Alain Gautier and
Mich. Desjoyeaux frolicking in Biscay prior to 1999 TJV. They capsized
shortly after the start. There is nothing in offshore sailing that
comes close to these boats. Too scary for most.
Great video of a very fast boat deep-reefed flying across some biggish Atlantic rollers. How the hell do these guys sleep on board?
And the southern ocean makes those look like pond-ripples. Ellen Macarthur said the time to worry is when the boat goes quiet, because that’s when the whole thing is in the air…