AC Hunting

Well we hinted earlier in the week, but today was our time to go AC hunting. It was a fantastic day with 15 - 18kt of wind and a choppy sea state. We arrived down at the marina early, so Vela parked herself at a restaurant with a sangria and a salad while Nathan wandered around to see whether any AC boats were on the water.

There were at least 5 boats out. INEOS and Alinghi were close in, and maybe American Magic as well, but the rest were too far away... Maybe Team New Zealand in the distance? It also looked like a number of the AC40s were out training for the youth and women's AC.

Nathan met back up with Vela at the restaurant, and Vela pointed out a very cool rainbow cloud above the marina - must mean good luck! We finished off the salad and sangria and made our way onto the dock found Nemo! Our ride for the afternoon, a 34ft Beneteau.

After a short trip out of the harbour we quickly spotted the boats. We were fortunate enough to have some of them come right up close to us and show off some maneuvers (though Nathan failed at getting good video of these...)

An awesome afternoon watching these high tech machines tear up the Mediterranean, topped off with a steak for dinner.Read more