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Infiniti 46 features Doyle Sails BR0 - Blast Reaching Zero - Video

by Sail-World.com on 22 Aug 2016
Infiniti 46 and 53 feature DSS SW
Video of the Infiniti 46 at speed using Doyle Sails including a fore-sail that measures as a jib and is used for blast reaching.

Designed by DSS-creator Hugh Welbourn the Infiniti 46 is 14.10m LOA, with a beam of 3.90m and a 3.35m draft. Her displacement is listed at 5300kg. She is full carbon construction.

The DSS (Dynamic Stability System) patented system utilizes retractable foils to reduce heel angles and provide progressive dynamic lift, complementing the traditional fixed or canting keel.

DSS has been retrofitted to multiple Sydney to Hobart winner, Wild Oats.


Infiniti 46 sea trial from Gordon Kay on Vimeo.

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