They also seem to be having success with a smaller jib. I know that everybody is trying a lot of different jib configurations, but you can't argue with the success of the smaller one.

"Kiwi sailor Craig Monk believes if Team New Zealand had been able to keep their foiling programme under wraps for even a month longer, the America's Cup would now be as good as theirs."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10898563

"Team NZ boss Grant Dalton told the Herald last month they would have liked to have kept it a secret longer, but "it was like trying to hide an elephant in a phone box - you can't".

Have TNZ let cat(amaran) out of bag?

Structural testing is done for ArtemisRacing

Interestingly, the Italian boat sailed 1376 meters (0.74 nautical miles) further than the New Zealand boat over the length of the race, and most of this extra distance came on the upwind legs.

Interesting stuff indeed.

Wow! That's some pointing difference.

Look at the difference in the downwind leg distance sailed and times compared to the upwind distance/times. Amazing.

That view looking back over your shoulder had to be intimidating. Fun stuff!

A (very smart) cat sailing buddy of mine once recommended to me that I never, ever try kite boarding as once I did I might pack up the boat and never look back.

"We're gonna squash him like a bug."

Priceless...

Mike

it's all fun and games till you are cutting the kite out of your forestay (don't ask me how i know ...)

edit - that video was amazing!

I started kite boarding last year. I'm never looking for crew and the whole rig fits in the trunk. Steep learning curve though.

I always bring my kites with me to every sailing event, nothing better going out there when racing gets cancelled when there is too much wind.

I bought a proper raceboard a few weeks ago and will try to line up against a cat too see how it compares.

I finally placed that image I had in my head. Bonus points for naming this movie:

Last Starfighter?

lead female character's name....

Hotty Hottington?

Crap - looked it up. Maggie.

hah. I love that movie.