9 Teams, 1 Trophy, 8 races. The D35 Trophy is Back.
A one-design multihull contest, nine teams competing, and eight races to be run this season on Lake Geneva. Friday, the 4th of May marks the return of what is expected to be a highly contested 15th Edition of the D35 Trophy.
Launched in 2004, the D35’s were developed by a group of owners with designer Sebastien Schmidt, with the goal of creating a fast, high-tech, but affordable one-design catamaran to combat the ever-increasing costs and extremism of multihull sailing on lake geneva. The result was the Decision 35, built purely for competition, the demanding boat is a multihull boasting an exceptional power to weight ratio, designed specifically for light wind conditions, prevailing on Lake Geneva.
Current title holders Alinghi, return to the Trophy seeking a seventh victory with the same crew who were seconds away from completing the grand slam in last years championship achieving an astonishing seven victories in eight races.
Keep your eyes on Team Phaedo^2. Who return to the circuit after an offseason where the boat underwent a refit, received a new colour scheme, new rigging and a new Sailmon instrument system. Along with that skipper Lloyd Thornburg has brought with him a stellar crew with America’s Cup, extreme and Olympic experience, to help him climb up the ladder in the trophy.
The D35 trophy will begin at the Grand Prix d’ouverture organised by the Société Nautique de Genève
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