A Transatlantic Race
June 28, 2017 10:55 AM   Subscribe

The Bridge 2017 is a transatlantic race featuring four trimarans and the RMS Queen Mary 2.

The race is in honour of the first American soldiers landing in France a hundred years ago in St. Nazaire, which is also the port of QM2's birth.

The liner's skipper resisted the impulse to luff the trimarans, but has since built up a healthy lead. You can see the QM2's current view from her bridge at the bottom of the famed Cunard Line's page here.

The Queen Mary 2 is somewhat experienced at rescuing sailors in distress (or merely resupplying them), should anything happen.
posted by Capt. Renault (3 comments total) 8 users marked this as a favorite
 
The Queen Mary 2 previously (quite previously).
posted by Capt. Renault at 10:58 AM on June 28, 2017


Makes the America's Cup seem second class.
posted by Ogre Lawless at 1:43 PM on June 28, 2017


A couple delinquents racing twigs down a stream makes the AC seem tacky.
posted by Keith Talent at 1:46 PM on June 28, 2017


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