Sunday, December 13, 2009

Nice ink - JK talks to Marin Independent Journal

This from the Marin Independent Journal over the weekend...



Reporter Michelle Slade gets tactician John Kostecki (USA) talking about sailing multihulls: "I hadn't done much before and it's fun because it's so different, the boat is so fast and challenging," he said. "I've sailed on eight or 10 different multi-hulls on this campaign in racing/training scenarios and I'm enjoying it.

"Flying the hull is what the multi-hull game is all about, and what you're trying to achieve. The first few times flying the hull is pretty exciting, it gets your heart going. Eventually you get used to it and it becomes the norm because the boat's not performing at its optimum until you're flying the hull."

Read the full story here.