Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Old School Around The World Race

Here is a video that really puts into perspective the change in sailing technology as well as the philosophy of drinking and sailing.

4 comments:

Wicketywack said...

That video won't play for me. Is it on youtube?

Hard Work Cures All said...

it is on the volvo ocean race site

All Rounder said...

that's pretty cool. It's almost a shame it has gotten so serious and competitive.

Great Book alert -

After the Storm

a collection of shipwrecks and tragedies at sea including speculations on why and what the immediate and longterm effects were

Wicketywack said...

This is great:

"And then there was drink. Not just the free beer from the sponsor (of which we consumed around 250 cans per leg), but we averaged six bottles of wine per day. Spirits also went down well. After each day’s 6-hour watch those coming off the deck would be handed a rum tonic or a vodka or gin as they stepped down the companionway."