I just finished the Class 40 World Championships in Gijón, Spain and wanted to share the experience as communications in English appeared to be non-existent.

Class 40s are designed for the classic short handed Transat races- their coming out party was the 2006 edition of the Route du Rhum- so when I heard that the Worlds was going to be in a coastal region known for as a wind hole, my heart sank. Doing short course racing on a boat designed for solo offshore is a little like asking an elephant to do ballet… even if you manage do it it’ll never be pretty! And so dancing without wind turned out to be. Read the rest of this entry »