In the video, GB1 CEO Ian Walker makes his first visit to review progress on the refit of the GB1 AC75. It’s hard not to contrast that visit with the content coming out of Luna Rossa and the Kiwis, who have both been racking up valuable days on the water since much earlier this year. The French La Roche-Posay Racing Team have also sailed their modified AC75 from their base in Lorient – although a capsize and subsequent battery fire three weeks ago have seen the boat back in the hangar for repairs since then.
In the British video, the GB1 AC75 is described as being hidden away at a ‘secret location’. (For what it’s worth, a quick Google image search of the aerial view of the city in the video suggests that it’s Avellino – about 50 kilometres from next year’s AC38 venue Naples. That shot, of course, could be stock footage intended to put nosy journalists off the scent.)
