“Leopard of London” is just beyond halfway, reading and looking at their blog,( see the link). While they are 230 miles ahead of the “record” they are at present not pointed at the finish. By their own admission Leopard is not as fast as a Volvo 70. Additionally, Leopard has power winches, which means she can never actually own the outright record. Still and all, we are all rooting for their success.
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“Il Monstro” arrived back in Newport yesterday evening, with Ken’s brother Brad having completed his first transatlantic race; on a boat we would all love to have sailed. Docked at Charlie Dana’s Newport Shipyard, next to “Leopard of London” and “Speedboat”. A sort of trinity of sailboat racing, formula ones of the water.
“Il Monstro” will set up training here in Newport in preparation for the next Volvo Ocean Race.
The bottom photo is a panorama of Shields racing last night on Narragansett Bay, comprised of 10 photos stitched together. Spring is coming to the Northeast.
Franck Cammas and an all star crew which included Stan Honey as navigator, has set a new record around the world and claimed the Jules Verne trophy.
Banque Populaire a 130 foot trimaran crossed the atlantic in 3 days, 15 hours, 25 minutes, 48 seconds. I should add that in the process they sailed 907 miles in 24 hours.
907 miles in 24 hours. Who would have imagined. Now they ( the crew aboard Banque Populaire) are seriously considering 1000 miles.
As many of you are aware I designed, patented and manufactured safety harnesses beginning in 1974. The reward is the knowledge that your product made a difference; it saved lives.
this just makes me smile every time.(double click on WOW, it will take you to a link)
December 10-11 of this year was the first attempt to bring together Professionals in the Yachting Industry; held in Monaco. I will emphasize the word Professional; as that seems to be the true essence of the meeting. It was not about bringing more people into sailing, or how to build sailing as a sport but really about how to get the most bang for your buck in sailing.
Ericsson 4 the Volvo 70 with skipper Torben Grael has sailed 585 miles in 24 hours; a new monohull record. Rumor is that they may exceed 600 miles iin the next 24 hours. This is a really hard thing to accomplish; to be able to maintain these speeds for extended periods of time. It is the adrenalin rush that keeps crews returning for the punishment they receive in return.
Speedboat left today from New York in an attempt to break the monohull powered winch trans-atlantic record. Aboard is an all star crew headed by Mike Sanderson.
