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Mirabella V · 06-14-2006, 05:41 AM

Sorry to put a dampner on this excitement, but there are few facts you should be aware of:

Several yachting magazines have enquired about this already, so it's not a new idea. Most were waiting to make sure MF came out of sea trials cleanly, and then looking at schedules.

The word "race" must not be used since MV is strictly prohibited from racing by insurance companies (my guess is that MF is too, since Lloyds is fairly standard). So there will be no formal start and end point. My father has spoken to Tom Perkins about this already, and the idea was just to go out and sail together (!) if possible.

Athena is probably not going to get involved, since this is outside of her design spec. She is gorgeous (even more inside than outside), but I think that she'll struggle to keep up to windward. I could be wrong, and so I am not precluding her in any way (like it's even up to me to decide!). Just remember her waterline is not much longer than MV's. I'd love to see her out there pushing hard.

I really don't think that Phocea will want to be involved.

There are clearly problems with two large boats sailing together, not the least of which is wind disruption. It may end up that we ruin each other's ability to sail well if we're too close. So this may not end up being quite the scene everyone is picturing.

We are hearing interesting numbers from MF's sail trials, and these are similar to MV's, so this should be close. The difference in waterline length may be just too great to us overcome for outright speed in heavy air, but the weight differential may work for us in medium wind.

Anyway, don't hold your breath for this to happen anytime soon, but eventually we'll come across each other in open water. That will be fun.

06-14-2006, 05:41 AM	#61
Mirabella V Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warm Waters Posts: 26	calm down Sorry to put a dampner on this excitement, but there are few facts you should be aware of: Several yachting magazines have enquired about this already, so it's not a new idea. Most were waiting to make sure MF came out of sea trials cleanly, and then looking at schedules. The word "race" must not be used since MV is strictly prohibited from racing by insurance companies (my guess is that MF is too, since Lloyds is fairly standard). So there will be no formal start and end point. My father has spoken to Tom Perkins about this already, and the idea was just to go out and sail together (!) if possible. Athena is probably not going to get involved, since this is outside of her design spec. She is gorgeous (even more inside than outside), but I think that she'll struggle to keep up to windward. I could be wrong, and so I am not precluding her in any way (like it's even up to me to decide!). Just remember her waterline is not much longer than MV's. I'd love to see her out there pushing hard. I really don't think that Phocea will want to be involved. There are clearly problems with two large boats sailing together, not the least of which is wind disruption. It may end up that we ruin each other's ability to sail well if we're too close. So this may not end up being quite the scene everyone is picturing. We are hearing interesting numbers from MF's sail trials, and these are similar to MV's, so this should be close. The difference in waterline length may be just too great to us overcome for outright speed in heavy air, but the weight differential may work for us in medium wind. Anyway, don't hold your breath for this to happen anytime soon, but eventually we'll come across each other in open water. That will be fun.