Sir Thomas of Cannondale wrote:
Huum,,,, Insurance fraud?

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"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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Forst the good news,


http://www.sailing.org/21729.php?PHP...d7ca10b14b c5

Sailing around the world - in
71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Distance: 21,760 nm
Average Speed: 12.66 knots

Plus

Francis JOYON onboard the IDEC trimaran has broken the singlehanded
24 hour distance record, after covering 614nm at an average speed of
25.9 knots.


then the bad...

http://www.nautica.it/service/notizie.htm?2005-07-72


Trimaran IDEC - www.trimaran-idec.com

Doubtful whether any insurance company would cover these eccentrics anyway.

I think if I had just gotten through the Raz and needed a sleep, I would
have set course for the open sea, although I appreciate that his off-course
alarm failed to waken him.

The prevailing westerlies in that part of the world, and the sheer speed of
these machines, would make it appear to be close on the wind regardless of
any motion sensations which we "normal" sailors tend to react to.

22,000nm then he blows it on a relatively short voyage home! Yikes!


Dennis.