Moding and Re-moding: Chasing that lost ounce of speed
Tech & Design - 18.06.2007
Much has been talked about 'moding' or 're-moding' an America's Cup boat during the past weeks of competition. What is meant by the term? It's all about doing as much as possible to reconfigure a boat for different wind and wave conditions, and might entail changing the keel bulb, the rudder, the sails and possibly even the mast... »More
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Tech & Design - 26.04.2007
Talking about the weather
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One of the essential elements of the Louis Vuitton Cup is for the competition to serve as a 'challenger selection series', establishing the fastest and most competitive...
Quite unique, on either side of Port America's Cup Sandy Blanalt and Marie-Anne Moullec, are the only female representatives in one of the least feminine sectors in the...
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