Mike Drummond has been involved in the design side of four winning America’s Cup campaigns, starting with then Team New Zealand in 1987-2003, before joining Alinghi in 2007 and latterly was the Design Director for Oracle Racing in the 2010 America’s Cup, and the development of the wingsailed 120ft trimaran USA-17.
In this second part of the interview the issues of foiling and the trade-offs are discussed, along with the factors that led to  … Pictures and more