +3

    Other than just entertainment for ubër rich people, what does this contribute to society?

  • @MotoTvWoodsFarm
    @MotoTvWoodsFarm Рік тому

    amazing photography 👍

  • @bertram46
    @bertram46 Рік тому

    What a great video. Thank you. I a sailor/racer/cruiser.
    This gave me so much insight.
    I want to share with my connections on LinkedIn.

  • @aquariussoda007
    @aquariussoda007 Рік тому

    Simply Awesome !

  • @thudar9
    @thudar9 Рік тому

    Wow ! great drone camera work !!!

  • @ratecnocorexxc
    @ratecnocorexxc 17 днів тому

    Es increíble como han evolucionado.....cada vez La Vela se vuelve más sofisticada.
    Cada año supera mucho al anterior regata.

  • @jamiemctainsh3267
    @jamiemctainsh3267 Рік тому +1

    Great to hear the Aussie accent from the USA Captain. Either way we win.