This is a peek at where the America's Cup may be heading.
Guillaume Verdier, the designer behind Team New Zealand's foiling success in Bermuda, has revealed his vision of a new 60-foot Volvo Ocean Race boat in Portugal.
Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton has hinted that cutting-edge foiling boats will be retained, but monohull versions will contest the next America's Cup rather than the catamarans used for the 35th event in Bermuda where the head organiser was Russell Coutts.
Foiling is revolutionising water sports. This even includes surfing where one of the main pioneers, American big wave surfer Laird Hamilton, linked with 2017 America's Cup defenders Oracle to swap information.
The ocean race will use foiling monohulls for the ocean legs, and smaller foiling catamarans for the inshore legs. Given Frenchman Verdier's powerful position within TNZ, the unveiling of a mockup of his ocean racing monohull will be seen as significant in America's Cup terms.