Wednesday, July 13, 2011

"Rambling George" First to Finish Trans-Atlantic Race

George David's RAMBLER 100 sailing Trans-Atlantic RaceCongratulations from the J/Family to George David-- the real "rambling man"!  A former J/24 sailor from the 80s, George David, a New York YC member now living in Hartford, CT, simply traded up over time and is now racing RAMBLER 100, a Juan K 100 footer.  Kudos to George and team for having set a new Transatlantic Race record of 6:22:08:02 for the course from Newport, Rhode Island to Lizard Point, South Cornwall, a measured distance of 2,975 miles.  That's a 15.67 knots average across the Atlantic.  That's amazing!  It can be said with a straight face that even J/24s can go that fast for 1/100th the price!  LOL, perhaps not for 120+ hours!