Greetings and a belated happy new year everybody from the team here at North Sails Ireland.
Sailors all over the world are GLUED to two events right now - the Vendee Globe competitors hammering up from the south Atlantic and the extraordinary events at the America's Cup in Auckland New Zealand. Like all of us, our hearts were in our mouths for a few awful minutes last weekend when we witnessed the shattering capsize on American Magic and the immediate aftermath. They will be back on the water very soon and we wish their team the very best.
Big shout out to West Cork's Revelin Minihane who I saw, on my screen at four or five a.m. last Sunday morning, skillfully skippering American Magic's "chase boat" firstly into a rescue/safety position, then into the towing position to assist the boat in getting upright, then for the long assist in helping the boat stabilise and finally for what must have been a tortuous tow back (with American Magic facing backwards to minimise water ingress) to the dock in Auckland. Maith an fear Rev.
Our Newest Series Answers the Complex Questions Around the 36th America’s Cup
This first one is........"what is foiling and how does it work?"
So, click here and enjoy.............standing by at 3.20 a.m. in Dun Laoghaire, AP flag hoisted at 4.20 pm in Auckland!
