America's Cup: AC45 rigging process - Onshore

11:04 AM Tue 15 Feb 2011 GMT

' The top of the wingsail - to which the skyhook will be attached for lifting the wingsail and the boat itself. The AC45 waits on the other side of the shed/hangar - AC45 Rigging - 14 February 2011' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

One of the serious question marks hanging over the choice of a wingsailed multihull for the America's Cup has been the rigging process. Those who were in Valencia 12 months ago would have been only too aware of the issues faced daily by the then BMW Oracle Racing team as they tried to keep USA-17 on a short leash between races, and without having to lower the wingsail each night. A lot of thought and effort has gone into the prototype AC45, and the rigging and launching process. Sail-World was on hand to document the exercise on Monday morning as ...

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