47 knots is a rocket ship man. I can barely imagine... and I made my living on sailboats for over 17 years. Sponsored many events, regattas, national and world championships... even sponsored individual team riders for our then new Alpha sailboards... one of which held the speed record of production boards. A little faster than the 47 knots, BUT It was smaller than a slalom ski, but comprehending a true sail vessel, hydra-foil or not at 47 knots posses a lot of questions. truly uncanny. luck 2u
I still can't imagine the feeling of riding this glorious beast... And I've been windsurfing, kiteboardind, sailing, skiing on water... but this... this is a whole different league. What a tribute to techology...
vessel speed at sea was measured using a chip log. This was a wooden panel, weighted on one edge to float perpendicular to the water surface, and present resistance to moving with respect to the water around it, attached by line to a reel. The chip log was "cast" over the stern and the line allowed to pay out. Knots placed at a distance of 47 feet 3 inches passed through a sailor's fingers, while another sailor used a 30 second sand-glassto time the operation.
@PaleHearse I believe that I acknowledged every aspect of the "record speed achievement", which you refer to in your reply. I am not of the yacht race set, however the success of the design should also accomplish the task of allowing the crew to trim their craft with the least amount of peril to themselves. The whole procedure appeared to be pitched on the edge of a razor blade as it concerns crew safety. Pleasure cruise aside, running the equator of the craft every 20 seconds is crazy!
Saw this awsome piece of boat flying at the Solent earlier on this year doing around 30kts,unfotunately it was unable to perform its outstanding top speed due to various obstacles around the Solent like buoys
That as amazingly fast for a wind driven vessel, incredible how little of the hull was in the water, just the foils, no wonder they could reach such speeds and all that with a reef or two in the mainsail!
I would want a mouth guard, seat belt, life jacket, and crash helmet to take this ride!!! In 2004 I crashed my own catamaran running fast, in a down wind luff, only going about 1/2 the rate of this machine. The boat pitchpoled, I was fastened to the boat with a strong hiking strap over my left knee. The rapid deceleration inflicted a whip-lash injury at the top of my hips, breaking my third lumbar ! The lesson? Going fast is fun, stopping fast, much less so ! Happy sailing!
If you watch the vid. from 1.07 minutes the maneuver the are performing IS a jybe. The boat keeps it's speed and therefore can complete the jybe and not come off the foils, but it needs very quick crewing skills, hence the frantic rope pulling.
incredible.. almost 50 knots.. really impressive.. fully agree with kally jones.. imagine if you would pass one of the fastest tea-clippers some 200 years ago with a speedie like that.. wow.. the sailors would have had some more "tales" to tell about the "flying dutchman"..
@1955thekeeper Didn't look any different from any yacht race I've ever seen. What you were seeing is them trimming it out for maximum speed.. they weren't on a pleasure cruse. Wonder what the minimum speed to get it aloft is... that would be more the question as to the success of the design. Bottom line is that any time you can reduce your waterline to about a foot and a half it's got to be a plus. (grin) I loved it.
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I am no sailboat/hydofoil expert by any means but got to thinking about your question and thought maybe it has to do with turning? Seems it should be easier to turn with the foils canted inward as apposed to out, but once again I am no expert.
Well as i see the hydroptere is like 2-3 meters above sea level, and if a wave comes that is higher than that a bow of hydroptere would ram in it and it will slow down so intense that probably it's mast would crack. No matter of it's hydrofoil If you looked on Americas Cup in 2003 for Team New Zealand a sail was hit by a wave and the mast cracked.
beautiful vid!! But why aren't all these guys attached to the boat with life-lines? We probably all remember the accident with the Volvo Ocean Race couple years ago...
I have an email that states two more will be built , one a smaller test craft and a larger version which will sail around the world. It is not clear if the "larger" craft is bigger than this craft shown here. This will be interesting.
to all the people that are annoyed by people that simply post "fake" as a comment. You need to understand that they don't actually think its fake, they just post the comment to wind people up. Its a trend on youtube, loads of videos get the same comments. So don't waste your time trying to reason them, its a waste of energy. Just ignore them.
I beleive the two devices (hydro stabalizers/whatever?) that reach into the water at each of the wings may be moved inwards or outwards by the driver. Depending on the feel of the craft the driver makes the slight adjustments at the wheel. You dont see him moving the wheel much. that is my view/opinion.
@JeffStoleman That did take a broken rib to be fair. On the upside, you can get the whole setup in your car. Stunning effort though, reminded me of the Ekranoplan ground-effect thing, I wonder if that's the next step?
Where is the music from? I know I have heard it before but dont have a clue where. Hydrafoils are the way to go - competitively sailed international 14's for a few years
they dont need it. combination of balast and the width of them is enough to keep it upright its just like having a really heavy person on a really long wing then trapese because the hulls are so far away from the centerline
What was the wind speed? I think there is too much wing breaking the sea surface and there is too much ship over the sea. Also the sails could be changed by airplane wing better than old stile sails. It could be done much better, I am sure.
A BIG TOY - amazing accomplishment, showing the excess power of WIND we have yet to harness productively - so the crew does noot need to go to the corner to keep her FLYING like nothing else ever = well done indeed (viv la france')
wonderful would be a great time to fly that boat. I'm amazed that the main is reefed down to what seems to be half mast. I'd like to see this boat with a ridged wing sail.
if the boat started to lean, the hydrofoil would not work, the high side would pick up out of the water and the low side would sink and act as an extra rudder. probably causing all kinds of steering issues.
Could anyone tell me the name of the song? or how to obtain it? by the way: pirate, this is sheer windpower... I just LOVE the quietness, and the grace it glides through the waters...
Great video! Does anybody know the music? I have been looking for it for years and haven't found it yet. It is also in the BBC America version of Top Gear season 8 episode 2 about 32 minutes in.
Hydroptere. Even the name is fucking amazing.
I can't imagine the feeling of sailing in one of those. Spectacular.
13 years and i still come back to this video.
Yes it's epic
47 knots is a rocket ship man. I can barely imagine... and I made my living on sailboats for over 17 years. Sponsored many events, regattas, national and world championships... even sponsored individual team riders for our then new Alpha sailboards... one of which held the speed record of production boards. A little faster than the 47 knots, BUT It was smaller than a slalom ski, but comprehending a true sail vessel, hydra-foil or not at 47 knots posses a lot of questions. truly uncanny. luck 2u
That is -THE- coolest thing that I have ever seen!
I still can't imagine the feeling of riding this glorious beast... And I've been windsurfing, kiteboardind, sailing, skiing on water... but this... this is a whole different league.
What a tribute to techology...
Hydrodynamics and aerodynamics in perfect harmony. Beautiful.
vessel speed at sea was measured using a chip log. This was a wooden panel, weighted on one edge to float perpendicular to the water surface, and present resistance to moving with respect to the water around it, attached by line to a reel. The chip log was "cast" over the stern and the line allowed to pay out. Knots placed at a distance of 47 feet 3 inches passed through a sailor's fingers, while another sailor used a 30 second sand-glassto time the operation.
@PaleHearse I believe that I acknowledged every aspect of the "record speed achievement", which you refer to in your reply. I am not of the yacht race set, however the success of the design should also accomplish the task of allowing the crew to trim their craft with the least amount of peril to themselves. The whole procedure appeared to be pitched on the edge of a razor blade as it concerns crew safety. Pleasure cruise aside, running the equator of the craft every 20 seconds is crazy!
Wow, the things we can do. Could you imagine sailors 200 years ago seeing something like that!
hydrofoil was invented nearly 200 years ago
What a incredible Sailboat, 47 KTS ! yes thats flying ! love the helm station. Even Looked like they had a double reef in the mainsail.
Saw this awsome piece of boat flying at the Solent earlier on this year doing around 30kts,unfotunately it was unable to perform its outstanding top speed due to various obstacles around the Solent like buoys
i saw a pic of the record breaking run in Ronstan's merch magazine.. truly awesome!!
That as amazingly fast for a wind driven vessel, incredible how little of the hull was in the water, just the foils, no wonder they could reach such speeds and all that with a reef or two in the mainsail!
I would want a mouth guard, seat belt, life jacket, and crash helmet to take this ride!!! In 2004 I crashed my own catamaran running fast, in a down wind luff, only going about 1/2 the rate of this machine. The boat pitchpoled, I was fastened to the boat with a strong hiking strap over my left knee. The rapid deceleration inflicted a whip-lash injury at the top of my hips, breaking my third lumbar ! The lesson? Going fast is fun, stopping fast, much less so !
Happy sailing!
If you watch the vid. from 1.07 minutes the maneuver the are performing IS a jybe. The boat keeps it's speed and therefore can complete the jybe and not come off the foils, but it needs very quick crewing skills, hence the frantic rope pulling.
incredible.. almost 50 knots.. really impressive.. fully agree with kally jones.. imagine if you would pass one of the fastest tea-clippers some 200 years ago with a speedie like that.. wow.. the sailors would have had some more "tales" to tell about the
"flying dutchman"..
@1955thekeeper
Didn't look any different from any yacht race I've ever seen. What you were seeing is them trimming it out for maximum speed.. they weren't on a pleasure cruse.
Wonder what the minimum speed to get it aloft is... that would be more the question as to the success of the design. Bottom line is that any time you can reduce your waterline to about a foot and a half it's got to be a plus. (grin) I loved it.
Wow! It's a thing of real beauty. Congratulations, gentlemen.
wow . . a 100hp engine in a 7m RIB goes up about 30/35 knots in good conditions... I love this video!
100% adrenalina!!!!!!
ejemplar concepto de navegación (mucho estudio y tecnología), felicitaciones.Espero poder navegar en el!
Hoy, un sueño.................!
Simply awesome. That's the kind of sailing I wanna do, pure adrenaline...
I am no sailboat/hydofoil expert by any means but got to thinking about your question and thought maybe it has to do with turning? Seems it should be easier to turn with the foils canted inward as apposed to out, but once again I am no expert.
This video brought me into multihull sailing.
Such a noble looking machine, its beautiful.
legit, coolest, most beautiful thing i have ever seen
Well as i see the hydroptere is like 2-3 meters above sea level, and if a wave comes that is higher than that a bow of hydroptere would ram in it and it will slow down so intense that probably it's mast would crack. No matter of it's hydrofoil
If you looked on Americas Cup in 2003 for Team New Zealand a sail was hit by a wave and the mast cracked.
That is some kickass sailing!
beautiful vid!! But why aren't all these guys attached to the boat with life-lines? We probably all remember the accident with the Volvo Ocean Race couple years ago...
This is freakin awesome! it reminds me of that movie Treasure Planet or whatever its called with the flying ships and stuff
the hydrofoil is an amazing invention. its used in many ways and they are all awesome.
I have an email that states two more will be built , one a smaller test craft and a larger version which will sail around the world. It is not clear if the "larger" craft is bigger than this craft shown here. This will be interesting.
I'll never unstand how a hydro-foil works but this is bad ass
wow... thats beautiful... nearly without a sound and so fast...
to all the people that are annoyed by people that simply post "fake" as a comment. You need to understand that they don't actually think its fake, they just post the comment to wind people up. Its a trend on youtube, loads of videos get the same comments. So don't waste your time trying to reason them, its a waste of energy. Just ignore them.
insane speed, faster than most boats with engines. that must feel incridible up that high going that quickly in silence!
I beleive the two devices (hydro stabalizers/whatever?) that reach into the water at each of the wings may be moved inwards or outwards by the driver. Depending on the feel of the craft the driver makes the slight adjustments at the wheel. You dont see him moving the wheel much. that is my view/opinion.
Amazing. Would be good if this technology would more available as an option on other boats.
Thanks for the video
@JeffStoleman That did take a broken rib to be fair. On the upside, you can get the whole setup in your car. Stunning effort though, reminded me of the Ekranoplan ground-effect thing, I wonder if that's the next step?
Where is the music from? I know I have heard it before but dont have a clue where.
Hydrafoils are the way to go - competitively sailed international 14's for a few years
Absolutely fantastic!! I Love the music on this video. Please tell me the name of the music
Good job boys, excellent vessel !!!
Just wondering how this trimaran behaves in high seas ??
Incredible, congratulations for that marvel and your work...
Simply, truly amazing.
one of the coolest thing i have ever seen.
I have never seen anything like that, that was amazing. How did they stay on? It looked almost like a trampoline material on the sides. WOW.
U just can't help but get inspired when you see something like that.. as Clarkson would put it, a Concorde moment!
What materials are those used that can stand the stress of pressures? wow!
@ManuelHung thanks for the conversions
they dont need it. combination of balast and the width of them is enough to keep it upright its just like having a really heavy person on a really long wing then trapese because the hulls are so far away from the centerline
You will need a pilots licence for the modern boats soon as this is close to taking off , very nice
That race style cockpit is just phenomenal.
This boat would be FANTASTIC for the lakes here in Arizona!!!!!
What was the wind speed?
I think there is too much wing breaking the sea surface and there is too much ship over the sea. Also the sails could be changed by airplane wing better than old stile sails.
It could be done much better, I am sure.
I LOVE THIS KIND OF BOATS
you boys are real LORDS OF THE WIND! Bravo!
does anyone know how much that boat is worth? an awesome video with amazing sailors
A BIG TOY - amazing accomplishment, showing the excess power of WIND we have yet to harness productively - so the crew does noot need to go to the corner to keep her FLYING like nothing else ever = well done indeed (viv la france')
wonderful would be a great time to fly that boat. I'm amazed that the main is reefed down to what seems to be half mast. I'd like to see this boat with a ridged wing sail.
Awsomeness! Go wind powered stuff, go!!
That looks like crazy fun.
awesome, nice music too.......
Bliiiimey, that's incredible!
Simply fantastic
This might be the greatest sail experience.
That is a beautiful thing indeed.
Damn I have been in the carribean all week in a 45 foot cat and I was screaming when I hit 8 knots I want that sailboat.
marvelous piece of engineering
Now that's sailing!!
this is absolutely insane! life is meaningful for these guys, for sure
@MF11283 That's what the guy wrote. Wind Speed 27.5 knots. Re-read, a little more carefully.
This is just absolutely amazing! (people just appreciate the video)
thats just awesome, hands down
GREAT WORK GUYS!!! You make my dream coem true! I would love one day to sail a boat like this!!!
Yeah, but this was uploaded back in 2007. And the new record for this boat is now set at 52.86 knot, they did it in 2009.
love,awe,ember!
if the boat started to lean, the hydrofoil would not work, the high side would pick up out of the water and the low side would sink and act as an extra rudder. probably causing all kinds of steering issues.
Amazing!! its real free energy for that speed.
no words may describe how glorious this is.zx
Could anyone tell me the name of the song? or how to obtain it?
by the way: pirate, this is sheer windpower... I just LOVE the quietness, and the grace it glides through the waters...
Great footage
Now this is flying.....great
Speaking about designed balance :O
wow looks pretty cool!
Watch out! It's the flying Frenchman!
Technology at its best, used in a peaceful way, very cool :-)
notice the guy hanging on at 1:14 , also that must be one smooth ride through those waves (except for 0:13)
Great video! Does anybody know the music? I have been looking for it for years and haven't found it yet. It is also in the BBC America version of Top Gear season 8 episode 2 about 32 minutes in.
When getting your lift from water don't you think they should coin some term for flying in water?
Epic.. amazing how far sailing technology has come.... imagine tho, if that thing pitch poled :O
i love how he runs at 0:27
amazing video
beautiful! congratulations.
Norris called, he wants his angel wings back
FANTASTIC VIDEO
That dude at 1:36 has a pretty easy job of holding on to the wheel.
pretty cool seeing it pratically out of the water
what a fabulous craft..
This is great. Riveting. That hydrofoil is face paced...but not a fast paced as "Hydrofoil - The Musical"
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! Great vid ,and good sound !!!
@MyMMC look at the beginning of the video, you see 2 flag, a french one and a swiss one. Thats because a swiss guy give the money.
That's straight up awesome.
Looks like the waterworld boat. LOL
That is one beautiful watercraft :)