https://youtu.be/-p-pVBFsfSE
As much as I marvel at how fast these BIG cats go as well as the advancements in design, it just doesn't seem to be sailing. I'm not sure how many remember the first on board, live feed in the 12 meter monohulls, but hearing the creaking and groaning the boat was making as they headed up wind in heavy seas was real racing and it left you with a sense of how hard it was.
As much as I marvel at how fast these BIG cats go as well as the advancements in design, it just doesn't seem to be sailing. I'm not sure how many remember the first on board, live feed in the 12 meter monohulls, but hearing the creaking and groaning the boat was making as they headed up wind in heavy seas was real racing and it left you with a sense of how hard it was.