Leg 7 Is underway……
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Volvo Ocean Race 2011-’12’s….
…..hairiest moments compilation. Enjoy. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7XJLhRVVE&w=560&h=315]
Carlo Borlenghi ……………Art
More amazing photography, this guy is one of my favorites! You need to have a Flash Player and some patience but it is well worth it! Carlo Borlenghi is one of the most incredible photographers I have ever seen. Enjoy!
Volvo Ocean Race 2014……
….is well underway! Check out at FARR Yacht Design right here Annapolis, MD U.S.A., as they figure out how to make this new OD VOR 65 class come together. The hulls are actually being built in France and the decks in Italy. I can’t wait to see these things on the water……. Expect more videos…
The World’s Largest Mast….
…was stepped last month at the Perini Navi Yard in Italy. Just look at the size of the masthead! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pEsuYH-Dt4&w=560&h=315] This incredible carbon fiber wonder measures just over 250′ and weighs in at just over 16 metric tons…pretty light considering. The furling boom provided by Future Fibres could be its own sailing yacht…
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A 1903 Lawley Built Yacht
When I started in the marine industry, I was fortunate enough to work aboard a truly unique yacht. The name of this yacht was Witchcraft. The yacht was built in 1903 by the Lawley Ship Yard in Boston, MA and designed by B.B. Crowninshield. Originally, the boat had a very tall gaff rigged mast which…
Volvo Ocean Race
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M7KBDi0Z4o&w=560&h=315] After the fleet having to work upwind in some short and steep ‘chop’ (due to the strong current streams opposing the wind direction) for the first portion of this leg, the fleet did have a glimmer of some fast downwind action. Many of the crews have been sick for most of this leg…
