The legendary Italian sailor talks about the 2013 season on the TP52 Azzurra, the RC44 class, the Melges 32 and the Farr 40 and reminds us he had warned us about the pitfalls the “new” America’s Cup would encounter. More than two years ago he had predicted there would be no more than 4-6 teams and that it would turn out to be a very expensive America’s Cup. Unfortunately, Vascotto was right and now feels there is widening gap between the base of the sport, the hundreds of monohull yachts in his local yacht club in Trieste, and its pinnacle, the America’s Cup.
Categorized | 34th America's Cup, 52 Super Series, America's Cup
Vasco Vascotto on TP52 Azzurra, RC44, Melges 32, Farr 40 and the America’s Cup
Posted on 13 January 2013 by Valencia Sailing
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January 14th, 2013 at 12:02 am
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