Originally Posted by Jake
Originally Posted by Timbo
All I know is what I read about it, after the cup, when someone from Oracle was being interviewed. He said, the ground crew for the solid wing was a huge expense, and they could have gone nearly as fast, for half the cost, with soft sails. That was why I was surprised they chose a boat that's nearly as big, and with the wings too. I don't see much of a cost savings there. I hope they decided to come up with a better way to control the foil's angle of attack.


That comment was from Gino Morrelli.
And if anyone would know what it costs to use wings, vs. soft sails, it would be Gino.

Yes, I realize he was under contract for ETNZ when he said it.


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