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2008 Worlds – The Collision of Fiamma Gialla

11:55 am on Jun 30th 2008 peter

This is an amazing video of Fiamma Gialla getting hit during the start of race 8. Andrea Casale, skipper of Fiamma Gialla, eventually won redress and a 4th place finish, giving him first place overall and the championship, as the final day of racing was canceled due to high wind.

Here is that collision:

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3 Responses to “2008 Worlds – The Collision of Fiamma Gialla”

  1. Brian Jul 9th 2008 at 02:23 pm 1

    Really helpful that the bowman and tactician seem to be both looking off to port instead of through to the starboard side…

  2. peter Jul 9th 2008 at 02:33 pm 2

    When the bowman does turn to look he doesn’t seem to take an action either.

  3. Nojan Jul 17th 2008 at 02:54 pm 3

    Great video!

    What a shame.

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