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Video of the amazing IMOCA 60 Charal foiling

by Charal Sailing Team 25 Sep 2018 04:48 PDT
IMOCA 60 Charal © Charal Sailing Team

One month ago we posted news of the new IMOCA 60 Charal leaving the CDK Technologies yard in Port-La-Forêt, Brittany. Now the Charal Sailing Team have been testing their VPLP-designed yacht to the limit. Here are the results...

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Posted by Jérémie Beyou on Monday, 24 September 2018

Thanks to the Charal Sailing Team for this amazing video.

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