Terremoto Second Boat to Finish

by Richard Ballantyne, July 18th, 2012

Bill Weinstein's Terremoto, hailing out of Seattle's Corinthian Yacht Club, crosses the finish line with an unofficial elapsed time of 11 days, 3hours, 43 minutes. This was a full 12 hours faster than her time in 2010, which was thought quite fast. With only 4 persons aboard Bill Weinstein's Riptide 35 hailing out of Seattle's Corinthian Yacht Club, it was tough sledding for 11 days in high winds and high adventure, with lots of time planing at high speeds, tons of water flowing through the cockpit and the occasional knockdown while pushing the envelope. Mark Brink, the nominal skipper, was overhead to say "it was so cool going so fast, the first breach was okay as we were ready, the second one I nearly c@$!ped my pants". Bill Weinstein said that it was extremely fun trying to match wits with Double Take, but after a gybe onto port, there was something wrong with the boat that allowed them to slip away.

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