Bet on the Tortoise over the Hare

The problem with really fast boats is when they hit something, it can be game over, which is what occurred when the 121-foot trimaran Sails of Change tried to set a new transatlantic record from New York to Great Britain.

A collision with an unidentified floating object on the first night broke their port rudder, which made for naught all the preparation and cost for what is the largest ocean-racing trimaran which, by the way, had previously set the record this new effort was trying to break.

There are a lot of obstacles in that first day off the coast of the USA, but perhaps a separate effort by Jay Thompson to break the same record will have more luck as his boat of choice is the Mini 6.50 and he is merely seeking to establish a new small boat Atlantic crossing record. – Full report