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Uploaded by on Aug 10, 2011

Here's a 4 minute video of the Weta trimaran racing the Double Dammed race on the Colombia River, hosted by the Hood River Yacht Club.

This section is one of the windiest parts of the race at the hatchery with gusts over 35kts and big waves. After the jibe in this sequence, a big gust hits and the boat excellerates to about 20 knots boat speed.

There were 22 boats racing, all keelboats; Melges 23 & Moore 24. The Weta was the only dinghy/multihull entered. We were the third boat to finish with a time of 4:21.17.

David Berntsen (Sausalito, CA) and Ethan Salkind (Seattle, WA) sailors.

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  • best weta video ever

  • @blowme94 Digs in ????? a skiff would wipe out in those conditions...

  • Wow, you guys were flying! That's a good camera angle too!

  • Every year awesome footage from the double dammed! great to see a 'small' boat.

  • awesome job ethan :)

  • Well done ...A Weta foiler would be worth while ... Take on those moths !!!

  • a skiff would go faster on those waves, this just digs in

  • sits pretty low - is it supposed to be like that? More lift from the hydrofoil would have been a bit quicker?

  • Awesome Davo - FAST... Fun... Easy.. (I doubt) - nearly washed the GoPro off :)

  • Oop nm, you post the top speed at the end. Awesome work.

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