Beware the Bleeding Edge
Jan 12, 2021
2 minutes
BY ADAM CORT
or as long as there’s been sailboat racing there have been racing “freaks.” An early example were the “plank-on-edge” cutters favored by Victorian-era sailors in the UK. Back in the mid-19th century, it was decided that ultra-deep, ultra-narrow boats were the way to go—an attitude reinforced by the rating rules of the time.
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