I Sail Away

No explanation needed . . . .

The french-made foiling trimaran, l’Hydroptere, is at this very moment racing to Hawaii in an attempt to break the current Los Angeles-to-Hawaii record of 4 days, 19 hours, 31 minutes (set by Olivier de Kersauson in 2005).

Full article in Japan Times >

If you haven’t seen l’Hydroptere before . . . they were flying around San Francisco for a couple of months and I got a chance to see them on the water.  See for yourself.

After waiting outside of the breaking waves for nearly a day–waiting for a break in the sets, a skipper decides to risk it and push through.

I can’t imagine the amount of adrenaline and sleep deprivation contributed to the this decision.