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Originally Posted by Vronsky
PS: This year's Whitbread/Volvo race looks like a complete fiasco, can hardly be called a race anymore. Don't even watch it, even though a Dutch boat is leading in the Southern Ocean. Pity, used to be such an awesome challenge. America's Cup has much more appeal these days.
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I agree about the Whitbread, I was referring to the Around Alone Race that used to be sponsored by BOC. I mistakenly thought it was now called the race for the Volvo Trophy (I think BOC got out of the race, but not sure). The old BOC took balls. I met all of the captains in the '94 race and they ranged from a 21 YO Italian kid with a $20+M budget to a 65 YO Brit who was sailing his own raggedy rig (he died during the race, incidentially).