Nacra continues to be innovative in the world of racing catamarans with the announcement of their new 20′ racing catamaran.  The ‘F-20 Carbon’ features a new carbon fiber hull design by Melvin and Morrelli rumored to have similar lines to the two-time F-18 Worlds champion, the F-18  infusion.  Most interestingly it has curved dagger boards that act as lifting foils.  It will have a wing mast like the infusion, only 3 feet taller.  The sails will also be made with carbon fiber.  The whole boat is supposed to weigh less than 375 lbs.  There are only two downsides to what will be an incredibly fast futuristic boat: 1) its 10.5 ft wide so will require a tilt trailer, and 2) it will probably set you back at least as much as a very nice new car

This week-end is the last of 6 races from the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Sailing Series. You can view race results as well as a lot of video footage from the iShare Cup website, many of which have great collisions, capsizes and pitch-poling action. The video below is from last year’s races but it gives you an idea of the sailing action that will be taking place Oct. 10th – 12th.