PAC52 - 2017 YACHTING CUP - FIRST RACE

This weekend was an incredible weekend on the water with the new PAC52 class. The practice day started with an owner meeting, where corrections for "Rio" being significantly faster was discussed and corrected. "Rio" was 125 kilos lighter than the rest of the boats so correction weight was added. Owner Manouch Moshayedi of "Rio" has played a vital role in the development of this class and wants an equal playing field. The first day of races proved that the boats are very similar in speed. Each team is stacked with experienced sailors from around the world as well as some youth sailors. Day 2 was windy and much larger sea state than typically seen in Southern California. This paved way for really shaking up the new boats. A diver was sent down to inspect the boats and discovered the keel faring by the bulb was coming apart. The keel issue was not clear but to play it safe both "BADPAK" and "Invisible Hand" sat out the last race. The last day was a race in the bay where the owners of the two benched boats were invited on "Fox" and "Rio". It was a very wet day in San Diego. Over all this is an incredible class of boats with a great group of owners. The class organizers did a great job with the after parties and over all created a fun atmosphere for racing. To get more details on the race's and results please visit http://pac52class.com If you would like to sponsor any videos in the future please go to http://www.justinrichardphoto.com/contact/ If you're interested in prints and would like to continue to support this channel please visit https://justinrichardphoto.shootproof.com/gallery/4377979/ For more interest in my work please visit Http://www.justinrichardphoto.com