Oracle & SoftBank AC50s: 36.5knots in 11knots TWS
.@oracleteamusa & @softbankteamjpn during practice racing. ???? lower left to see how fast our RIB was going trying to keep up! #fastestboats pic.twitter.com/HauxfY9lBc— America’s Cup (@americascup) April 17, 2017
Onboard vid rib speed + wind data published by Americas Cup. Actual data is 42mph for reference rib max speed and 13mph for wind speed.
For a quick status of the teams check Russell Coutts weights each Bermuda team after latest practice races: www.americascup.com/en/news/2486_-Artemis-Racing-have-made-a-massive-jump-in-the-last-two-or-three-weeks-Russell-Coutts-QA.html
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