Godzilla vs. King Kong! The next America's Cup will be a battle of multihull giants and next year the world will be on the edge watching Team Oracle's monster tri stake it out against Alinghi's cat. Careful observers might have noticed the bows of these two vessels: they are reverse bows just like our Aeroyacht 110 catamaran which is ahead of its time. Some call the aggressive looking bows: ax bows or hammerhead stem - we just think that they are efficient and the future for large yachts or racing vessels.Read Pete Melvin's (of Morrelli &Melvin) explanation of why reverse bows work better than conventional ones
Check out the movie and see Bourbon's reverse bows punching through heavy seas.
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