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It was two years ago in May. I was teaching an instructional passage, and we were in Bermuda waiting for weather to allow us to continue north to Newport. Of course, we knew that the America’s Cup was happening. Still, the absolute mind-boggling spectacle of seeing those boats…..doing that! As we entered the outer bay near Hamilton, there, right in front of us, was Oracle, sitting in the water, getting coached up by her chase boats. Now not more than 40-50 yards away, the crew trimmed in the wing sail. The boat lurched a little, started moving….then bam! Like the Starship Enterprise in the Star Trek movies, it popped up, onto its’ foils, and was off at nearly 40 knots. Warp speed Scotty!

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Ever wanted to follow the fleet out of the Heads? Well be prepared for the rinse cycle. Where the ocean meets the harbour in between the Heads, along with the racing fleet, topped off by spectator craft who wiz in between all the boats you can see it is a bouncy and wet outing. Hang on for the ride of your life!

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Part II of our series on different types of sailing rigs! Save this for later. ⛵👇🏼 ▫️ This one focuses on multihulls. ▫️ Catamarans are generally sloops, but there are a few larger schooners and ketches about. Then there's the new inflatable rigid wing set-up from MODX, gaff-rigged Wharrams, beach Catboats and the rigid wings you'll see on the SailGP F50s ▫️ How many of these set-ups have you sailed? ▫️ Here's a handy sailing catamaran rig guide. ▫️ #yachts #sailing #info

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