Three time Tybee 500 Endurance Race and previous Inter 20 North American Catamaran Champions John Casey and Kenny Pierce certainly are on top of their game, but what makes them so fast? Adventure Online TV met up with the speedy Casey and Pierce of Team Tybee Island at this year Hiram’s Haul catamaran distance race in Melbourne, Florida. Casey provides an exclusive look into their thought process and actions on board the boat in this just released featured video. CatSailor.com Video Player

Awesome!!!!! JC is the ultimate talking head!!!!!

Great video BK!!

Could of picked a couple better looking chaps though!! Those two are scary looking!! I think their speed is attributable to their bald heads...less wind resistance!! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

(see you guys next weekend)

JL

Say, where can I buy one of those JC bobble-heads!? That sucker's going to announce our entire Tybee race glued to the rear beam.... "BAM and there's a NIIICE puff there"

I like the commentary there, looks like it was great distance weather. JC did a great job commenting on all thats going on...very helpful for someone like me whos starting to get into racing.
Thanks alot guys, excellent job

I have to say that was really nice Brian. JC is going to get the hang of it for the next one I will bet.

Later,
Dan

Nice glasses hombre :P

Brian and JC, GREAT VIDEO! In regards to the shades, I know how bright those lights can be. I remember a brother setting my mother's drapes/curtains on fire with one <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

JC, awesome man! That really was an entertaining watch. Questions though, you guys are really focused on keeping the mast in shape (and sound). You said and show that you even lock in the positive rotator with the spinnaker up - I've never even considered positive rotators unless it was light air and choppy - have you had an experience with mast problems without the rotator in heavy air?

oooh

good question jake!

You get brownie points.

Thanks everybody. Just lookin out for that next puff, I guess.

Jake, we lock it over because when you're double trapped the rotator sometimes goes centerline and the mast really starts to break off to leeward. When you travel way down with the mast centerline it's risky, so we lock it over. I personally haven't had any experience breaking sticks besides Jensen, but why take the chance? It was the 2001 W1000 going to cocoa we had a d-trap spin run and Jamie L. came over after and said we should lock it over because our mast looked really bent. Ever since then we locked it over because the last thing we wanted was an "I told you so" from Jamie.