{"id":10702,"date":"2017-01-04T23:45:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10702"},"modified":"2017-01-04T23:45:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T04:45:23","slug":"notable-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10702","title":{"rendered":"NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The changes in sailing had been on the horizon for a while. The turning point we can all point to was the last America&#8217;s Cup with foiling catamarans.In the Vendee Globe, the boats which have foils are clearly faster.<\/p>\n<p>I believe I read that Joyon cut the jig down on Idec for this attempt; making it an easier boat to handle. Just look at the numbers he is putting up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10703\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10703\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-25-at-1.08.53-PM-1024x418.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-25-at-1.08.53-PM-1024x418.png 1024w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-25-at-1.08.53-PM-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-25-at-1.08.53-PM-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2016-12-25-at-1.08.53-PM.png 1324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THOMAS COVILLE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10704\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10704\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world-300x388.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/world.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FRANCIS JOYON<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The changes in sailing had been on the horizon for a while. The turning point we can all point to was the last America&#8217;s Cup with foiling catamarans.In the Vendee Globe, the boats which have foils are clearly faster. 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