PHOTO: Wing Keels and Torpedo Rudders
Published on October 2nd, 2013
It was the wing keel in the 1983 America’s Cup. Will the torpedo foil rudder be the next craze in 2013?
Successful defender Oracle Team USA reveals one of the modifications, the addition of fore and aft cones on their foil, which occurred during their comeback win of the34th America’s Cup
Photo below of Emirates Team New Zealand do not appear to show the torpedo fairing.
Both photos by Daniel Forster.
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