The Schooner America 2.0 is an impressive vessel. We spent the day aboard and enjoyed every minute of it. Also, it was nice to have someone else doing the sailing for a change.
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| Lovely head. |
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| Under full sail. John helped one of the mates raise the main sail. He "tailed" the main halyard and we're mighty proud of the great job he did. |
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| Here's a similar schooner sailing near KeyWest. |
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| Another "down below deck" shot. This is the main saloon table. The mast is stepped at one end of the table. The shiny wooden wall is really a sliding wooden door for the head. |
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| This is the companion way that takes you back up on deck. |
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| This is the helm. You can see that it is a brand new boat--built in 2011. |
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| The captain invited folks to come take a turn at the wheel. It was mostly to have your picture taken. We decided to pass on that photo op. |
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| The mast and boom appear to be wooden, however, they are actually some kind of carbon fiber with a teak veneer. Notice also that the America 2.0 has lots of blankets for folks who didn't pack warm jackets--those guys thought of everything. They supplied a sandwich for lunch and soda/water. Beers and wine were $1 each and the deck hands delivered everything right to you. It would have been fun even without the race--but certainly having America take us right up to the offshore race and narrating everything that was happening out there was super special. What a day! |
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