Why Sail the Formula Wave Catamaran
In this video I hit the beach at the US Multihull Championships in Corpus Christi and asked top competitors why they choose to sail the Formula Wave catamaran.
If you’re considering getting into multihull sailing or looking for your next class, these sailors share raw, honest thoughts on what makes the Formula Wave so compelling.
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In this video I hit the beach at the US Multihull Championships in Corpus Christi and asked top competitors why they choose to sail the Formula Wave catamaran.
If you’re considering getting into multihull sailing or looking for your next class, these sailors share raw, honest thoughts on what makes the Formula Wave so compelling.
🔗 Links:
Formula Wave Association
https://www.formulawaveclass.com
Formula Wave Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/HobieWaveRacing/
Support Joyrider TV
⛵️Channel Membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lH...
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⛵️Getting a T-shirt or Hoodie https://totaljoyrider.com
☞ Buy stuff that I use
⛵️Sungod Sunglasses https://www.sungod.co/s/eR4VYYu3/
⛵️Telemetry Overlay use code JOYRIDERTV for a sweet discount https://bit.ly/telemetryoverlay
⛵️Get perfect audio (waterproof) with Instamic https://instamic.io/?aff=119
⛵️If you want shoes like mine https://xeroshoes.com/go/joyridertv
⛵️Protection from @forwardwip
Joyrider TV is one of the best channels on YouTube for catamaran sailing tutorials, maintenance, Q+As and great small cat sailing content.
Whether you sail a Hobie, Nacra, Aclass, acat, Prindle, Hurricane, Dart, Windrush, Tornado, Unicorn, F18, F16, Topcat, GETAWAY, Dragoon or even a Minicat, you'll find something here to help you.
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Coming from Vassiliki on the Greek island of Lefkada, catamaran sailing tutorials, demonstrations and live commentaries. Boat maintenance and reviews, and the occasional something for the monohull sailor. .
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