Here is a scan of page 42 of the 10/04 issue of "Outside" magazine.
The captions read as follows:
Quantum Leap When Aussie sailor Paul Larsen, 34, and British naval archtect Malcolm Barnsley, 47, set out to break the 11-year old outrgiht speed record for sailboats 46.52 knots, or 53.5 mph-they left traditional deisigns at the dock. Their Sailrocket is a marriage of nautical and aeronautical technology that could carry Larsen past sailing's elusive 50 knot barrier this fall, in Weymouth, England-provided it doesn't break apart first. Rivals like Hawaiian board-sports star Robbie Naish-one of several top windsurfers planning fall attempts to break the record on standard sailboards-think the spindly carbon-fiber craft will disintegrate in high winds. Larsen professes no such worries. "We didn't reinvent the wheel just for the hell of it," he says. "You have to do your homework, because it's soul-destroying to get it wrong."
The wing-shaped, 238- square foot sail is set at a 30 degree angle to provide both forward power and lift.
All up weight is 383 lbs.
Underwater, an angled, two-foot-long foil prevents the boat from getting airborne and tumbling to pieces. The intense tug-of-war between the sail and foil creates a squeezing effect, propelling the boat faster than the wind speed.
The sleek main hull is crafted to plane on the water's surface like a speedboat, drastically reducing drag.
At lower speeds, Larsen steers with a joystick-like tiller connected to a rudder. At speeds above 30 knots, he retracts the rudder and deploys a small steering sail.
