america's cup went to catamarans in 1958.
america's cup went to catamarans in 1958.
when did america's cup go to catamarans?
1958
the optimist, only 2.3 metres in length and with a sail area of 3.3 square metres, is normally limited to speeds below 4 knots. the hydrofoils allows the optimist dinghy to achieve 12 knots in only 12 knots of wind.









































section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.









































section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.:america's cup catamarans.









































foils were used in the americas cup since 2013.









































section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.:america's cup catamarans.:ac72.
sailing hydrofoil
section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.:america's cup catamarans.:ac45f/ac50.









































the 2015–16 america's cup world series was raced with hydrofoiling ac45f catamarans, which are smaller versions of the ac72.









































the 2017 america's cup was raced in the fully foiling ac50 class.









































section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.:c-class catamarans.









































recent international c-class catamaran have been foiling, and further development is expected.









































section::::foiling classes.:catamarans.:a-class catamarans.
sailing hydrofoil