Neck and Neck

[doug748]

Mod 70 and GC32 going at it, up to 30 kts, in flat water:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=974364695935426

 

[Buck Turgidson]

do we need a new rule of thumb? it would appear 1.34 * square root of lwl is a bit out of date! ;-)

 

[MissFitz]

Wow. Which one would you rather be on?

 

[dancrane]

Which would you rather be on?

I like sailing fast, but that video reminds me of the old black & whites showing chaps enduring danger and discomfort and the imminent danger of a wetting, for the slender sake of breaking records. I'd never have begun sailing at all if that had been as good as it gets.

 

[Tomahawk]

I got buzzed by the big Tri (or its sister) the other day..