The F1 of sailing boats

The F1 of sailing boats#166131

By darwin dali - 28 Oct 09, 02:08

- 28 Oct 09, 02:08#166131

Looks rather futuristic

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Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166133

By darwin dali - 28 Oct 09, 02:10

- 28 Oct 09, 02:10#166133

And this is the competition - a BMW no less:

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Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166156

By Gaz - 28 Oct 09, 10:17

- 28 Oct 09, 10:17#166156

why is BMW sponsoring a boat.

does it have a BMW engine? :confused:

Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166158

By darwin dali - 28 Oct 09, 11:33

- 28 Oct 09, 11:33#166158

why is BMW sponsoring a boat.

does it have a BMW engine?

They may have helped with the design using their wind tunnel or puter? Dunno...

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Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166160

By bud - 28 Oct 09, 11:59

- 28 Oct 09, 11:59#166160

Not that I really follow it but i didnt know Catamarans were entered in the Americas cup, there you go!

why is BMW sponsoring a boat.

does it have a BMW engine?

They may have helped with the design using their wind tunnel or puter? Dunno...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Oracle_Racing

Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166172

By Jabberwocky - 28 Oct 09, 15:16

- 28 Oct 09, 15:16#166172

because you would trust a computer/wind tunnel that created this

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Re: The F1 of sailing boats#166262

By darwin dali - 29 Oct 09, 00:16

- 29 Oct 09, 00:16#166262

because you would trust a computer/wind tunnel that created this

That was the pilot project for the catamaran

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