Originally Posted by
PilotFrog
Timbo: You been keeping up with the America's Cup? Got to see part of a race the other day. Unreal how fast those boats can accelerate and flying by on foils was impressive.
Here's a great (short) video I found of the new Artimis boat up on the foils going fast. At 35 seconds, watch how they lower the one board on the left, as they begin the gybe:
Artemis Racing - and on the 7th day... - YouTube
The "Trick" is to keep the boat up on the foils all the way through the gybe, to keep their speed up.