Design - Major!
Yes he's at it again... 

Free surface deformation of the same hill at 10 knots (left) and 30 knots (right)

Building the fastest-possible sailboats for oceanic record-breaking is the new game in town. Juan Kouyoumdjian explains the emergence of this remarkable new design for Frank Pong

The wake-up call
When somebody comes to you and requests a lightweight, high performance monohull capable of sailing offshore and achieving speeds sufficient to break existing oceanic records, combining innovative solutions and without the restriction of any rule or qualification society, a combined feeling of excitement and fear runs through you. 

On the one hand the excitement of not having to think about rules and regulations but simply speed. On the other, fear for the size, loads and stresses that such a sailboat will have to endure safely.

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