"tHE mERRY mAN.."

pic via sailingscuttlebutt.com

..una lunga e bella intervista a Rick Merriman, vincitore, con a prua Phil Trinter della recentissima Bacardi Cup..

..qui di seguito un brevissimo estratto..

"Around the corners you are very busy also. For instance coming into a leeward mark you have to think of the upwind tactics, put yourself in a good position coming out of the mark, trim in 90' of mainsheet, pull on the outhaul, jib cars, main Cunningham pull the slack out of the jib sheet when the pole comes down plus not hit any boats around you. The crew is just as busy trying to keep the rig up while taking the pole down and dropping the jib halyard, pulling down the jib tack, pulling back the shroud cars, pulling the running backstays on and easing off the mast bender!"

..clicckando qui l'intervista integrale apparsa su SailingAnarchy..

..mentre clicckando qui altre immagini della Bacardi Cup..