Pegasus Team Operations Manager Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Open 50 race sailboat, picking up with how they mount the carbon fiber mast, the dagger boards, rigging material and sails. The boat crosses the starting line tomorrow! Apologies for the shakey camera. The Flip Mino’s short mic range, the wind, the size of the boat and the narrowness of the lens made things hard, but I didn’t make them any better. Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone , and decodes human motion . He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz .

Philippe Kahn describes the weather before the race . I took a serious look at the weather. What a mess! In 11 crossings I have never seen such messy weather patterns in the usually very predictable Pacific. July 1st, 2009 The weather chart says it all. Instead of one beautiful strong, stable high pressure centered somewhere 800 nautical miles from San Francisco, there are now 10 different weather systems playing with each other

The official Gizmodo raceboat, the Pegasus Open 50 , was originally rigged for reliability for global cruising. Going from CA to HI in a race requires more power. Here’s a tour of the tech in the rigging, hull material and sails. The video work is less than terrible, sorry, but hey, its a sailboat. I’m just trying to help you get your sea legs Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone , and decodes human motion . He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz .

The official Gizmodo raceboat, the Pegasus Open 50 , was originally rigged for reliability for global cruising. Going from CA to HI in a race requires more power. Here’s a tour of the tech in the rigging, hull material and sails. Bruce Mahoney, who helps run the team, is the guy walking me through the boat’s features.

Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone , and decodes human motion . He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz . He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. The Pegasus starts the 2009 race, from Los Angeles, CA to Honolulu, Hawaii, this Sunday. But final preparations are being made, including weather analysis and route planning, both computerized and decisions made by experienced humans