Originally Posted by Jake
Originally Posted by mummp

Looks like the new Oracle boat has done away with the tiller.



What makes you say that?

http://livesaildie.com/oracle-team-usa-ac72-v17-1/

http://www.americascup.com/en/news/8/teams/11540/improved-oracle-team-usa-boat-back-in-the-water

Some pics from Jeremy at Sail Revolution

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Somebody mentioned this early on in this thread and was spot on . . .

“The amount that the platform racked (twisted) was a trade-off with weight and windage in the structure of the boat,” he explained. “That trade-off is still there. We’ve made some subtle changes that will reduce the racking, but again, it’s a design decision trading off windage and weight.”


Philip
USA #1006