That brings me to Francois Joyon (or is it Francis?). He's singlehanding his boat. His boat floats. He will be on the water this weekend. His boat has sails. As far as I can tell that concludes the similarities between the two of us, our boats, and our weekend plans.
Here's what I mean:
©Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI
That's his boat sailing.
©Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI
That's Joyon on his boat.
There are differences. Not much. But there are diffences. Let me list them.
- Holy crap his boat is big.
- Holier crap his boat is fast.
- He's French so he's probably tiny and making his boat look bigger.
- There appear to be a few extra hulls on his boat; maybe ocean racing rules dictate that you bring a spare.
- He appears to have roller furling.
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The French and their trimarans are, shall we say, magnifique.
Have you checked out the youtube trimaran stuff? Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWINygISxDE
(if you've already seen it I apologize). Fantastic!
Sailracer, they do have that je ne sais quois don't they?
My Dad is an admitted anglophile and has apparently hated the French dating back to Trafalgar; his opinion is that the French make such good solo sailors because nobody else wants to sail with them.
Your Dad is probably right. That's why I'm such an awesome single-handed sailor too.
And never mind Trafalgar. What about Hastings.
hahaha! Well, I must say that I was a bit weary on them until I spent time in St. Tropez this summer. The French are something else.
And, as a Madame Roux Chatiers First owner, I do love their boats!
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