Olympic Cat Rio 2016: Nacra 17 Test by Silvia Sicouri & Lamberto Cesari
A truly professional made review that Silvia and Lamberto made for Saily.it and Vela e Motore.
With the T out of the race, I was glad we had some new toys to choose from. Going from and idea/cad to win a selection event in such a short time is quite an achievement for Nacra & Morrelli & Melvin.
Seeing in this video how sensitive the boat is, on being so light but with the powerfull F18 platform/rig as a starting base plus carbon mast and curved daggers, confirms what I thought when I knew, and later wrote, about the project before the trials.
Olympic sailors will have to master this new N17, and although it may be overpowered on the lift generated by those extra long curved daggers, it is actually a good challenge for the sailors dedicating the next 4 years of their lives racing it.
Specific fine tuning/trim will be key beyond raw racing talent. Get your N17 asap if you are willing to campaign for Rio.Next an interview with Gunnar recorded at Long Beach on the status of the new Olympic cat.
Thanks to Lamberto for sharing this valuable video.
Powered by Rivista Vela e Motore and Saily Ilportaledellavela
Images: Marco Iazzetta
Editing: FilMotion Luca Carton
Sailors: Silvia Sicouri and Lamberto Cesari
Anyone else think the curved boards will be off the boat before RIO? seems more like a hindrance. Don't go to fast all the board will launch us!
I'm not sure. did the nacra carbon 20's go back to straight boards? i can remember them having issues with boat control in the beginning and therefore not being so quick.
Curved boards work great. Ask anyone who has sailed with them..
but not as great as the new style foils we are seeing. The days of the simple curved foil may well be behind us I think.
I am looking forward to the new Viper L foils. Anybody has sailed on them yet, beyond the video made by Greg?
Nicolas
Viper FRA111
Seems hard to believe that curved boards will be removed from the boat. TNZ has curved foils as well as do the MOD 70s and many other boats. Ian Farrier is also now offering curved boards. L boards are cool too but I think curved boards will stay around for some time. They are also easy to use with many being insertable from the top unlike L boards or complex designs.
sailing against carbon 20's regurly, the answer is "they are Fast" at least 15% faster then every thing else!!
Hope the nacra 17 will have the same statistics.