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Originally Posted by tevake
Thanks for the heads up on the Volvo race, didn't realize it was on again.
Bummer to hear that they went one design! Will make for good racing on the water. But loses the creative design and development aspect of the event.
Still, Ill be excited to see some onboard video at speed. Amazing daily runs they lay down!
Bill, I love seeing those modern classics you have created. Surprising cool underwater hull form.
What is that last boat that you raced from your pic? Let me guess, a Nelson / Merick 60? Nice ride, what ever it is.
Cheers Richard
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This one was the last true race boat. It's a Baltic 55 ex Whitbread(Whitbread was the predecessor of the Volvo) It did 2 Whitbreads way back in the day. The modern Volvo boats are grown up versions of the International 14s we raced in college
The last schooner I raced was this one, it's a custom built balsa core w/ unstayed carbon spars, very responsive for a displacement hull
