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downwind leg and the boundaries, forcing people to do more manoeuvres. And there has been some good match racing on the AC World Series. “For me, though, it’s never been about the boat you're sailing. It's about the boat you've got and sailing better than the other guy with the same kind of boat. I think that's one of the fun things about the Tour; it’s in lots of different types of boat, and you have to master them all. We have a pretty diverse range. If you go from a J/80 to an IOD in Bermuda, you've already got a big range of performance and power-to-weight ratios. Going to multihulls you would extend that range, but probably only by another 50% or so. So to have multihulls on the Tour, I don't think it would be that outlandish.” For the time being, however, the Alpari Match Racing World Tour remains a keelboat contest. The 2013 season takes in six events, in Germany, Korea, Sweden, USA, Bermuda and Malaysia, with 12 teams competing for significant prize money at each event. Pleasance is travelling the globe, scoping out new events for to the Tour. “It’s been hard times for us, as it has been for many sporting events, but things are looking up again. The Tour is
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