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CUP SAILMAKING

One of the most interesting changes for this Cup is the return to traditional sailmaking. Some see this as a retrograde move, given that the catamarans of Bermuda used semi-rigid 23m wings, but a ‘trickle down’ into mainstream yachting is perhaps more likely.

The two-skinned design is said to bring some of the aerodynamic advantages of the wing into the

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