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Here's a vid with a few shots of what the 60 ft Grand Prix racing trimarans in Europe look like zooming around short closed courses.
http://www.multis-online.com/popup_video.php
Say what you like about the French, pro sailing and bicycle racing are some things that they do right.
If you think these guys are a bit nuts, imagine sailing a 90 foot one by yourself across the Atlantic. On two hours of sleep a day. And being so exhausted after setting a new record, that you wreck your boat...
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2005/rise and fall.htm
Or this person,
taking 75 ft one around the world without stopping all by yourself to break the record for fastest solo circumnavigation under sail (just under 72 days--the previous record, about 73 days was set by the boat and skipper described above that wrecked after setting the Atlantic crossing record).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4229079.stm
Of course, the lady is going to try and break the Atlantic crossing record this fall.
Sorta makes the guys racing round the bouys off the coast look quite sane in comparison.
BTW,
The world record for circumnavigating the world in a power vessel is just shy of 75 days, set in 1998 by a 115 foot crewed vessel that stopped at 13 ports. That broke the previous record of about 83 days set by the nuclear powered sub USS Triton in 1960.
Wonder what the US Navy could do now if they decided to go for the record?
http://www.multis-online.com/popup_video.php
Say what you like about the French, pro sailing and bicycle racing are some things that they do right.
If you think these guys are a bit nuts, imagine sailing a 90 foot one by yourself across the Atlantic. On two hours of sleep a day. And being so exhausted after setting a new record, that you wreck your boat...
http://www.sailinganarchy.com/fringe/2005/rise and fall.htm
Or this person,
taking 75 ft one around the world without stopping all by yourself to break the record for fastest solo circumnavigation under sail (just under 72 days--the previous record, about 73 days was set by the boat and skipper described above that wrecked after setting the Atlantic crossing record).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/4229079.stm
Of course, the lady is going to try and break the Atlantic crossing record this fall.
Sorta makes the guys racing round the bouys off the coast look quite sane in comparison.
BTW,
The world record for circumnavigating the world in a power vessel is just shy of 75 days, set in 1998 by a 115 foot crewed vessel that stopped at 13 ports. That broke the previous record of about 83 days set by the nuclear powered sub USS Triton in 1960.
Wonder what the US Navy could do now if they decided to go for the record?