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Old 01-21-2015, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin View Post
I love those pics . . . I also love the SI article talking about how #42 (seacraft) ended up 20ft up the beach That's where I would have driven the boat during that race (a lot safer than being on the water) at night in those conditions. It's crazy that the guys did this all with a compass and chart. When you consider that the actual race was about 570 miles (to stay safe around the reefs) . . . average speed is faster than the 34 and 31 MPH speeds.
It is absolutely amazing, I could not imagine this even being allowed under conditions like that. Those were real men in those days, something to be said about a boat that even finished that one!

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