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Oracle wins the America's Cup ... video of 40 knot speed

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:29 am
by WestCoastJoe
http://www.wimp.com/overwater/

Amazing.

Billionaire Larry Ellison financed it for the U.S.

The catamaran lifts out of the water.

Tons of money "wasted" on this enterprise, it seems. Talk of reducing the size and expense of the boats.

Huge trimaran, basically flying, dragging foils in the water.

Re: Oracle wins the America's Cup ... video of 40 knot speed

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:13 pm
by TheLionKing
As impressive as it is, is it technically a boat ?

Re: Oracle wins the America's Cup ... video of 40 knot speed

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:38 pm
by Spud387
TheLionKing wrote:As impressive as it is, is it technically a boat ?
By the definition? Yes.

Re: Oracle wins the America's Cup ... video of 40 knot speed

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:40 pm
by Spud387
Spud387 wrote:
TheLionKing wrote:As impressive as it is, is it technically a boat ?
By the definition? Yes.
The motorized unicycle bike (Uno Bike) & a 18 wheeler are both vehicles even tho they don't look anything alike nor do they operate the same way.