[PCW] Earthrace

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

>Just a point, but shouldn't a multihull mailing list know the 
>difference between a catamaran and a trimaran?

I believe everyone here knows Earthrace is a trimaran. What you're 
referring to was a quote in a New Zealand newspaper.

>On a more serious note, what a shame that their record attempt has 
>ended in this tragedy.

It is unbelievable that Earthrace could travel thousands of miles 
from New Zealand to Seattle to Florida to Barbados, and then have the 
props start falling apart within a hundred miles of the race start.

Regarding the collision with fishermen, here's a quote from a friend 
on a well-travelled trawler yacht who got to know the crew at one of 
their stops:

>We were actually in Florida visiting family when I saw that. Very 
>tragic. I remember talking to the group here on the boat about the 
>west coast trip and there was some concern about traveling so close 
>to the shoreline. The biggest concern was Tehuanepec. I tried to 
>convince them to do it during the daylight and close to shore (as 
>did the ground crew) but they did not seem too concerned. I probably 
>should have mentioned the fisherman issue that we face all the time 
>while cruising this area. You can barely see the boats during the 
>day, never mind at night. They also do not show up on our radar very 
>well. At night, whenever possible, we stay 40-50 miles offshore.

--Georgs