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Old 08-05-2013 | 05:16 AM
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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.