Seattle crew prepares for grueling 2,200-mile Transpac challenge
by Tim Flanagan on June 29, 2009
Marty McOmber has the story at Three Sheets Northwest:
The boats have gotten bigger, faster and downright futuristic, at least the ones that have a shot at taking home the big trophy.
But one thing hasn’t changed in the more than 100 years since the Transpacific Race to Hawaii started—the grueling course. It’s approximately 2,225 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean, where the closest piece of land is straight down and big waves, big winds and big trouble are a constant threat.
On July 2, a crew of eight mostly middle-aged guys from the Seattle area will climb aboard a middle-aged racing boat named Artemis with every intention of pushing it as hard and fast as it can go.
Are they crazy?
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