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Sailing Illustrated: Mixed (up) Offshore keelboat..Am Cupdate

by Richard Gladwell Sail-World NZ 29 Apr 2019 01:35 NZST 29 April 2019
Rome Kirby pilots the USA SailGP Team F50 in front of Alcatraz Island during race condition practice day © Matt Knighton

Join SailingIllustrated's Tom Ehman and Sail-World's NZ Editor Richard Gladwell as they discuss the sailing issues of the moment on the SailingIllustrated twice weekly live chatshow.

Two well connected commentators look at World Sailing's latest "Urgent" submission for the Mixed Offshore Keelboat event for the 2024 Olympics - is the "long list" going to stop World Sailing's imagined "Arms Race"?

How will the Foiling 50's perform in the SailGP regatta in San Francisco next weekend, Tom Ehman is in the centre of the action in San Francisco.

What is happening in the America's Cup - will the Late Challengers be able to get geared up in time? Hear two different perspectives hammered out. Who is ahead of the game in the Challenger Stakes? What is happening with the reports of frequent capsizing - true, or fake news?

Tom has news of a challenge for the World Sailing Presidency...

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