Algunas historias sorprendentes sobre Dogzilla:
- Desde su botadura, mejoró sus prestaciones en un 50-60%.
- Casi no quedó ninguna pieza original del barco inicial.
- Manejaban el angulo de ataque del ala con dos mandos para abrir puertas de garaje, que compraron en una ferretería...
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In explaining their roles in the team and on the boat, the team members have revealed some interesting notes. Burns, for instance, noted that the trimaran USA gained 50 to 60 percent in performance from its launching in August 2008 through the Cup match last February.
“Nearly every component on the boat was replaced as we advanced the program,” Burns said.
One of the biggest changes, of course, was the addition of the wing and even that went through advancements. The original wing stood 190 feet tall, but grew to 223 feet as the team realized the platform could handle more power.
One of the best stories came from de Ridder, the trimmer of the wing. The Dutchman told listeners that he controlled the wing’s angle of attack with two garage door openers purchased at a hardware store. For such an advanced, complicated boat, the story of simplicity drew chuckles from the crowds.
“The boat has so much carbon-fiber in it that it kept shorting out the electrical control system for the wing,” de Ridder said. “Our technical guru Sheff (Mark Sheffield) got so tired of fixing it every day that he went and bought two garage door openers and hard wired them to the control system. It worked great.”