: Is there any truth to the rumor that the hulls were designed on
: Kayak Foundry? They look like upside down 90' Epic V10's.

: If anyone wants to read about or discuss the America's Cup go to
: the Sailing Anarchy Forum. There are great photos of both boats
: and extremely up-to-date AC news too - including correspondents
: in the New York Supreme court reporting on the latest rulings.

: The Swiss defenders have an equally impressive boat (almost) but
: don't expect much sympathy from the San Diego based Sailing
: Anarchy web site.

: It's boggling how badly that sport has been corrupted by 2 of the
: wealthiest men in the world... but it's still going to be an
: incredible race.
: 190 foot solid wing masts and speeds that are 3 times the wind
: speed! (30 knots in 10 knots of wind they say!).

: http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/

: Kayak designers should notice the wave piercing bows similar to an
: Aluet. Fast ocean trimarans are faster when they go through
: waves than over.

There is slightly different hp available under sail vs. under paddle, sails can make a fairly large amount of power and we're relatively weak. I've seen a wave piercing yak somewhere, forget how it worked though, looked weird.

Bill H.