This expedition … following on our first one along the Baja Peninsula in April aboard Bodacious IV, will happen concurrent to our racing in the Atlantic Cup Race that begins in Charleston, South Carolina on May 11th. My co-skipper Matt Scharl and I will be racing the first leg of the race to New York City, and then continuing in the second leg to Newport, Rhode Island! The course will combine many wondrous elements: the beautiful characteristics of the fragile Barrier Islands off the coast of North Carolina, the amazing power of the Gulf Stream current as well the urban coastal environments around cities like New York and Newport. And all the while, we will be using and harnessing the natural energies of the wind and ocean to sail and race Bodacious Dream alongside seven fellow competitors. |