310topetaluma: “Call the boat a freak, anything you like, but we cannot handicap ourselves, even if our boat is only fit for the junk heap the day after the race.” - Cornelius Vanderbuilt / Reliance, the 1903 America’s Cup defender.  Gorgeous.

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