Once again the wind was not the issue today but an initially massive sea state that had the nimble RC44s disappearing in the troughs up to their spreaders. To make matters harder the wind and the wave train weren't aligned with boats sailing along the giant waves on starboard tack and crashing directly into them on port. And then there was the torrential rain that made the decks extremely slippery and helped cause two man overboard incidents – both crew successfully recovered.
Video Producer: Icarus Sports
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RC44 Sotogrande Cup - Final Day
After two severe days, Sotogrande and the Andalusian coastline laid on perfect conditions for the final day of competition at the RC44 Sotogrande Cup. Mountainous seas gave way to a short chop, torrential rain gave way to brilliant sunshine and a stiff but shifty 20 knot, westerly offshore wind, ...
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2017 RC44 Championship Tour - This is...
The 2017 RC44 Championship Tour pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts. The 2017 Tour travels around Spain, Italy, Sweden, Portugal and Lanzarote.
Video Producer: Icarus Sports
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RC44 Porto Cervo Cup - Practice Day
The teams hit the water for practice racing ahead of the RC44 Porto Cervo Cup - even though it was shaking off the cobwebs teams were still intense on the water.
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