Mission to 'Fly on Water' Pushes Jimmy Spithill and Crew to the Brink

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In an epic adventure to foil from New York to Bermuda, 35-knot winds and waves up to 25 feet hammered the "F4," a 46-foot foiling catamaran. Ideal foiling conditions out of New York turned treacherous for some of the world’s best sailors, who battled the elements for over 66 hours during a 662-mile (1,065km) open ocean journey.