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Originally Posted by Dave R
"...The owners report that it's LESS expensive to operate than a similarly sized sailboat. It's not pretty on the outside, but wow, talk about being over built and easy to maintain..."
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I don't know.
A shorter -- and lighter -- sailboat sailed around the world this summer in just 71 days. The skipper who set the world record was 29-year-old Ellen MacArthur, sailing alone: Non-stop, no refueling.
Wind Horse couldn't do that. The Toughest test
Wind Horse could have been put through, would have been the Bass Strait -- between Tasmania and mainland Australia. The Bass Strait is the site of frequent challenging sailboat races. (
Wind Horse's Fiji Islands run includes a lot of "easy" tropical waters).
But I do like the segué in your title for a Winnipesaukee forum: "Boats we'll never see on Winnipesaukee". Here's another boat we'll never see on Winnipesaukee.
This was once owned by Howard Hughes. When it was bought and converted, the new owner removed
its "foils":