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Richard Oland (Vela Veloce) passes away

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• Jul 8, 2011

Richard Oland, a member of one of the best-known families in Atlantic Canada, has died under suspicious circumstances, according to police. Oland was 69 years old. Saint John police spent much of Thursday near his Canterbury Street office in downtown Saint John, where his body was found about 9:30 a.m. "It's a real shame," said Don Cullinan, who works in the law office next door to Oland's business, Far End Corporation. "I saw him just about every day and said 'hello' to him," Cullinan said. "He seemed like a very, very pleasant fellow." Cullinan told CBC News police were in and out of Oland's second-storey office all day Thursday. Police removed Oland's body at about 2:30 p.m. and towed his BMW from the parking lot, at the corner of Canterbury and Princess streets. They also searched the area with sniffer dogs. { "lightbox_close": "Close", "lightbox_next": "Next", "lightbox_previous": "Previous", "lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.", "lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow", "lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow", "lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen", "lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails", "lightbox_download": "Download", "lightbox_share": "Share", "lightbox_zoom": "Zoom", "lightbox_new_window": "New window", "lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar" } Richard Oland was a businessman, world-class sailor and a driving force behind the 1985 Canada Games in Saint John. (Canadian Yachting Association) Staff Sgt. Mike King said the major crime unit and a number of patrol officers were involved. But he wouldn't comment on how long the body had been there, how Oland died, or whether any weapons were involved. An autopsy is expected to be performed Friday. Oland is survived by his wife and three children. Oland's family has owned Moosehead Brewery since Confederation, but he left that company in the 1980s. His brother Derek now runs the brewery. Oland became a competitive sailor, who participated in races around the world. Last year, he won the International Rolex Regatta in St. Thomas. He was instrumental in helping Saint John get the 1985 Canada Games. He was also involved in finding a new home for the New Brunswick Museum in downtown Saint John. One of Oland's friends described him as a "great salesperson" for Saint John. Steve Carson, the chief executive officer of Enterprise Saint John and a family friend, described Oland was a tireless promoter for the city. "Dick had a really in-depth knowledge of manufacturing, of logistics and transportation and technology. So it didn't matter what type of business someone was involved in," Carson said. "He was very passionate and very intense and he had a really phenomenal way of connecting with people. So that combination of knowledge of the community and his passion for business was something that was very genuine and he was a great salesperson for the community." Click to expand...

NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by Rolex: Vela Veloce overall winner July 26, 2010After four days of racing in a variety of conditions across a mix of around-the-buoys and distance, New York Yacht Club's seventh biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex came to an end onthe 24th of July. Light winds threatened to cancel the last day of racing for the 35 competing boats, but by 2pm Newport's classic southerly sea breeze filled in against a stubborn northerly and offered suitable conditions for racing. All classes raced on a four-leg windward/leeward course, and at the end of the day the Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce was determined the best performing boat and was named the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champion. Its owner and skipper, Richard Oland (St. John, New Brunswick, CAN), was presented with a specially engraved Rolex Yacht-Master at this evening's Rolex Gala and Awards Party held at Harbour Court. Richard Oland's Vela Voloce won IRC 2 with four firsts and two seconds. Photo Credit Rolex - Daniel Forster "This is a tremendous thrill for us," said Oland, who won his IRC class in March's International Rolex Regatta. He pointed out that competing against all of the boats in the fleet is exciting. "That's the secret of IRC. The reason it's become so good is because it allows for innovation. If you look at the results, and you look at boats you see how close they are. Like in our class, class 2, we were all within 50 feet." The overall winner was calculated by comparing all entries based on a formula of average seconds per nautical mile. In determining the overall winner, the NYYC Sailing Office noted that the time separating winner Vela Veloce from the second-place overall was 13/100s of a second. Winning the class wasn't enough; it was the overall performance that counted. Not much of a consolation to Steve Benjamin (South Norwalk, Conn.) and his team onboard his Tripp 41 Robotic Oncology, which won IRC Class 3 and finished in second place overall. Click to expand...

Yeah, we got the email last night. Unbelievable. Dick was a really nice guy, I'll miss sailing with him. Condolences to his family, good folks.  

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I had only Richard once, this past winter, in Toronto. I happen to get lucky and we were seated at the same table for the CYA Rolex Awards dinner. Really nice, guy, one of the sort the sport needs alot more of. What a shame. Terrible loss for the family.  

my condolences to the Oland family  

Damn that's sad. He came over and introduced himself to me at BI and he seemed excited about his new build. Was looking forward to racing against him this fall and winter. Shit.  

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No no no no no no... Richard introduced himself to me at the IRC NA's last July and congratulated us on our podium finish even though I was just the kid on the crew who was there to pick up the trophy. We then talked for a while and I walked away thinking "what a great dude". He was a fantastic guy who knew how to run a great program... who would do such a terrible thing... crap. True condolences to his family. Fair winds and following seas to Richard...  

Terrible to hear. Condolences to family and friends. A good friends little brother has sailed on VV for the past few years, loved sailing with Mr. Oland, couldnt' say enough about him .  

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I had the pleasure of meeting Dick this winter, while delivering VV to Antigua after Pineapple Cup. He was a genuinely good guy, and truly enthusiastic about sailing. The news of his passing is both sad and disturbing.  

• Jul 11, 2011

Prominent New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland died in a homicide, the Saint John Police confirmed on Monday. Oland, 69, was found dead on Thursday near his Canterbury Street office in Saint John. Bill Reid, the chief of the Saint John Police, said the autopsy results and the investigation have led the police to confirm it was a homicide, but they are still not indicating whether a weapon was involved. Reid told a Monday afternoon news conference that Oland and the killer knew each other. However, the police will not say whether there are any suspects. Click to expand...

Sick... just sick! One of the great owners in our sport! Will me missed. My condolences to the family, close friends and all that have saiied regularly with him over the years. Luiz  

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• Jul 12, 2011

I was stood on the dock admiring VV after the Caribbean 600 last year. This chap engaged me in conversation and invited me to view his boat and gave me a guided tour. I came away thinking what a boat and such a nice guy. My sincere condolences to the family  

Online condolences for the family can be left here . Richard's funeral was this afternoon.  

Whispers of what happened came out pretty quick on Friday, but obviously everyone can't say much due to ongoing investigation. I just hope the cops wrap it up pretty quick and put this to bed for the families sake. They are good people. Shame.  

Been sending out crew emails for Mac race, and with a Richard on our crew, Dick's email keeps popping up in the autofill in the subject line. Hits kinda hard.  

A terribly sad loss of a Maritimer who clearly loved his sailing. Sincere condolences to his family and friends. It was great to see him so pleased to win the Gerry Roufs trophy at the CYA awards this past February in Toronto. That was a fun night with a bunch of great sailors. CYA Rolex Awards Hearing from the people who sailed with him and seeing all the events Vela Veloce sailed it was easy to admire what he was doing. Not many like him in sailing from Canada let alone the Maritimes. Many toasts of fair winds coming RO's way.  

Having only sailed with him once I can't say that I knew him but I can echo the sentiments shared previously. Really just an all around nice guy with a love for the sport. Will certainly be missed by many. edit: looks like some good times here... http://www.youtube.com/user/dick1941#p/u/0/sqTZbPtudOc  

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My condolonces to his family and many friends  

• Jul 14, 2011

The Saint John Police spent several hours on Thursday at the home of Richard Oland's son executing a search warrant. CBC News has confirmed the house on Gondola Point Road belongs to Dennis Oland, the son of the prominent New Brunswick businessman who was found dead in his office last week. Saint John Police would not officially confirm who lives in the house or that it is related to the homicide investigation. Sgt. Glenn Hayward said officers arrived at the house around 12 p.m. AT on Thursday. There were at least two forensic vans at the house. Click to expand...

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High Noon Rides Again

• By Stuart Streuli
• Updated: June 6, 2011

The Tripp 41 _High Noon _never fulfilled expectations as a mid-range IMS racer. And the complex, VPP-based handicap rule for which it was designed faded into obscurity during the past decade and was replaced, to a large extent, by IRC.

But where most everyone saw a tired, underachieving relic from a bygone era sitting on the hard and up for auction, Heidi and Steve Benjamin saw a blank slate and a hint of the potential that could be realized with the right amount of effort.

“We really like this size range,” says Steve Benjamin, an Olympic silver medalist in the 470 and longtime Long Island Sound sailmaker. “It’s big enough where we can do distance races and get done reasonably quickly.” But he added, not so big as to be in a different league from the local weeknight racing fleet around Stamford, Conn., nor incur too many of the logistical headaches of the larger grand-prix raceboats on which Benjamin has so often served as helmsman, tactician, or project leader.

The five-year-old project reached a zenith last summer with a win in IRC 3 at the US-IRC National Championships in Newport, R.I. Robotic Oncology—the boat has been rebranded courtesy of a sponsorship agreement—won all five of the buoy races, showing only a hint of vulnerability with a fifth in the windy distance race. The Benjamins and their team also came within the slimmest of margins (5 seconds in any one of the races) of taking the overall IRC crown. They finished second to the 52-foot Vela Veloce and just ahead of the 66-foot Numbers, both custom rockets designed specifically to compete under IRC and built within the last five years.

“We were reasonably confident [of squeezing some good results out of it],” Steve Benjamin says. “But I don’t think anyone expected it to work out as well as it did. We took a bit of a risk.”

The first step for such a project, according to Tripp Design’s Stephane Leveel, who advised the Benjamins on the project and regularly sails on the boat, is to get past the idea that an IMS design can’t be competitive under IRC. This is especially true of older IMS boats, which didn’t feature the flush decks and vertical topsides prevalent toward the end of the rule’s run.

“Most IMS boats you’ll find in the United States are probably 2002 or older, and their hull shapes are more reasonable [than newer IMS designs],” says Leveel. “If you take that, put a proper keel on the boat, and adjust the sail plan, you’ll probably do very well.”

Plus, IRC provides an age allowance for older boats, provided the hull isn’t altered too significantly. According to Leveel, an identical copy of High Noon , built today, would owe the older version about 25 seconds per hour of racing.

The second step is to target the wind range and conditions in which the boat will be doing most of its—or most of its most important—racing. “IRC is a single number system, so you can have horses for courses,” says Leveel, referencing the catch phrase for boats targeted to win in specific wind conditions or on specific points of sail. “Long Island Sound is predominantly light air, with very little tide. For that there is an optimum boat. For the Solent, where the average wind speed is 12-plus, and you can get 3 knots of tide, you’d never do _High Noon _the way she is now.

A third part, says Steve Benjamin, is to commit to doing the upgrade in stages. In total, a project of this scope would be daunting, even to a veteran do-it-yourself owner. Spread over a few years, it’s more manageable.

The Benjamins bought High Noon , which was built in 1994, in 2005. While the plan all along was to effect some substantial changes, they sailed High Noon for that first season in its original configuration—overlapping genoas, running back stays, and a fractional spinnaker flown off a pole—to get a better feel for the boat and what changes to make.

“The key change, for sure, is the sail plan,” says Steve Benjamin. “IRC doesn’t rate the height of the spinnaker, so you’re allowed to put it at the very top of the rig. IRC doesn’t like overlapping genoas, and it’s really punitive on LP [luff perpendicular, which measures the shortest distance from the jib luff to the clew].”

The original rig couldn’t support those changes, so a new rig was needed. Additionally, as IRC favors sailplans with non-overlapping jibs, the position of the rig needed to change. Benjamin ultimately decided on moving the rig back 1.5 feet and going with outboard, swept spreaders. This required a rebuild of the supporting structure, including new mast partners and new chainplates. The first “new” rig for the boat was an old Farr 40 mast with one meter added to the bottom. It proved to be “a little mushy,” says Benjamin, and the spreader geometry wasn’t ideal due to the added section on the bottom. A new Southern Spars Farr 40 rig, extended and customized to support the correct spreader geometry, has proved to be much more effective.

IMS heavily penalized righting moment, so fin keels without bulbs—and the ballast often stored in the bilge—were popular. In fact toward the end of the IMS era, many boats were racing with wooden keel tips and most of the ballast in the bilge. IRC doesn’t account for righting moment, which means moving ballast from the bilge to the bottom of the keel would make the boat significantly stiffer, without incurring any rating hit, though the bulb does add some drag.

For the 2008 season, the Benjamins turned to Durokeel in Mexico City for a new keel with a bulb. The bulb and keel were built so the draft can change nearly 7 inches, allowing for some flexibility in setting up the boat. When the bulb is at minimum depth, the lead that would normally be occupying the space in the bulb is moved to the bilge, so the displacement remains constant regardless of draft. Working with a secret rule such as IRC, says Steve Benjamin, requires limiting the things you change in order to isolate what changes work. With the bulb at maximum depth, the boat rates slightly higher, 4 to 6 thousandths, which translates to approximately 15 to 22 seconds per hour of sailing. Because the boat is moded for light air, the bulb has remained in the higher position, creating a rating of 1.201 in 2010.

Another feature targeted toward Long Island Sound’s light air, is a fixed sprit to support large asymmetric spinnakers. That was added for the 2009 season.

As Leveel explains it, switching from a spinnaker pole to a sprit gives a boat a rating credit, which can be used for, among other things, more spinnaker sail area. In light conditions, when the pole would mostly be on the headstay, or just a foot or two off it, this extra horsepower gives the boat more speed on the same angle compared to a similarly rated boat with a pole and smaller spinnaker.

A final touch for this year was some 3Di sails, including a square-top main. The end result has been a boat that has excelled on the racecourse and, perhaps more importantly, thrilled its owner.

“The feel on the boat is extraordinary,” says Benjamin. “I never felt anything like they way that tiller was tugging. I think it has a lot of do with the square top and the 3Di sails, they just don’t stretch. But there is no way you’d know this is pieced together when you drive it.”

It’s hasn’t been an easy project. “It takes a certain type of owner,” says Steve Benjamin, “one that wants to be involved. It’s a lot easier to buy a new boat. But it’s been a very positive experience.” In fact, when presented with the opportunity to buy a near sistership to High Noon , the Benjamins jumped. The refit on After Midnight (ex- More War Stories , a 1995 Tripp 41) has relied on the experience with High Noon and been more aggressive. Much of the work that was done over the course of five years with High Noon was done last winter on After Midnight . In addition, the transom was re-shaped and TP52-style athwartships jibs tracks were built. A new keel will be installed this winter.

“It rates a little higher,” says Benjamin of After Midnight. “We think that it will be faster through the water in strong breeze. She’s a carbon boat, little heavier and stiffer. Upwind anytime the breeze gets up she should be faster. Having said that we’re not sure she’s going to make up her time on corrected.”

Both boats were active participants in the Stamford YC Tuesday Night Series last summer, something that the Benjamins plan to continue. And which boat will they race on?

“I think Heidi and I will be on the boat that can win the most trophies.” For now, that means High Noon/Robotic Oncology has the edge.

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Richard Oland, Owner of Vela Veloce, Has Died

The death of Richard (Dick) Oland, a man known for his dedication to community service, business savvy, skill as a world-class sailor and endless energy, leaves a gaping hole in the community, say friends and colleagues of the lifelong Saint John area resident.

At the Rothesay Yacht Club, where members had gathered for the weekly race night, Mcgregor Grant, a lifelong friend of Oland’s who grew up in the house next door, said he was “shocked” when he heard the news of his friend’s death.

“It just blows me away. I mean, I just saw him Tuesday night,” Grant said. “I said hi to him, and then 24 hours later he’s dead. I can’t believe it.”

Oland was found dead on Thursday at his uptown office, under what police are calling “suspicious” circumstances. The major crime unit of the Saint John Police Force is investigating, but no other details have been released.

Bruce Tennant, walking into the RYC clubhouse, was taken aback when he heard about Oland’s death.

“It’s just awful news,” he said. “It shakes me a little bit.”

Reminiscing about Oland, Tennant recalled fondly about how, when Oland and his wife, Connie, were first dating and in their early 20s, they would sail over to Long Island, where Tennant had property, and have picnics together, spending the afternoon on the beach.

“Years ago, I have a little property on the island, and when he was going out with Connie, dating, they’d come over and picnic and so on and visit on the island,” he said.

Besides his wife, Oland is survived by two daughters, a son and six grandchildren.

Grant, who sailed many times with Oland, said his friend was “larger than life,” a thought echoed by others who knew the man.

Clark Sancton, a frequent lunch companion of Oland’s at the Union Club on Germain Street, called the man he has known for more than 30 years “intense,” but “brilliant.”

“Always had his mind on what was good for the community and always worked for the community good,” said Sancton, president of the Sancton group of companies. “He’ll be sorely missed by the city.”

The 69-year-old Oland was the son of P.W. Oland, who owned Moosehead Breweries Ltd., the iconic New Brunswick institution that is now run by Dick’s brother, Derek.

As a boy he attended Rothesay Collegiate School before heading for the University of New Brunswick. Before graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in 1966, Oland spent his summers working in the family business and sailing on the Kennebecasis River, for which he developed a lifelong passion. After he finished at UNB, he joined Moosehead full-time and furthered his education in the family trade, studying brewing technology.

Putting his training to good use, Oland helped design and build one of the world’s most advanced and fastest beer-packaging lines for the Saint John brewery. He remained with Moosehead until 1981, when he left to pursue other business and community interests.

“I was just looking for opportunities, and if they weren’t present in the existing system, I had to leave. Moosehead was just a career option like any other,” Oland told the Financial Post in a 1992 interview.

In the ensuing years, Oland ran companies such as Brookville Manufacturing Company, Kingshurst Farms, Kingshurst Estates, Brookville Transport Limited, Brookville Carriers and most recently Far End Corporation. He accumulated decades of experience in manufacturing, transportation, sales, marketing, public relations, corporate development and executive management.

But it was his community work and tireless volunteerism that helped shape Saint John that will be best remembered.

“He has been a great promoter of the city of Saint John,” Mayor Ivan Court said. “He never gave up on the city.”

Court said Oland “loved” the city of Saint John and the surrounding communities and he called him a “do’er.”

As president of the 1985 Jeux Canada Games, Oland was instrumental in introducing Saint John to the rest of the country in the most successful edition of the national amateur sports competition ever.

Saint John’s moment in the sports spotlight was the first time in the history of the Games that one of these national sports festivals not only broke even but cleared a profit. A fund created with its $2-million surplus continues to support young athletes.

“He wanted to get things done,” Court said. “You need more people like Dick Oland.”

Among his other major accomplishments was his work at the New Brunswick Museum, where he became president of the board in 1991.

Under his leadership, the museum overcame credibility issues in the wake of the 1990 trashed artifacts scandal and expanded into its major gallery at Market Square.

Countless other causes were dear to Oland’s heart, including the Rothesay Pony Club, the United Way and the YMCA-YWCA.

Over the years, Oland was honoured with many awards, including Sport New Brunswick Executive of the Year and the Transportation Person of the Year. He was also an Officer of the Order of Canada and he received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, UNB.

While honours and awards were special, it was sailing glory that became his passion later in life.

Oland started sailing when he was nine years old, beginning on a smaller boats before graduating to larger keel boats and eventually ocean racing on his most recent boat, Vela Veloce.

In the new boat, built in New Zealand in 2008, Oland won his inaugural race, the annual Easter Ocean Race from Auckland to Tauranga.

Since then, Oland had raced along the East Coast of North America and in the Caribbean, winning major international competitions often as the only Canadian entry.

Gerry Hoeksema, a close friend of Oland’s, spent a great deal of time on the water with him.

“He loved sailing. Every time I talked to him, it was always about the boats and the sailing,” Hoeksema said. “To me, he was just a great guy and he was a good friend that did open up a lot of people’s eyes that sailed with us, to show us that there was so much more than what was just around here.”

“It’s going to leave a big hole. A lot of people are going to miss him.”

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The vessel will be powered by three MTU-Rolls-Royce 2600s engines and when running on two of them, it will be able to offer a range of up to 500 nm (926 km).

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Up to eight guests can sleep on board the VQ115, with the yacht including a full-beam master suite, a VIP cabin, and a guest cabin, all featuring their own bathroom. A crew of four can also be accommodated in the existing berths.

The owner of the Veloce asked for a flexible yacht with movable furniture, which can be adapted according to the occasion. Entertainment-wise, the exterior of the yacht is full of social and relaxation areas, with this speed machine offering an expansive foredeck with a hidden jacuzzi, large aft deck, a flybridge sunbathing area, and plenty of water toys. Among others, a VQ16 tender and a VQ11 will be housed onboard the superyacht. As for interior amenities, the Veloce comes with a dedicated media room with a large TV and a high-end sound system.

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The Fastest Monohull Sailboat In The World

The fastest monohull sailboat in the world is a needle-nosed ocean racer called V.O.60. It was designed by Bruce Farr, and is capable of 36 knots. That's 41.4 mph. This sleek machine is 64 ft. long, just over 17 ft. wide and weighs 30,000 pounds. The mast soars 85 ft. in the air. The bottom of Farr's speedster has a flat after section like a powerboat--the hull lifts out of the water and planes at anything over 17 knots.

To achieve this record-breaking performance, with handling to match, the weight of all equipment is concentrated in the center of the hull for a low polar moment of inertia. Both the hull and deck are as clean as possible for minimum resistance. The keel is a narrow blade sticking down into the water, with a 12,000-pound lead torpedo at the bottom that's contoured to provide lift. The rudder is T-shaped, with its own lifting foil. To help trim the boat against the tilting force of the sails, 13,000 gal. of water can be pumped into three holding tanks in the hull.

The hull is Kevlar cloth set in resin, and the mast, boom and spinnaker pole are carbon fiber. The sails are a woven composite, vacuum-formed under heat and pressure to hold a preset shape. Everything that's not some form of composite is either aluminum or stainless steel. A Volvo Penta MD2030 Diesel generator provides power for extensive electronics, and a Volvo Penta MD22P provides auxiliary power for docking.

Some 35 of these racing boats have been built, comprising an international 1-design class. The premier V.O.60 event is the around-the-world Volvo Ocean Race held every four years. The latest competition started in Southampton, England, on Sept. 23, 2001, and will end in Kiel, Germany, on Sept. 6, 2002. By that time, the crews will have raced 32,700 nautical miles, with stops in Cape Town, Sydney, Hobart, Auckland, Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Baltimore, La Rochelle and Göteborg.

Expensive Racing--Is There Any Other Kind? Racing around the world is not cheap. The eight participating V.O.60s cost $3 million each and are owned by multinational companies including Australian Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., Swedish lockmaker Assa Abloy and German construction company Illbruck. The companies will have spent an impressive $15 million each by the time their boat reaches the finish line.

Each V.O.60 requires a crew of 12 to race it flat-out, day and night. Nearly all crew members are full-time professional sailors, who can earn up to $1500 per day. Most are in their 20s or 30s and look like bodybuilders. Only the helmsmen and tacticians, whose experience is more valuable than bulging biceps, are apt to be older than 40.

Volvo has its own V.O.60, called Volvo Spirit . PR guy Dan McCue was able to secure berths in Volvo Spirit for six U.S. journalists, including me, on the 922-nautical-mile Miami-to-Baltimore leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. We'd be paired with six professional sailors from Sweden who were none too sure what they'd gotten themselves into.

Before we neophyte ocean racers were allowed out, we had to go through two days of sail training with our new crew mates, plus an all-day course in safety and emergency procedures. We were restricted to one small carry-on bag and told not to expect to bathe, shave or change clothes during the trip.

Above decks, Volvo Spirit looks like an oversize dinghy. There are tandem steering wheels, a dozen winches, two grinders and a convex deck fenced by lifelines. When Volvo Spirit buries her nose in a wave, there's nothing to stop the water from flowing smoothly over the boat, sweeping anything not tied down--including careless sailors--over the cut-down transom.

Down below, Volvo Spirit has all the cheerful ambience of a World War II U-boat. There are a half-dozen pipe berths, a token marine toilet jammed against the mast, and a cubbyhole crammed full of computers where the tactician spends his days and nights. The galley consists of a foot-square sink and a single propane-powered burner. Ocean racers live on tasteless freeze-dried food reconstituted with distilled seawater.

Volvo Spirit 's skipper divided the 12 of us into three watches, 3 hours on and 6 hours off. We lined up next to the eight race boats and left the starting line just north of the entrance to the Port of Miami at 1 pm on Sunday, April 14. Amazingly, six of the professional skippers jumped the start and had to turn around and recross the line. We sailed behind the leaders, and ahead of the miscreants, until the group spread out over miles of ocean.

The sailing was magnificent, hour after hour of running before the wind or on a broad reach, pushed along at 14 knots by 20-knot winds. We made only a handful of sail changes in four days. Twice, I was able to steer for a full 3-hour night watch without touching a line, delicately balancing the main and spinnaker, Polaris ahead and Orion behind, providing my only illumination, and 150 miles from the nearest land. It was sublime.

We reached the finish line in Baltimore at 12:04 pm that Thursday, 10 hours behind the leader, News Corp. We'd covered 922 nautical miles in 95 hours. To our delight, the last three competitors entered the harbor while we, having shaved and showered, were eating lunch on the waterfront. The perfect ending.

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