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    SLINGSBY PINS THE MOTHS

    Feb 14, 2020 6 minutes

    The 2019 Moth Worlds in Perth finished on 18 December. They were dominated by one of the most talented sailors around, Australian Tom Slingsby – Laser Olympic gold medallist, America’s Cup winning tactician and SailGP winning skipper.

    But the Moth worlds, which has been won by some of the greatest sailors alive, had until this point eluded Slingo. No surprise, then, as we caught up with him before the event, to hear he was taking things seriously: “I like to think of the Moth Worlds as a kind of mini America’s Cup campaign.

    “You choose your boat design, then you can have different types of foils, sails, masts and rigs, and you blend your mix and try and get the best package on the water and go racing.

    “There are a lot of very competitive boats now. First, it was the Mach 2, then it switched to the Exocet, but now it’s quite open. I went with an Exocet hull and foils; North Sails – I’ve done a lot of work developing their sails, and I am

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