America's Cup ask the experts: Sails and Spars

I got to the UK HQ of @North_Sails and @southernspars5390 to find out more about what is power these America's Cup foiling monohulls.

Recon video and photos credit to Recon Photographer / @americascup

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[CharlesWhitten-mdgz]

Dear Mossy, thank you for your incredible insight and generous knowledge, i worked as skipper 20 years in this environment (IOR, IMS maxies back in the day 1990’s, early 2000’s) but some of your coverage and comments have opened my mind and eyes….keep it up…i’ll definitely be tuned in…..Charles…

[nickl]

Mozzy, a great session!. More please!
Also, overlaying the conversation with the illustrations is really helpful, as even for experienced sailors, there's a lot of info coming from the experts and it helps process these nuggets.
Fantastic and thank you !

[Gefionius]

Awesome! Great interviews and insight! Can’t wait for more and the racing to start

[glennmartin]

Thanks for feeding the arm chair watchers with great content - appreciated and great to see the channel grow.

[simonpuxley]

Thank you Mozzy! Really fascinating to learn more!!

[jamesaron]

Excellent talk, much I didn't know about the AC rig details. Looking forward to the next video for the group discussion. Should be very interesting to hear what everyone thinks now that all the teams have their boats on the water.

[brentminshull]

Great work as usual. Wish it was longer, but maybe you can get to some of the other suppliers in the future. Thanks from an old sailer here in Nova Scotia.

[stephenfromspielberg]

Outstanding work form you, again!
It is really amazing to see what kind of deep, insightful answers one can get by asking informed, intelligent questions. Keep going, I'll be watching.

[firstnamelastname]

What I wonder is kind of magnitude aero advantage the twin skin allows? I'm not aware of any other classes using these, though Moths & WS have the partial double surface. I guess the high apparent wind makes these more worthwhile here than in any other applications. It is fascinating that the concept has gone from nerdy discussion (and often dismissed), seemingly straight into the fastest class of all.

[ChrisPlow]

Absolutely fascinating and thanks for an awesome insight, looking forward to the teams discussion video, you definitely ask the right questions and know as much as anyone I have spoken too. Just booked a ferry to Bilbao in September, a little road trip via Rioja region then onto Barcelona for the semi’s ⛵💨

[TheCruisingKiwis]

I reckon that main sheet mechanism will still have an impact on the result. Go ETNZ!!

[cervezas]

Brilliantly confused as always after that video but loved it!

[simonolsen]

Awesome video!
If seperate twin main sheet controls might only benefit lower part of sail plan, that is still an advantage in a sport of marginal gains

[davidtydeman]

Good questions meant we got an interesting discussion 👏👏

[Silvius.]

I saying it since before Auckland thats doubble main Sails cut and even more controll systems for chamber are one of most important.
Cut sails to controll best chamber giving power.
Look like mantas or birds change they fins or wings to speed up or controll slow flying....

[alx-vla]

You could get interesting information from the people of Advanced Wing Systems in Perth (AUS); they have been battling with D mast and double main from the beginning.

[peterwor]

As a long time sailmaker, this is my favorite interview.
I've noticed the rather twitchy traveler movements on this gen of both the 40's and 75's.
I will say the leeches are surely more refined this go round.

[PatrickJohnston-is]

Advanced wing systems, we built our first double skin soft wing in 1986. We also have control of thickness, camber and twist over the entire span. You guys are still learning.

[uberseehandel]

I loved the reference to the Merlin Rocket. Does anybody outside of the UK know anything about these boats?

[realgone]

Great interviews, Tom. Question: Given the complexity, weight and expense of the twin skin mains'ls and D section masts, how much slower might a conventional rig be, do you suppose? Keep up the great work, mate. EDIT: Obviously excluded in the Rule.