To Bad It Never Gets Like This In The San Juans.... ;-)

Ok mes enfants, here is a seriously amazing video. This was taken on a "shipyard raid" in Sweden. Basically a "raid" is an excuse for a bunch of small boat sailors to get together and go on a long trip, generally between boatyards (hence the name...). The main rule is no engines, so sail and oar only. As you can see, that is not always an imposition.... ;-). Anyway, there is one around here in the fall, from somewhere in Canada to Port Townsend arriving in time for the PT wooden boat festival, maybe the Black Dog will take part this year...
Anyway, about the video. First, it is a 13megabite download, so take care. It's not very long, just really high res. In the video: about 25-30knts of wind it looks like from the waves, all the boats are surfing well beyond hullspeed. Wow, wish I was there.... Also notice how steady the camera is... Good cameraman and a very large chunk of lead in the keel...

Link here

If this doesn't convert you to sailing, well, then you're obviosly a hopless case and should just be burned at the stake right now. Ok, you have one last chance to repent and change your evil ways:

Woah, hydrofoils are unknowably cool...