Designed by Juan K and built by buddy Tommie Rich at New England Boatworks!
Or, what any self-respecting J/24 World Champion would want as a toy to go offshore across the Seven Seas.
Looks a lot like the the last boat, just more black than red in the
color scheme. Looks FAST, though. Just your basic box-boat 70 foot
"scow" with a bluntish bow that's almost round. Not exactly an
aesthetic boat with romantic lines, just brutal, raw power manifest in
all carbon-black (the interior is black, too-- pretty, eh?). No
micro-modal sheets, pillow tops and down pillows for these boys-- more
like carbon cloth bunks, plastic clothes, plastic underwear and
synthetic mainsheets easing constantly on carbon drums at 120 db every
minute or so. Fun? Just 38,000 miles worth, too. Only for masochists
paid to take the pain. Nevertheless, we wish Kenny luck and God Speed
on this venture-- the French brigade will be tough (Stan Honey thinks
the French are even crazier and tougher than the Kiwi's offshore--- he
oughta know, they even smoke Gaulouoise hand-rolled cigarettes when it's
blowing 50 knots in the Roaring 40s!). Sailing photo credits- George
Beris
