Past J/24 sailing ace Terry Hutchinson
is now sailing for the AC34 on Team ARTEMIS. This past week he was caught on tape
sailing one of the new AC45 cats for practice.While fellow J/24 cats like Ed Baird and Chris Larson were kicking it back and sailing in the Rolex Cup regatta down in St Thomas, Terry was pushing the limits of disaster-- in cats those who live closest to the edge most consistently win, simple math.
Just ask Kenny Read about sailing Formula 40s in the Pro Circuit back in the 80s, remember that famous picture of them with bows stuck in the water on San Francisco Bay and the whole crew hanging on for dear life? Should be fun and interesting to watch, just don't want to be a body hurtling through the hyperspace after a "double-poke" with a 72 foot cat cart-wheeling over my head, too. Good on ya mates for pushing the envelope of performance! Sure is fun to watch! Watch this YouTube video of how they do sailing these machines here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_lDXQVcRaE
