Santi Lange and the 69F

Ten minutes to sail the first leg. This is how long it took the 69F sailed by the Nacra 17 olympic gold Santi Lange to sail the first leg of the Barcolana race course. The champion, who met sailors for a chat on sailing at STV yesterday, took to the sea early this morning (at 7.30 am) to exploit the waning Bora wind on the 13- mile race course. With Lange’s magic touch, the 69F sailed at a speed of up to 30 knots at first, almost reaching the record time of previous days when the wind was stronger. But today conditions were not optimal and di not allow him to complete the course because the wind waned as soon as the sun started to rise. The record-breaking time of 10 minutes for the first leg at a max speed of 25.43 goes down in history anyway, showing the excellent performance of the small monohull. In the meantime, the free tests aboard the 69F available for sailors from the Gulf have all been booked up until Saturday. “It’s been a success - stated SVBG chairman Mitja Gialuz –. Listening to Santi Lange yesterday at his conference at STV was educational and inspirational. It was great to see him fly on the foils in our Gulf”. Many sailors hope to rank in the list of the fastest sailors in the Gulf, which will be used to reward the KING and QUEEN of speed. If you want to follow their traces in the Gulf click on this link: https://www.kwindoo.com/tracking/13722- barcolana-fun-foiling-edition?race_id=17596.