#sailrocket

[davecornthwaite]

This 3-part (20 minutes approx) CNN video report follows Australia Paul Larsen and his team's decade-long efforts to become the fastest sailing craft in the world over the water.

Emotional and inspirational, this is a truly extraordinary story. Check it out.

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[gravity-one]

Vestas Sailrocket 2

[boatporn]

Hella Relevant.

(via How a Boat-Plane Hybrid Shattered the Sound Barrier of Sailing | Wired.com)

[sfmariner-blog-blog]

SailRocket lays down a 50-plus knot run in Namibia, which is just .4 knots off Hydroptere's sailboat speed record. But Paul Larsen thinks SailRocket should have peaked at 60, and is worried there's still something holding the boat back.

[sfmariner-blog-blog]

My latest @SailingWorldMag blog on the speed #sailing action round the globe. I'm rooting for #SailRocket.

[sfmariner-blog-blog]

#SailRocket tops 50 kts. So P. Larsen is nearing the Promised Land. Details here. @SailRocket

[sfmariner-blog-blog]

Vesta's #SailRocket looking good. 50-plus does seems possible. But it's never a sure thing. @sailrocket

[sfmariner-blog-blog]

He's knocking on the door, and looking good.