Marseille One Design concludes the racing season for the GC32s in 2014
Marseille One Design concludes the racing season for the GC32s in 2014
- Friday, September 26, 2014
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Racing for the foiling GC32s resumed in dramatic style at the Marseille One Design, run by Sirius Evènements with backing from the city of Marseille. An exciting event with plenty of lead changes and close calls took place in Marseille from 11th till 14th of September.
The boats were sailing a course similar to those used in last year’s 34th America’s Cup, with reaching starts and finishes and windward-leeward legs in between. The starts in particular were every bit as spectacular with the GC32 catamarans launching off the line, straight up on to foils and ‘fizzing’ their way across to the first mark at speeds at times approaching 30 knots.
This inaugural Marseille One Design has been deemed to be a success by its competitors not just in the GC32 class but also those racing the new Diem 24 trimarans and foiling Moths. The event looks set to take place annually from now and is set to form part of the GC32's 2015 calendar, which is due to be announced imminently.
Marseille One Design - The Movie: Source: ICARUS SAILING MEDIA
