Americas Cup: AC50 Bermuda Squad vs Team New Zealand (II)
Photo: Richard Gladwell / www.photosport.co.nz – Gladwell reports in Sail-World on Oracle’s mainfoil breakage (check pics on links below) forcing a late protocol changes regarding the racing foils use and repair rules which were pretty restricted till now.
Added to the actual racing taking place at Bermuda, its rather a shame all those teams literally working Oracle to retain the Cup.
You might say they are benefiting themselves too, but best way would have been them training together exlcuding the Defender. Read detailed report by Gladwell at:
sail-world.com/NZ/Americas-Cup—Late-Protocol-change-further-stacks-deck-against-Kiwis/152587
Great Photos from TNZ trainings and the 2up grinders at:
sail-world.com/NZ/Americas-Cup—Images-of-Emirates-Team-NZ-two-up-on-the-Waitemata/152589
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