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By way of background, I should explain that I have been working toward this event for some time. I was struggling toward a suitable design that would offer ultimate safety and yet be small enough to be affordable. I was primarily interested in the range of such a boat so that it could make long passages between the necessary stops for resupply of both food and fuel, plus giving the crew some time ashore between the legs of the race.

The major factor was fuel capacity to achieve the desired range. I did not want a floating fuel tank, so the determining factor was an engine that would give maximum range on a minimum of fuel.  This, of course, dictates that the engine provide relatively slow speed. Even so, the boat would have to be fairly light in order for the engine to power it at some fairly reasonable pace. Passagemaker Magazine

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