Episode 8
MAPFRE Dismasted, AC 35 Report, Oracle Capsize, Groupama Overboard, Kiwis Turn-Up, GC 32’s, Sail Port Stephens, RC 44’s, Lake Garda Optis, Sail St Barts
In this week’s WoW we introduce our first dedicated 35th Americas Cup report. The defenders’ trials, first a near capsize the the actual thing, the Groupama loses a crew member and then the Red Bull Youth Americas Cup. MAPFRE loses a mast training for the Volvo Ocean Race, GC32 foiling, 10th Sail Port Stephens Days 2 and 3, Emirates Team New Zealand finally goes to Bermuda, the Safran team describe foiling, it’s Easter so the sports’ largest regatta the Fraglia Della Riva Optimist Lake Garda Regatta is on with over 1,000 young sailors and their families. We show last years and likewise Sail St Barts and the big boys bring out their beautiful toys. Only the sport of sailing can show its extremes this way by going from start-up Optis to Super Maxi Yachts. Get a load of this boat “eye-candy”.