The 12 teams in the global series will be racing in Auckland for the first time and using new titanium foils T-Foils which have just been shared with the teams after two years of testing.
During testing on windy San Francisco Bay last year a crew of Canadians hit a top speed of 101.98 km/h on the titanium and carbon T-foils. In training this week Waterhouse said the Aussies hit ...
The new T-foils, constructed from machined titanium and carbon, have thinner sections than the L-foils that have been in use since SailGP's 2019 inception and significantly reduce drag at high speeds.
SailGP says it has taken nearly two years of rigorous testing for it to be in position to roll out its new high-speed titanium T-foils for the league’s international F50 fleet. T-Foils will be ...