Earthrace
by brian @ 11:10:10 - [perma-link]Claudia and I went for a ride on the boat yesterday with Flash and
her new puppy, Bear 2.0 (she came up here to get him). The dogs were
really good on the boat. Flash is looking much more tolerant of the
ridiculous engine noise. Anyhow... When we cruised up toward downtown Portland, we saw this
weird looking boat at one of
the docks. Earthrace is a boat from New Zealand that is planning to
make a record-breaking 65-day trip around the world sometime this
fall (according to their website). According to specs, the boat's twin 540hp engines can push the 78-
foot long craft to a max speed of 45 knots. My boat is faster
(woohoo! pbbbbbt!), but not in the kind of chop and swells they'll
bust right through on the oceans. I should find out when they're
leaving and go chase them up to the Columbia :).
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