X40s: Extreme Danger.

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Not fun for us, as we know what can happen. First these guys should wear mandatory helmet.
The Pitch, The hang, the fall, and the final blast, all had possible disastrous implications.
The X40 (a High aspect pair of rudders too) and the AC45 need more bow volume to support all that power, the latest F18s are the best examples on added error margin to reduce these kind of situations to a minimum.

The next AC is going to be spectacular, but innovations and extreme design should take account of some error margin, more with super powered Wings. The X40s dangeorus pitchs should make sailors safety a priority too.
F1 is a extreme sport but pilots are well protected.

Qingdao Final Results:
1st Luna Rossa (ITA), Max Sirena / Paul Campbell-James / Alister Richardson / Manuel Modena 227 pts
2nd Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Dean Barker / Glenn Ashby / Jeremy Lomas / R Meacham 222 pts
3rd Groupe Edmond de Rothschild (FRA), Pierre Pennec / C Espagnon / T Fouchier / H Cunningham 214 pts
4th Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT), Roman Hagara / Hans P Steinacher / Will Howden / C Monk 200 pts
5th Alinghi (SUI), Tanguy Cariou / Yann Guichard / Nils Frei / Yves Detrey 198 points
6th Artemis Racing (SWE), Santiago Lange / Rodney Ardern / Morgan Trubovich / Andy Fethers 174 points
7th The Wave, Muscat (OMA), Torvar Mirsky / Kyle Langford / Nick Hutton / Khamis Al Anbouri 150 points
8th Team Extreme (EUR), Roland Gaebler / Bruno Dubois / Sebbe Godefroid / William Wu 141 points
9th Oman Air (OMA), Sidney Gavignet / Kinley Fowler / David Carr / Nasser Al Mashari 137 points
10th Niceforyou (ITA), Alberto Barovier / Mark Bulkeley / Daniele de Luca Simone de Mari 122 points
11th Team GAC Pindar (GBR), Ian Williams / Brad Webb / Gilberto Nobili / Jono Macbeth 64 points
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