Larry kept his 80' ocean racer "Sayonara" in Michigan under inside storage at a marina for 7-10 years. He had it drug back to SF for the AC. Probably cheaper storage cost. This was the boat that scared the dog**** out of him in the Sydney to Hobart race. Wasn't there a book?
Yes, there was a book, I have it on my bookshelf. I'll see if I can find it and get back to you with the title, but it was a great read on that SYD-Hobart race, where a big storm (hurricane/typhoon) came through and wiped out most of the fleet, kind of like that Fastnet race years ago.
Chris Dickson was his Skipper on the boat. When things went to sh!t Larry was crying like a baby and wanted off, swore he'd never do another one.
I think they ended up winning the race, but only because at 80', they were the biggest, fastest boat out there and got ahead of the worst part of the storm, where as the smaller, slower boats were crushed, lots of fatalities.
The book title is; The Proving Ground, look for it on Amazon.
