Ready to tack (1987)
Limited edition silkscreen

Franco Costa and his family spend a year in Fremantle, Western-Australia, where he created several America’s Cup images. All titles were chosen by him and a very close sailor friend of the Royal Perth Yacht Club.
America’s Cup 1987
As official artist for the America’s Cup 1987 in Fremantle, Australia, Franco Costa created 17 images:
- All clear at the start (1987)
- Ahead at the first mark (1987)
- Begin to point higher (1987)
- Can we tack? (1987)
- Don’t jibe (1987)
- Get inside at the mark (1987)
- Head up to keep clear (1987)
- Keep our air clear (1987)
- Kiwi Magic (1987)
- Ready about (1987)
- Ready to tack (1987)
- Roll away to leeward (1987)
- Stand by to luff up (1987)
- Tack on the wave (1987)
- The Ocean’s champion crop (1987)
- The pride of Italia (1987)
- Waiting for the start (1987)