While part of the team is chasing down, the ‘Blue Ribbon’, a speed record on Lake Geneva with l’Hydroptère.ch, and Hydros sailors are preparing the Class C World Championship in Falmouth (UK), Team Hydros has launched the Hydro Contest, a competition for university students in technical and engineering schools. Their challenge? Build a transport boat that is both fast and energy efficient.
The competition was made possible thanks to a collaboration with the ETH Lausanne (EPFL) and to the support of Lombard Odier and Cie and the Services Industriels de Genève (SIG).
Combining awareness and common sense
The goal of the Hydro-contest is to   … More
Today, Tuesday April 23rd 2013, Oracle Team USA officially launched the team’s second AC72 from the team base at Pier 80 in San Francisco. Helmsman Jimmy Spithill led the team and audience in a toast after Oracle Chief Marketing Officer Judy Sim broke a bottle of champagne across the bowsprit. The boat was then lowered into the San Francisco Bay before docking out for the first time.
‘It’s an awesome day. We’re all very, very excited to get it out on the water,’ said Spithill. ‘We hope to develop the fastest AC72 that will hit the Bay. There’s been a lot of   … Pictures and more
Red Bull Sailing started racing off the coast of Singapore. Wakeboarding Pro Sasha Christian tested the force of the Red Bull Extreme Sailing Team, riding behind them in front of the skyline.