We went sailing today aboard “Snow Lion” larry Huntington’s 50′ Ker design. The biggest news is the replacement mainsail for the one that was torn at the start of the Bermuda Race. ( see June posts). The next big race for “Snow Lion” will be the transatlantic race leaving Newport in June, 2011
The big boats have finished the Middle Sea Race in 2 days and 6 hours. Tghe next finisher should be Alegre, but she is a ways back.
Weymouth Speed Week finished last friday, as always an interesting group of boats and people.
Continuing the thread of the America’s Cup. The prospect of solid wing sails is a given. Sailmaking as we know it is at a nexus. I do not believe that wing sails will be on ocean racing yachts any time soon. At least I believe that; but no different the changes to carbon as a common boatbuilding material, carbon rigging, it is here and will not go away.
What does this mean for the sailmaker and sail designer?