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Wind speeds were 7 to 8 knots (13 to 15 km/h; 8.1 to 9.2 mph) during the second race. USA 17 reached the windward mark in 59 minutes, so her velocity made good was about 13.2 knots (24.4 km/h; 15.2 mph), or about 1.65 times wind speed. The course was a triangle, so the velocity made good downwind was only 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph), or ...
BMW Oracle's USA-17 training off Valencia, Spain in late January, 2010. The BMW Oracle/Oracle USA team has owned a number of boats, including: USA 71, trial boat for the 2003 America’s Cup. USA 76, race boat for the 2003 America’s Cup. USA 87, used in preparations for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. USA 98, raced in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 ...
Competing with a giant trimaran the BMW Oracle Racing team won the 2010 America's Cup for the Golden Gate Yacht Club on February 14, 2010, off Valencia, Spain. The team beat the giant catamaran Alinghi 2–0 in the best-of-three series, becoming the first American syndicate to win the cup since 1992.
The 33rd America's Cup between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club, and their racing team BMW Oracle Racing was the subject of extensive court action and litigation, surpassing in acrimony even the controversial 1988 America's Cup.
[2] [3] [4] Despite not being traditionally Polynesian, [5] [6] western trimarans use traditional Polynesian terms for the hull , the floats , and connectors . [15] The word trimaran is a portmanteau of tri and (cata)maran , [ 16 ] a term that is thought to have been coined by Victor Tchetchet , a pioneering modern multihull designer, born in ...
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The trimarans produced by this shipyard are characterized by a folding technology denominated "SwingWing". [2] This allows them to use marina berths intended for monohulls and be trailerable . The smallest model, the Dragonfly 25, [ 3 ] is narrow enough (2.3m) to not need special permits, as is the Dragonfly 28 (which at 2.54m is just under the ...