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Pac52s Ready to Rumble

By John Arndt | May 3, 2017 | San Diego, CA |

All four of the new Pac 52 box-rule class boats are now in San Diego in preparation for the start of their first season, which will kick off with San Diego Yacht Club’s Yachting Cup on May 5-7.

Manouch Moshayedi’s Rio 52, Tom Holthus’ BadPak and Frank Slootman’s Bay Area-based Invisible Hand were designed by Judel/Vrolijk in Germany; Victor Wild’s Fox, which was on the water first and sailing last year in St. Francis YC’s Rolex Big Boat Series, was designed by Botin Partners in Spain.

The new Invisible Hand’s first regatta was Richmond YC’s Big Daddy in March.

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BadPak raced in SDYC’s Opening Day Race on April 22. This was the first time that two of the Pac52s lined up against each other because Fox raced as well. Fox finished fourth overall out of 40 boats and one foiling kite, and BadPak came in eighth.

BadPak and Fox had a chance to race each other in April.

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The plan is for the four boats to practice on Thursday, May 4, followed by a Pac52 inaugural party on Thursday evening before the start of official racing at Yachting Cup on Friday.

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