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.



Frank Boettcher wrote:
Absolutely. It made my trip.

A lot of "old salt" types are very disdainful of these kind
of boats, insisting that they are ugly etc etc. I think they
have a kind of brutal gracefulness.


.... We stopped for maintenance (we had some
poorly designed anti siphon loops that were attempting to sink the
boat when significantly heeled)

Pretty common... it's amazing how few boats are built to
actually work.

.... but it was great to watch those long
distance speed machines come in. Just being around it was a lot of
fun.


In some ways, it makes no sense for them to stop in the U.S.
But I'm glad they do. A leg from Florida to the Chesapeake
is a short hop for them but it shows off the race & the
boats. Maybe in the future they'll add a day race in either
the Chesapeake or Rhode Island, wouldn't that be a
spectacle. It is educational to watch those crews do the
maneuvers.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King