AC 50 – Team New Zealand
Construction: 2016 – 2017
Skipper: Peter Berling
Racing programme: America’s cup
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- Length: 13,45 m / 50′
- Width: 6,90 m / 22’6”
Race records:
America’s Cup 2017 Victory
Guillaume Verdier, naval architect, in collaboration with the Team for the design of the AC 50:
“For the Cup’s second edition, which involved a flying multihull, we were invited to join the ETNZ design team. The team was successfully led by our coordinator, Danièle Bernasconi, and was a collaboration between engineers, programmers, CFD experts, performers and more.
We worked in a flat organization, with numerous technical exchanges within the sailing team. The architectural aspects that we enjoyed more freedom with, included:
- Foil design
- Rudder design
- Mechanical systems enabling their adjustments
- Design of mechanical systems allowing the wing settings
- Platform aerodynamics
- Deck plan ergonomics
- Mechatronics (mechanical and electrical)
In collaboration with the team, my role allowed me to focus on the geometric and structural design of the appendages (rudder and foils).”
Photos © Hamish Hooper
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