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Vittorio Bissaro & Silvia Sicouri ended 9th at Palma. They also had the pressure of fighting for the last spot for the medal race, and in the finals they grabbed a 1st to end a good week for them. Above some sailing footage from Palma. Double trapeze downwind is mandatory in the N17 above certain range, a trend also seen in the A-Class (Single trap… downwind with higher angles & +speed ) . Maybe it will be used in the F18 too?
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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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double trapeze on a-cat?
Trap downwind….. different angle & speed.