No question, the hottest action of the moment is in the Med, where a lot of America's Cup sailors who might otherwise be out of a job are plying their trade in a true grand prix fleet, the TP52.
Can you say, eight new boats in a fleet of 19? The King of Spain dropped in on Friday to sail Bribon, but it's Mean Machine and Peter de Ridder who seem to be all dialed in for the Audi MedCup opener at Alicante, Spain.
German photographer Heike Schwab, down from Munich to shoot, has taken the words right out of my mouth.
Four pictures, four thousand words, right?
Photo © Heike Schwab
Photo © Heike Schwab
Photo © Heike Schwab
Photo © Heike Schwab
