Sailing, Foiling, Extreme Sailing Series Evolution (videos)

Nine-years of the Extreme 40s, the end of an era. In 2007, the Extreme Sailing Series™ stormed onto the professional racing scene and changed the world of sailing forever, with it’s pioneering Stadium Racing format.


360° Onboard SAP Extreme Sailing Team: Ever wonder what it's like to be onboard an Extreme 40 flying full-pelt across Sydney Harbour? Thanks to the team at 360fly for this awesome 360° video onboard SAP Extreme Sailing Team.

Extreme Sailing Series Evolution: Looking back and looking ahead to a new era of foiling in the GC32 class | News: "....It will be challenging and the foiling adds something in one particular aspect. A small difference in windspeed or direction can generate a very large difference in boatspeed – 10 knots almost instantaneously up and down again. That will be one of the most demanding elements to manage but it will also be one of the most spectacular features of the racing for audiences to enjoy. The proximity of the boats to the shore has always been a key ingredient and will continue to be so. A boat sailing 800 metres away is not really that impressive to anyone, regardless of what kind of boat it is. The speed is not really felt. But when a boat is 10 metres away, that’s when it’s very impressive. That’s why proximity is so important and it’s something that other events have perhaps not understood. I am big fan of the visual aspect we may lose a little of the boats lifting a hull up to 30 degrees above the water and the guys hanging on as it sails past but it will be easily made up for by the acceleration that foiling will bring and the fact that it will be happening so close to spectators."

Spindrift racing on Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour: The future of sailing is, quite literally, flying. The catamarans that soared above the waves in the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco have taken the sailing world by storm. The boats have revolutionised sailing technology and competition, giving rise to the creation of new classes. The GC32 is one such class, a 10m one-design catamaran which can “take off” in wind speeds of just 8 knots. The carbon-fibre dragonfly has already established its place in regattas around the world, both in costal venues and on some of Europe’s most beautiful lakes. Multihull experts Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard and their Spindrift racing team are passionate about innovation and elite international competition, and decided to join the GC32 Racing Tour in 2015. (Published May 26, 2015)

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Route du Rhum of Yann Guichard, Spindrift Racing, Sailing videos

The Route du Rhum of Yann Guichard - Spindrift racing | Official website | Maxi-trimaran, GC32, D35, Diam24 & MOD70 – Yann Guichard: "Hailing from Ile aux Moines, Brittany, in France, Yann Guichard is one of the most talented sailors of his generation. Aged only 40, he already has a solid experience in sailing and more particularly on multihulls. Trained for top-level Olympic sailing, synonymous with discipline, rigor and organization, he gave concrete expression to his aspirations thanks to his determination. His passion for multihulls led him to undertake several large-scale sailing projects. Talented and versatile, he has collected records and victories on various circuits, in oceanic as well as in inshore races (e.g. Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, Extreme Sailing Series, America’s Cup World Series, Vulcain Trophy)..."

Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe: " Since its first edition, the magic of this transatlantic race operates from its base at Saint-Malo, France. Every four years, the corsair city opens wide the doors, and launches the public imagination and a wonderful invitation: to escape and wonder at the absolute dream solitary navigators ... to compete face to face with the ocean of rare intensity ... Notice windy freedom! As desired sound designer Michel Etevenon, the Route du Rhum has always been great emphasis on diversity. Since 1978, it brings together, on the same starting line and the same route, monohulls and multihulls, small ocean and giant sea horses. This new kind of transatlantic opens the paths of the Atlantic sailing yachts of all kinds, she reveals the fierce vitality of racing..."


Spindrift racing ready to fly on Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour - published on May 26, 2015

The future of sailing is, quite literally, flying. The catamarans that soared above the waves in the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco have taken the sailing world by storm. The boats have revolutionised sailing technology and competition, giving rise to the creation of new classes.

The GC32 is one such class, a 10m one-design catamaran which can “take off” in wind speeds of just 8 knots. The carbon-fibre dragonfly has already established its place in regattas around the world, both in costal venues and on some of Europe’s most beautiful lakes. Multihull experts Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard and their Spindrift racing team are passionate about innovation and elite international competition, and have decided to join the GC32 Racing Tour 2015.
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VOR Leg 7 Finish, Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour, Austria Cup (videos)

Inside Track: Leg 7 # 7 | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 - published May 26, 2015: "It's a three way drag race to the finish in Lisbon [Team Brunel, MAPFRE, Dongfeng Race Team] - who will come out on top? We'll find out tomorrow."

Volvo Ocean Race Live Twitter feed: JohnTheCrowd: VOR - Volvo Ocean Race 
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BULLITT GC32 RACING TOUR NEW PROMO CLIP/May 2015 - http://www.gc32racing.com/

AUSTRIA CUP - 27-31 MAY
The Austria Cup will take place in the ‘chocolate box’ town of Gmunden, on the northern shore of Lake Traunsee, a lake nestled in the heart of Austria’s Salzkammergut mountains to the east of Salzburg. 2015 will be the third occasion the picturesque resort and spa has played host to the GC32s and was the venue for the class’ first ever regatta when three boats joined the lake’s annual Allianz Traunseewoche (sailing week) in 2013.


Foiling: sailing's greatest revolution - published on May 11, 2015 - Chris Draper, Morgan Larson and Yann Guichard explain why foiling is entering in a new era of yacht racing.

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