We are now in December and the days are short, cold and dark here.
Despite this a friend of mine was sailing the Around Gotland Race, trying to break the winter record. I think he did, starting after midnight the 1:st and arrived just after noon today. A windy and wet race against the clock. They forgot the "galley" and had just some cold stuff to eat and drink, sailing with up to fifty knots of wind, often above twenty knots boat speed and with a temperature around the freezing point.
A few mishaps but back safe, they rushed to the sauna... Here is the boat, a trimaran, new this year and it is really something for speed seekers...
http://www.oceanlakemarine.com/
Other news today was that Wally launched a new 200 feet sailing boat concept, the Pilgrim project;
http://www.wallyyachts.com/jumpCh.as... o=9&idUser=0