Monday, February 15, 2010

america's cup

I'm sorry. I just can't get used to a trimaran winning the America's Cup. After all the years of admeasuring, monohull design (with a thought to the teardrop design at the bottom of the keel, etc.) We are now watching the race among a couple of tri designs - trimarans have always been faster - lower wetted surfaces, etc. But, do they do justice to the competition? Think of a baseball game that allows aluminium bats, spitballs, steroids etc. I've done a lot of sailing, racing and cruising; but, give me a monohull anytime. O.K. I'm not a multihull fan. However, I am somewhat of a traditionalist and want to see the return to real big boat racing, where the skill of the helmsman and crew are more important than the go-fast over the top boat design.

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