TF35 boat zero - Alinghi's first sail
2019-10-18
"The feeling, it's like skiing in powder, there is nothing but the vibration of the foils," Arnaud Psarofaghis, Alinghi.
"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.