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Oracle may need to call some good designer instead of a software dba to design theirs.
Now I have to agree with all those old style monohull anti multi guys: “This Cup will not succeed”…. yep, no one will get amped seeing this spaceships flying in one hull at 25knots… welcome to the Catsailing Era you dinosaurs-
Tags: ac45
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
...Report was sent by an F18 Sailor, if you want Hobies reported send your own, we'll publish as usual. Cheers.
Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16
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I wonder how they read the telltales …
Good point, Telltales are red, visible at n"E"w height
Dinosaurs reply -Video today has four AC45s all going in straight line. Because they can't TACK!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lDXQVcRaE
What further proof is needed?
Blackburn