I crossed the Atlantic in 11 1/2 days this summer. For someone of my generation this was special. I never expect to repeat this experience. But I am still on a slow boat in today’s world.
The America’s Cup will never go back to non foiling boats. I still predict that the next Olympics will have at least one foiling class, if not two. No one is looking back, unless it is to true classic yachts. That is for different reasons of beauty and elegance.
Tag: gitana
NEW RECORD AROUND BELLE ISLE
Over the weekend Gitana set a new record(2 hrs 42 min over a 41 mile course) around Belle Isle. 500 boats on the starting line at once. On the site for the race it says the the purpose is: conviviality, simplicity, and pleasure of the sea. When was the last time anyone heard these words in the context of a race? Belle Isle offers strong tides and often wind.
I have experienced a start like this and as one might imagine it is a bit chaotic.