“It’s like porn for sailors” said one of our Yacht Pals after a sneak peak of this video footage, and maybe that’s the best description yet. Fast, expensive, flashy and temperamental (to say nothing of being mostly plastic), these “porn stars” certainly make the blood rise. The BMW Oracle trimaran and Alinghi catamaran, the sailboats slated to compete in the next America’s Cup race, have stirred up great interest for multihulls among the general public, many of whom may have previously thought that sailing was only about a lazy day cruising along at 5 knots, and now have to rethink their definition of a “pleasant sail.” However, though both James Spithill and Russel Coutts have described these two multi-million dollar watercraft as being the “fastest boats” around, they’ll have some mighty big shoes to fill before they gain that title… Details, Video & Great Pictures