Regatta of the Royal Yacht Club in Southampton, 1927:
Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock follows on the heels of the Royal Yacht Britannia and even comes forward. With materials such as wood, tow, steel and cotton, attempts have been made to overcome the problem of enormous stress during the regatta at higher wind speeds. Sailing to the limit.
Sailing to the limit
Regatta of the Royal Yacht Club in Southampton, 1927:
Yacht Shamrock Sir Thomas Lipton on the heels of the royal yacht Britannia and even comes forward. With materials such as wood, tow, steel and cotton, attempts have been made to overcome the problem of enormous stress during the regatta at higher wind speeds. Sailing to the limit.
84 years later, carbon black high-performance yachts shine on Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012... Still sailing at the limit. Of the six teams, only three reached the first goal, Cape Town.
Sanya team: received serious structural damage to the front of the hull.
Abu Dhabi Team: double breakage of the mast after a firm landing in the trough of the waves under extreme conditions.
The Puma team in Mar Mostro: triple breakage of the mast in conditions of moderate full backstay.
The limits are shifting, the challenge remains the same: to become the first in most of the best regattas.
03.06.2014
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