AC35. BAR foiling the N20 @Bermuda
Now we are talking, with the AC teams training in flying cats again. Oracle & Artemis on the FP and BAR on the Nacra 20FCS, a fast beast and a perfect training platform to develop catfoiling skills. Ainslie also describes a “high impact when they wipeout”, thus the need to use helmet and protection, a must for these boats as I’ve seen live here in BA. Images & video by Ben Ainslie Racing. Bermuda looks like a great venue for the Cup, Ainslie has the talent & the local knowhow advantage, lets see if this time if challenger teams are leveled in design & performance on their first AC62 version.
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
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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