Foiling is here to stay. We can never unsee the excitement it evokes.The America’s Cup exposed the world to foiling and anything less will never again be acceptable to the public. This event will be remembered as the defining moment of change in sailing as a sport.
I have predicted before and will state again the 2020 Olympic games will feature at least one foiling class if not two.
Category: US sailing
Safety at Sea
St. Partick’s day weekend in Newport. The Safety At Sea Seminar also took place. The weather outside was some of the worst we have experienced in some time;sixty knots of wind and over 5 inches of rain.
Personally the trellis I built blew over and broke in several places. It had with stood many storms and I had developed a false sense of security about it sturdiness. Nothing that can’t be repaired.
I am now certified for the next five years as far as US sailing is concerned. On sunday I was certified in CPR and First Aid.
There was some new gear exhibited. Of note was the clothing made by Ursuit.
Overall this was the best organized and best presented Safety at Sea Seminar I have ever attended.
Finally Peter Becker and Stan Schreyer were also being certified before they take off in IMOCA 60’s to set a record between New York and Barcelona.
Tornado
In 1977-1978 I teamed up with my college sailing friend Henry Bossett, to campaign a Tornado for the Olympics. I had sailed not only in college with Henry , but E Scows as well, still my favorite monohull.
By the spring of 1978 we were ranked number one in the United States; probably the lightest team sailing a Tornado, which meant we had no room for error.Henry built the sails which were clearly fast and tailored to our needs.
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