Frank Boettcher wrote:
I was fortunate enough years ago on a delivery to be forced to stop in
Ft. Lauderdale on one of the leg finishes for the Whitbread. One boat
was there when we got there, two came in while we were still there and
we saw one finish when we left to complete our trip.

Awesome to watch those boats sail, isn't it? They are so
stripped and powerful. It's a very different kind of vessel,
with a very different look, than traditional sailboats.

DSK