Golden Globe Race
- Thread starter Rick R.
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Uh, or maybe their ocean is more robust than mine was/is.
I just finished Robin Knox-Johnson's book again. His (eccentric, unproven, clumsy) self steering system failed halfway around, and he steered by the sails or by his own hand the rest of the way.
I remember his voyage in 1968, when I was fully involved in sailing--the technology seems ancient now. He had wire halyards and winches, which became useless because the halyard brakes slipped. So did the same winches on my father's Pilot sloop. Knox-Johnson praised his roller reefing, and so did we. Turner had roller reefing on the early Tenacious. But--what a joke! The sail rolled into a bag. We used to throw a sleeping bag in it as we rolled it up.
I like this race a lot, it seems to me more than a stunt, but rather a return to the essence of the thing. Sorta like climbing without driving pitons into the rock. Or checking out women without J-Date and Tinder (my analogy is based on observation, not experience).
Bravo and tally-ho and all that, these yachtsmen are doing something memorable and worthy.
I just finished Robin Knox-Johnson's book again. His (eccentric, unproven, clumsy) self steering system failed halfway around, and he steered by the sails or by his own hand the rest of the way.
I remember his voyage in 1968, when I was fully involved in sailing--the technology seems ancient now. He had wire halyards and winches, which became useless because the halyard brakes slipped. So did the same winches on my father's Pilot sloop. Knox-Johnson praised his roller reefing, and so did we. Turner had roller reefing on the early Tenacious. But--what a joke! The sail rolled into a bag. We used to throw a sleeping bag in it as we rolled it up.
I like this race a lot, it seems to me more than a stunt, but rather a return to the essence of the thing. Sorta like climbing without driving pitons into the rock. Or checking out women without J-Date and Tinder (my analogy is based on observation, not experience).
Bravo and tally-ho and all that, these yachtsmen are doing something memorable and worthy.
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Bill McLean
Ditto to liking this race. I noticed: [h=3]Invitations for the 2022 GGR open Today![/h]