Their drum diameters are atypically large to enable faster line speeds, helping the crew stay ahead in foiling tacks and gybes. Under those ceramic-coated drums offering that incredible control with fewer wraps, are interchangeable gear sets providing speed/power ratios that can be matched to the day’s conditions. These features alone might be why they’re down below blasting around the Hauraki Gulf.
But what of that massive hole in the middle? Your Majesty, that’s what was left when we removed all those kilos.