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.
best weta video ever
MrLiehmann 1 month ago
@blowme94 Digs in ????? a skiff would wipe out in those conditions...
mfcdubai 5 months ago
Wow, you guys were flying! That's a good camera angle too!
BikeBuildBeerBullets 6 months ago
Every year awesome footage from the double dammed! great to see a 'small' boat.
jnhspandau 6 months ago
awesome job ethan :)
shish1969 6 months ago
Well done ...A Weta foiler would be worth while ... Take on those moths !!!
Jimkate 6 months ago
a skiff would go faster on those waves, this just digs in
blowme94 6 months ago
sits pretty low - is it supposed to be like that? More lift from the hydrofoil would have been a bit quicker?
kentsmithnz 6 months ago
Awesome Davo - FAST... Fun... Easy.. (I doubt) - nearly washed the GoPro off :)
mfcdubai 6 months ago
Oop nm, you post the top speed at the end. Awesome work.
wileysupergenius 6 months ago