After enjoying a guided tour of the truly spectacular boat on the dock outside the Gitana team base in Lorient, Justin sat down with Sébastien to find out more about the innovation that has gone into this remarkable ocean-going multihull.
Podcast: Sébastien Sainson – Gitana Team design director
My guest on the latest edition of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is Sébastien Sainson – design director of the French Gitana Team, which recently launched its latest generation Maxi Edmond de Rothschild Ultim trimaran – Gitana 18.
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Ken Read spearheads potent new US America’s Cup challenge
This week’s announcement that the challenger line-up for the 38th America’s Cup will include a United States entry – in the form of the newly-formed American Racing Challenger Team USA syndicate – comes as a welcome breath of fresh air for yachting’s oldest and most prestigious competition.
Finding perfect balance
ICE Yachts’ new Felci-designed flagship model is a masterclass in developing a yacht that is precisely attuned to its owner’s style of sailing.
Podcast: Chris Draper at Emirates Team New Zealand
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast I catch up with British yachtsman Chris Draper to discuss his move to join the America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and life inside one of the most successful teams in modern sailing.
Philippe Presti takes on his dream job
Philippe Presti is known for his unassuming style and easy smile. But when I caught up with him recently in Lorient at the launch of the French America’s Cup challenger La Roche-Posay Racing Team, that trademark smile seemed even broader than usual – and with good reason.