I saw her sailing during a photoshoot on board some new yachts.
Impressive but I had to laugh at the face of the guy sitting in the
outrigger when he flew into up the air! And then descended like an
express train. I think he had to be strapped in -he was white knuckling
the sides anyway.

Cheers

Oz wrote:

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:32:36 -0500, DSK
scribbled thusly:


Crossbow 1 was a 60' proa. Cool boat. I'd love to see a video of her in
action. They added a small diamond-shaped foil on the bottom of her
small windward hull (IIRC it was one hull off an old Shark catamaran)
for softer landings... she was a one-way boat, only sailing on port tack
and getting towed back to the other end of the speed circle. She was
expected to break 40 knots but I think only made the high 30s.
Nonetheless a very impressive boat at the time and held the speed record
for a few years.

Crossbow II came a few years later, was a bit more exotic, an big (70'?)
cat with offset hulls and duplicate rigs. I think she broke 40 knots and
held the record for a few more years.

Fresh Breezes- Doug king


Here are a few pics..nearly as good a video :-)
http://www.dcss.org/speedsl/crossbow.html


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.