I had one of the most exhilarating sailing experiences whilst I was in Auckland New Zealand. I went sailing with Chris on a 68 foot Americas Cup racing yacht that nothing more than a skateboard on water with an enormous sail!!!!
Normally when I am sailing up in Scotland I cruise along at about 7-8 knots of speed in a very relaxed manner. On this boat after getting the sails up we were doing 11 knots without trying, after hitting about 20 knots the wind picked up. With the boat seriously leaning over and the deck (which is normally horizontal) now just off vertical we decided we were pushing it a bit too much and made back to the harbour for a deserved beer!!
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