WINGSAIL CATAMARAN AC50 (HIKARI)

[Miguel Gil]

SoftBank Team Japan, supported by SoftBank Corp. and Kansai Yacht Club, is the Japanese Challenger for the 35th America's Cup held in Bermuda in 2017.  As the first Japanese flagged challenger since 2000.
Led by winning America's Cup skipper Dean Barker along with veteran Japanese sailor Kazuhiko "Fuku" Sofuku, SoftBank Team Japan was made up of a multi-national collaboration of sailors, boatbuilders, and support crew from the professional sailing industry who share the passion for innovation and excellence.
http://team-japan.americascup.com/en/about.html.

Team Profile: SoftBank Team Japan
May 28, 2017
Yacht Club: Kansai Yacht Club
Established: 2015
Nation: Japan
Team Principal(s): Kazuhiko Sofuku, Dean Barker
CEO: Dean Barker
Skipper: Dean Barker

CREW
Dean Barker – Skipper/CEO
Kazuhiko Sofuku – Bowman/General Manager
Chris Draper – Tactician/Sailing Team Director
Yugo Yoshida – Grinder
Yuki Kasatani – Grinder
Derek Saward -Grinder
Jeremy Lomas – Bowman/COO
Winston MacFarland – Grinder
Jason Waterhouse – Tactician
Ben Lamb – Grinder
Luke Payne – Grinder
hHttps://www.thebermudian.com/a-landlubber-s-gui ... m-japan-3/

In the challenger series, SoftBank Team Japan progressed to the Challenger Playoffs  where they were defeated by Artemis Racing

More information.
https://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Am ... rce=google
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C ... 7_(regata).

Congo, Republic (Brazzaville).2017.Mini sheet. 4*500 FC - Congolese franc. Scott?
The two central stamps reproduce the wingsail catamaran AC50 which the SoftBank Team Japan
competed.