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America's Cup - Tech Tuesday - AC50 One Design sails by Norths + Video

by Oracle Team USA on 1 Dec 2016
Oracle Team USA sailing their AC45S in Bermuda Sam Greenfield/Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusa.com
North Sails are making all the soft sails for the 2017 America's Cup fleet.

In this Tech Tuesday feature, Oracle Team USA shows the sails being made as a batch at North Sails facility at Minden Nevada.

3Di™ is a unique, patented sail-making technology that produces the world’s fastest and most durable sails – including the one-design sails that are being used on the America's Cup class racing catamarans. Have a look inside North Sails where the sails are being made in this feature by John von Seeburg & Tim Davis

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