SNOW LION BUILD

IN 2005-2006 LARRY HUNTINGTON BUILT A 50 FOOT JASON KER DESIGN AT NEB. LAUNCHED FOR THE 2006 BERMUDA RACE IN WHICH WE WON OUR CLASS.

NEW MONOHULL TRANSATLANTIC RECORD

“COMANCHE” CHOPPED OVER A DAY OFF THE TRANSATLANTIC RACORD. GREAT BOAT, GREAT CREW, BUT REMARKABLE ROUTING FROM STAN HONEY

NEW TRANSATLANTIC RECORD
NEW TRANSATLANTIC RECORD

AHEAD OF THE GHOST

BOTH SPINDRIFT AND IDEC ARE AHEAD OF BANQUE POPULAIRE EXITING THE PACIFIC. WITH ABOUT 7,000 MILES LEFT TO THE FINISH AND 15 DAYS.  SPINDRIFT IS ABOUT 500 MILES IN FRONT OF THE RECORD RIGHT NOW AND IDEC IS 175 MILES AHEAD.

NAVIGATING THE HIGH PRESSURE ZONES WILL BE THE TRICK SAILING NORTH IN THE ATLANTIC ONCE AGAIN.

 

LARRY HUNTINGTON

 

 

 

No-one deserves to be nominated more than Larry Huntington. Sailor of the Month really does not justify the lifetime of Love of the Sea. Few have demonstrated a stronger commitment to sailing; particularly offshore long distance racing. His career spans wooden schooners to the latest carbon yachts.

 

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LARRY WITH HIS SEXTANT
LARRY WITH HIS SEXTANT

COMPUTER NAVIGATION
COMPUTER NAVIGATION

PAPER CHARTS
PAPER CHARTS

LARRY AND STEVE COLGATE 1969
LARRY AND STEVE COLGATE 1969

FINISH OF 2003 TRANSATLANTIC
FINISH OF 2003 TRANSATLANTIC

HARD RUNNING 2015
HARD RUNNING 2015

BLOCK ISLAND RACE
BLOCK ISLAND RACE

BREAKFAST TRANSATLANTIC 2011
BREAKFAST TRANSATLANTIC 2011

RUNNING TRANSATLANTIC 2003
RUNNING TRANSATLANTIC 2003

another look at the 2015 transatlantic race:

THE REPORT ABOUT THE TEAM VESTAS GROUNDING

click: HERE FOR THE FULL REPORT

This is perhaps the most complete and interesting document. What jumps out at me is the part about digital charts. I have had a number of conversations over the last 10 years about the accuracy of digital charts.  And the description of the consequences of a crash jybe. ( which is encouraged by the quick stop rescue system)

In the end an abundance of caution, which might be classified as seamanship.