Boat International US Edition - June 2018

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goingtouseanumberofyards

tododiferentthings–foils,

appendages, rigging, and so on –

whichisprettytypical.

WHYDIDYOUSELECTBOTIN

PARTNERS AS NAVAL ARCHITECT

FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP

CAMPAIGN?Botin Partners is the

designer of the newBella Menteas

wellasfiveQuantumTP52sand

wethinkthatthey’rereallygood.

We’veworkedwiththeirteam

and built out every discipline that

webelieveweneedinthedesign

process,sowehave35designers

workingforus,eachwitha

specificspecialty.Botinnotonly

does the naval architecture but

YOU’REABOUTTOLAUNCHYOUR

NEWMAXI72FORYOURBELLA

MENTE RACING TEAM. IS THE NEW

BOAT TESTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR

THEAMERICA’SCUPBOAT?

No,it’sawholediferentkind

ofboat.It’sgotafinandbulband

nofoils.Theonlycommonality

between the two boats will be

thedesignteam.Also,some

of the same construction team

that’s building the fourthBella

Menteis going right on to the

America’s Cup boats.

SAME YARD AS WELL?Iam

building the newBella Mente

at New England Boatworks. For

theAmerica’sCupprojectweare

e’sasailinginstitution

–andnewCEOofthe

bidtowinbackthe

America’s Cup for the

US ttheageof72,JohnJ“Hap”

Fa ,entrepreneurandlong-

tim ailor, has no intention of

sl g down.

he 2018 St Barths Bucket

R ta, on board his winning

116 Holland Jachtbouw

sa g yachtWhisper,theCEO

of NewYorkYachtClub

Am ican Magic syndicate takes

a3 minutebreaktoanswer

q ionsabouthisraceteam’s

lat yacht and the 36th

Am ica’s Cup campaign.

C cile Gauertcatches up with sailing

le end Hap Fauth, superyacht owner

nd CEO of American Magic, the

yndicate set up to win back the

America’s Cup for the US

TEAM BUILDING

Hap Fauth founded

Bella Mente Racing

in 2005. The newest

Bella Mente,a72ft

maxi designed

by Botin Partners,

succeeds a mini

maxi by Judel/Vrolijk

“We’re not a

one-shot deal”