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Atalanti too does the Kevlar thing IIΙ

Atalanti II

Type of Sail: Genoa #1 (Light)

Age: About 32 years old

Material: Kevlar yarns bonded in Mylar film

Located: Athens

Distance Travelled: About 500-800nm

Places most visited: Athens, Phaleron Bay, St. George’s Island, Modhi, Poros and Hydra.

Sail Number: GRE 49018

Built in 1982 by Chris Oniall, on a design by Joubert and Nivelt, at Olympic Yachts in Lavrio she was the second Atalanti team half-toner. She is the only yacht to win a World Championship eleven years apart, in 1982 and 1993. The head coach of Emirates Team New Zealand that raced in the last 4 America’s Cups raced in the 1982 Worlds and probably trimmed this sail.