Tim Zimmerman - http://www.timzimmermann.com/ - correspondent with Outside Magazine and Editor of Adventure Fix, posted this blog on www.sailingworld.com.
He writes: I still lust for more Americans to a) enter a serious solo race; b)compete well; and c) kick some European ass. And so I welcome the return of Joe Harris, with his Gryphon Solo campaign, to the shorthanded racing scene.... Harris built an Akilaria RC2 Class 40 and he is now campaigning it with the aim of competing in the Class 40-based Global Solo race, 2013-2014.
Read the full article here:
http://www.sailingworld.com/blogs/racing/racing-solo-for-america