The Holy Grail of Sailing

  • 8 years ago
The holy grail of sailing is the foiling tack. Dean Barker and his crew on board SoftBank Team Japan were the first America’s Cup team to successfully complete this manoeuvre on foils. Dean strongly believes that the 35th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup in the waters of Bermuda will be decided by keeping the boat “dry” around the entire course, staying up on foils. Pioneer Dean Barker explains the challenges of the spectacular manoeuvre.