Varato ad Auckland il primo AC45 |
E’ stato varato nei giorni scorsi ad Auckland, Nuova Zelanda, il primo Catamarano ad ala rigida AC45.
Lo scopo era quello di verificare, e casomai rivedere e snellire, le complesse procedure logistiche necessarie.
Cito: The test team fitted the wing into the platform this afternoon before craning the boat into the water dockside. The design and build team accelerated the schedule due to a forecast calling for strong winds associated with a tropical cyclone tomorrow which might hold the team ashore for a few days.
“Today we achieved a huge step,” said Tim Smyth of Core Builders Composites. “The logistics of getting the boat with the wing sail in and out of the water is often the trickiest part. We lifted a wing with a single crane for the first time today (the USA-17 trimaran required a two-crane system), so we now have proof of concept on our one-crane lifting system. We still have some fine-tuning to do but now we have a comfort level with the process. This will help streamline the logistics for the America’s Cup World Series regattas later this year.”
Via | www.americascup.com – Foto Gilles Martin Raget.
