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Old 03-29-20, 06:19 PM
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berner
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I have two projects I've been working on. The most recent is my ability to make a diamond knot for use in a soft shackle. The older project is the design of a 100ft. racing trimaran purely as a design exercise. To build it would take numerous 10s of millions of dollars so it never will be built but is nevertheless an interesting project I've been messing with for the last year or so. The video is of a recent race down the N.Atlantic and S. Atlantic, then across the S. Atlantic to Africa and then home. They top out at about 45 knots but more typically sail at 35 to 40 knots. One of the boats sailed around the world in 42 days. As a long time sailor, these boats are the eqivalent of the space age compared to biplanes hence my fascination.
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