Photographer: Gilles Martin-Raget
Mast # 3 = pushing 200ft tall. CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO ENLARGE
Mainsail load at the clue 25 tons! Mainsail weight 1250 lbs. Takes 10 minutes to grind up.
Sails off the wind at 3 times the wind speed. 10 knots wind = 30 knots boatspeed!
Man vs. Machine?
Photographer: Gilles Martin-Raget
Wave piercing bow and deck shape help ama pop back to surface when trimaran heads off the wind.
