Shadows

October 18, 2011

Oracle Racing continues their two-boat testing in the shadows and fog on the Central Bay. Like a stealth program, they seem to avoid getting close to other boats and ferries as they work in the middle of the Slot away from shore and prying eyes. Which brings back memories of the '80s when Tom Blackaller's twin rudder USA 61 (The Geek) was seen plying the Bay before heading to Australia for AC27. Latitude 38 took a picture of the two rudders and all hell broke loose, but luckily Blackaller convinced the publisher of Latitude to hold off running the shot.

A sad story about USA 49, a St. Francis Yacht Club trial horse 12-meter, plus more on The Geek can be found here:
http://molnar-marine.com/us49-demo.html

And to see The Geek in action on YouTube go here:
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iwRLRIHg6r4#!

And, yes, we feel old now.