With an impressive eight-point lead Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc has dominated in Scarlino this week. Taking six wins out of nine races, their discarded fifth from day one the only blemish on a scoreline of first and seconds, "I'm very proud of my team, " Clerc explained.
Another top of the range day off Scarlino, Italy, for the TF35 season final saw Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing claim two bullets from three races, further extending their lead over the chasing pack.
At the halfway stage of the TF35 season final in Scarlino Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has risen to the top of the leaderboard but is challenged at every move by Alinghi and Spindrift.
As if easing the teams into the final decider of the inaugural TF35 season, Scarlino delivered a warm sea breeze between 6 - 11 knots, flat water and blue skies on the sparkling Tuscan coast for the opening day of racing.
Esteban Garcia's Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed at the end of a thrilling final day at the TF35 Scarlino Trophy. After four days of racing Clerc and the team were head-to-head with Alinghi until the last race in sparkling sunshine off the Tuscan coast.
TF35 Trophy Principle Race Officer Benoit Deutsch picked his moment well today to get two thrilling races in, with the boats foiling upwind at 24knots in 16 knots of breeze, before the heavy mistral wind cut the day short.
A challenging second day for the seven TF35s in Scarlino started with an hour delay ashore as the moody overcast skies prevented the sea breeze from kicking in. When the racing got going, it was in an inconsistent six to eight-knot breeze with the mountainous Tuscan coastline and the island of Elba looming silhouetted in the background.
The opening day of the TF35 Scarlino Trophy delivered everything the fleet had hoped for their first experience racing away from Lake Geneva: a steady 8-12-knot breeze and flat water under brilliant sunshine. Coming into the second half of the season the points are close across the overall championship standing. With a single point between leading boat Realteam Sailing and second-placed Alinghi, the rivalry was reignited on this opening day.
Watch the highlights from the final day of racing at the TF35 Mies as Realteam Sailing claim the victory.
In the hotly contested opening day of the TF35 Mies it was Alinghi who dominated.
Hear from Jérôme Clerc co-skipper of Realteam Sailing and winner of the TF35 Nyon.
All the best shots from day 2 at the TF35 Nyon.
Hear from Xavier Revil how Spindrift prevailed on day one in Nyon.
It's a delicate task in light winds keeping the TF35 flying but the benefits in boat speed are well worth the effort.
Le TF35 qui se monte en 4 jours demande une bonne préparation pour offrir le meilleur sur l’eau.
French sailing legend Loïck Peyron gives his first impressions of the TF35
A little snapshot from the start of practice race 1 today in Nyon, only 6-8 knots of breeze but still foiling upwind.
The TF35 Trophy is proud to announce its partnership with OMEGA as the Official Timekeeper for the tour.
Racing for the first time on Lake Geneva the seven-strong TF35 fleet is the next generation in high performance foiling.
After an intense design and development process throughout 2018-19, the innovative TF35's journey slowed in 2020, as events across the world were postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional time has been put to good use as the confirmed seven crews got to grips with their new racing machines.
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"The feeling, it's like skiing in powder, there is nothing but the vibration of the foils," Arnaud Psarofaghis, Alinghi.
Our brief: design a boat that would fly in very light wind, to have electronic stability and that all the boats are exactly the same.
The first day of sailing went far beyond expectation as in only nine knots of breeze the TF35 was comfortably foiling reaching 17 knots boat speed upwind and 23 knots downwind with a very stable flight.
Here we go - the final preparation of boat zero before tomorrow's splash.
The rig is in and boat zero for the TF35 is taking shape ahead of her first splash.
After two weeks of hard work the rig and sails are up on boat zero in preparation for test sailing later in the month.
