franck cammas - nacra f20 carbon fcs - around cape horn

The Nacra F20 Carbon FCS in the waters of the Beagle Channel.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Franck Cammas and the Julbo Sail Session Team arrived in Puerto Williams earlier this week to prepare for an expedition around Cape Horn in a Nacra F20 Carbon FCS.  Cammus is a pro French sailor currently heading Groupama Team France, the French challenger for the 35th Americas Cup. The sailboat is a high performance catamaran developed and built by the NACRA design office and Morelli & Melvin design & engineering.  The F20 is full carbon - hulls, mast, foils, and rudders - a flying machine that can reach speeds over 30 knots and is compact enough to be trailered, boxed, and flown into Navarino Island.

After getting approval by the Armada de Chile to depart Puerto Williams, Cammus' plan is to wait in Puerto Toro for a window to round the Horn in the flying cat, then make landfall to meet the lighthouse keeper & family.

Cammas on the foredeck of the Club Naval de Yates Micalvi, Puerto Williams
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Cammas' Nacra F20 Carbon FCS on the shore of Seno Lauta Harbour
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Full carbon racing machine - carbon hulls, mast, rudders, and foils.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Cammus on the shore of Seno Lauta Harbour.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Cammas and his team prepare the F20 to depart for Puerto Toro.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)

Cammus gets towed into the protected waters of Seno Lauta Harbour after sailing in the the Beagle Channel.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (noviembre de 2015)