The Orient Express Racing Team AC75 reveal is expected in the next couple of weeks.
Their AC75 arrived in Barcelona in early April after four days of transport following nearly 7 months of building at the Multiplast shipyard in Vannes.
Orient Express Racing Team commissioned the hull design from Emirates Team New Zealand so the expectation is for a similar design to ‘Taihoro’ with extensive flaring off the bow and a powerful bustle in the back two-thirds.
Where the French can innovate is on foil design and systems – two areas where they excel in all other sailing disciplines be that inshore or offshore.
High expectations are rightly starting to form around the French – an outstanding sailing nation and they are going about their business efficiently and quietly.
The dark-horses amongst the Challengers of the 37th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup, for sure.
