Life on board the AC72.


Image credit: ACEA / Giles Martin Raget.


Putting aside the criticisms of the latest iteration of the America's Cup - spiralling costs, the subsequent lack of challengers and safety worries - from a pure sailing point of view the new generation of turbo charged flying catamarans are nothing short of technological marvels.  To master these supersonic beasts the America's Cup sailors have had to be right at the top of their game just to take them out sailing and have had to develop a whole new range of skills to get them around the racecourse.  In the week leading up to the start of racing we talked to the helmsman/tactician pairings at Emirates Team New Zealand - Dean Barker and Ray Davies - and Luna Rossa - Chris Draper and Francesco Bruni - to hear from the horse's mouth what it takes to race an AC72.


July 2013


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