http://www.sailracingmagazine.com/cam-lewis-on-why-orion-racing-are-bringing-the-first-mod-70-to-the-usa/
We were intrigued by a press release last week from the European based MOD 70 Class announcing that the California based Orion Racing had purchased the Veolia trimaran from the circuit organisers.
Sail Racing Magazine editor Justin Chisholm tracked down Orion Racing skipper Cam Lewis to find out from the horse’s mouth just what the thinking was behind bringing the first MOD 70 to the USA.
Just back from a multihull class win aboard Peter Aschenbrenner’s 63ft ‘cruising’ trimaran Paradox in the Caribbean RORC 600, Lewis was enthusiastic about the prospect of getting his hands on a thoroughbred racing tri and upbeat about the potential of re-launching fast multihull racing on the west coat of America.
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Saw the boat today at SDYC in CA View impressive
ReplyDeleteThat's great, it would be fantastic if the MOD70 concept gained more traction. I'd be pleased to see the Orion Team participate in some of the MOD70 events. The last US entrant I can think of into a professional multihull racing circuit was Randy Smyth back in the Formula 40 days.
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