Longshot
| Chorpus Christi was the first place we went with Longshot. Dan and I built the hulls and Larry Tuttle built the foils and the rigs. We barely got it built and we shipped it to the race. It was just this side of hell since it was so hot and humid. Russell sailed a few minutes before he started making runs. Despite winds of only 17 knots for a short time we set a new B class record of 34.53 knots. |
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| Next we went to Canada and it was just this side of hell since it was so cold. Here we broke Crossbow's record and became the worlds fastest sailboat 37.18 knots. |
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| Next was Bodega Bay where Russell upped his record to 38.13 knots in May 1991. |   |
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The French Trench - Longshot became the first sailboat to break 40 knots by setting a new record of 41.89 knots on March 16, 1992. |
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The day after we set our new best speed of 41.89 knots on the French Trench we traveled to Brest in the North to compete in speed trials. The media attention there was amazing. We were on TV and radio and people recognized the boats on the road. The water was too rough here at the end of the course with 5 foot wave, but Longshot was incredible. Russell just kept his foot into it and had a run of about 32 knots. I saw him at one point and the main hull had to be 6 feet above a trough. |
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| Tarriffa - we set the record that stands at 43.55 knots in the A class (sail area 100 - 150 sf). The PBA (Proffessoinal Boardsailing Asociation) was having speed trial at the same time and it was fun to watch Longshot do circles around the world's fastest board sailors. |
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| Cape Verde - we went a little better at 43.59 knots but that is not enough for a new record. |
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| Bodega Bay 2 |  |
