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Popular Mechanics August 2002 Rich Taylor |
Sails With Sizzle The fastest monohull sailboat in the world is a needle-nosed ocean racer called V.O.60. It was designed by Bruce Farr, and is capable of 36 knots. That's 41.4 mph. This sleek machine is 64 ft. long, just over 17 ft. wide and weighs 30,000 pounds. |
Popular Mechanics June 28, 2005 |
The Wettest Roller Coaster on Earth Two veteran crew members of the Volvo Ocean Races, Peter Merrington and Katie Pettibone, share their experiences on the fastest open-ocean single-hull class of sailboats ever built: the brand-new Volvo Open 70. |
Outside November 2001 Tim Zimmermann |
She Rules the Waves For intrepid sailor Ellen MacArthur, round-the-world records are meant to be shattered... |
Wired May 2006 Carl Hoffman |
Taming the Sea Monster Strong, light, and frighteningly fast, carbon-fiber trimarans are rewriting every record in the books, when they're not breaking up in the middle of the icy Atlantic. |
AskMen.com |
Timothy O'Donnell: Final Preparation And Gear Check Before A Triathlon Follow along for tips on training, gear, workouts and a real-life account of what it's like to prepare for one of the hardest races in the world. |
InternetNews December 12, 2007 Sean Michael Kerner |
The Race To Development Errors Code analysis vendor Coverity is now claiming that it has a solution for detecting Race Conditions. |
AskMen.com Jonathan Hotchkiss |
Ironman Races I hope not only to deal with all things swim, bike, run and Lycra-focused but to address the general amateur sportsman, the weekend warrior, the businessman who's striving for the best in his field. |
Outside January 2010 |
Video: North Face A sneak peak at a new German film that fictionalizes the Nazi-era race to scale the Eiger's north face. |
Wired October 2002 Carl Hoffman |
Billionaire Boys Cup High tech hits the high seas in a windblown battle between Craig McCaw and Larry Ellison. The author sets sail with Team OneWorld in the race to take back the America's Cup. |
Smithsonian May 2007 Whitney Dangerfield |
Life Aquatic The sailing world docks in Annapolis. |
Popular Mechanics August 2005 |
Volvo Open 70 Offshore Racer High-tech on the high seas: The round-the-globe Volvo Open ocean race pits the world's most advanced sailboats against the world's worst weather -- gale-force storms, mountainous seas and sweltering doldrums. |
Outside November 2002 Tim Zimmermann |
Knives in the Water Clip in and hang on for the 31st America's Cup -- a game of skill, guile, wealth, power, pettiness, paranoia, espionage, and egomania. And the sailing's not bad, either. |
Inc. August 1, 2002 Tom Richman |
Out of Control (at Last) A perilous vacation teaches the healthy difference between control and influence. |
Fast Company August 2004 Michael A. Prospero |
In Indy's Pits, It's More than Speed Here are five tips on teamwork from some really fast company -- the pit crews at the Indy 500. |
Financial Advisor June 2009 Jeff Schlegel |
Liquid Investment Water provides an ocean of investing opportunities. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jeff Winkler |
Horse Thieves: Seizing the Preakness Maryland has passed emergency legislation authorizing the state to seize both the Preakness race and the Pimlico Race Course to prevent the event from leaving the state. |
AskMen.com July 22, 2014 Justin Kaehler |
Do You Think You'd Be Tough Enough To Endure A 24-Hour Race? And to win a 24-hour endurance race? That takes superhuman levels of stamina. Guy Smith is one of those superhuman race car drivers. |
Inc. September 2004 Riza Cruz |
Voyage of a Lifetime The owner of a small T-shirt company realizes a dream and breaks a record in the process. And the things he learned in business helped him meet the challenge. |