Pegasus Open 50 Tour: This Is How A Race Sailboat Works (Part 1)

Brian, I don't think any Open 50 or 60 was ever "... originally rigged for reliability for global cruising" ever. 100% race boat, built for speed and not comfort, which the word "cruising" implies. I have followed some of Mr. Borland's previous 2 man Trans Pac races. The Opens are usually sailed single handed.

sofong

@TonyRockyHorror: Yeah I thought there was a lot of really cool info there.

Brian, very much appreciated. Don't listen to the babies who are whining about this not being another cellphone article. I really like it when you guys break away from the norm.

@Mammoth: sailing is not relaxing off the coast of northern california. Also, gizmodo is not about news. Half the posts on the front page are not news.

@TashaArachne: previous posts have plenty of shots of the boat, Tasha/Betsy

@Roger Huston: Hey three comments on this is enough.

"The video work is less than terrible, sorry, but hey, its a sailboat. I'm just trying to help you get your sea legs"

Anyone brings it up again, gun to your comment account, pulling trigger til the clip is empty.

@BellaMacroshaft: these posts aren't for everyone, admittedly. If you're interested, read it, if not, your comments are not contructive, welcome, helpful or entertaining.

Its on a sailboat. They move.

m srry, y shld rmv th cmr frm tht gys hnd nd nvr gv t bck. Qt pssbl th wrst frmd vd fd vr. t wld hv bn mr ntrtnng hd th prsn smply pt th cmr fc dwn n th flr.

Pls, fr vryn's sfty, nvr lt ths gy nxt t vd cmr gn.

Roger Huston

@xl Dlfn:

h cm-n! Th cmpltly npt cmr wrk ws ntrtnng. hv nvr thght t pssbl t hv VRY sht t f frm, bt th cmr gy dd t. t tks grt skll t b tht bd.

Roger Huston

@brtk:

Y, grt cmr wrk! mn t tks grt skll nvr t gt nythng n frm. s thy sy, brkn clck s ccrt twc dy. Bt n ths cs, th cmr wrk sn't vn tht gd. t tks grt skll t b ths bd!!!

Roger Huston

Any open bunks still available for their trip to HI?

...I'll quit my job.

newgalactic

cmr wrk ws vry bd.

Scott Van der Linden

Sailboats + gadgets = online bliss

DarcyNewt

@jawzzy: Carbon doesn't necessarily block a signal. It can however attenuate it to the point that it is not usable. In the Lab I work in we have sheets of material impregnated with carbon. Different thicknesses have different amounts of carbon and therefore give varying degrees of attenuation. I use it when testing Wireless back haul radios on the bench to give them the same attenuation as if they were communicating over a distance of 2-4 miles.

antitrust311

I really need to get on sailboat somehow...I'm more into older bigger ships, but I wanna learn how to sail.

8-)

ok, alright, ok, alright....good thing that stopped right away :)

Since this is a boat sponsored by Giz this does belong here, and to the first commenter: Nobody had a gun to your head to make you watch..... I hope not at least, but if so at least your captors are trying to fatten up your brain before they eat it...

PatrickAristodemus

grt cmr wrk nd strng hmwrk dn t sk prbng qstns.

brutek

Wow, I never knew carbon fiber blocks satellite signals.

jawzzy

there's loads of tech and gadgets on high-end sailboats, so it's entirely appropriate.

widen your thought processes guys!

TonyRockyHorror

I thought this was really cool. I'm looking forward to part 2

SanjanaDirce

@Hi, I'm God: Sailing is not relaxing. (At least Laser Radials aren't)

Mammoth

Whatever, I'm intrigued. Cool to know about some of the high end race boats. I don't care if it doesn't really seem in place at the Giz. :)

Well, I liked it. I would have preferred to see the actual boat instead of the boats on the other side of the pier. The materials they use for the sails, etc. are pretty interesting. -Betsy C.

TashaArachne

I'm glad to see my shadow on the dock there.

I'm an avid sailor/ racer and I enjoyed the info on hull design, But Dude! what were you thinking? This is what turns people off of sailing. You could of have at least given us a full length view of the boat. Better luck next time.

BellaMacroshaft

I'm an avid sailor, and read Gizmodo daily, so I think that these two combined is great!

HartleyEmu

I'm not sure why we should care. I'm all for sailing - it's relaxing. But its not enticing news that I need to know.

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Axel Delafon