Trying to capture the shapes the word organic came to mind for the lateral struts as

the elegant curves were like the bones of sea birds, strong yet light. The hulls
looked as solid as rock carved by a sculpture, though of course without the weight.

'We have GPS instead of the sextant so we have accurate positions every three
seconds instead of sometimes having to wait five days to see the sun. We have
instant communications via satellites and these communications enable us to
download accurate weather information that can predict the meteorological
conditions up to ten days in advance allowing tactical routing.

'Clothing is much better, freeze dried food has replaced tins, and water makers
replaced large tanks or rain from the mainsail.

'Still, as I had no idea that all these treats were on the horizon as none had been
invented and as satellites were in their infancy, I did not miss them. We have
moved on and the game is different. That is sad in a way as the raw adventure of
those days has gone,' Sir Robin added.

A victim of his own delusions and the politics of a provincial seaside village,
Donald Crowhurst set out from Teignmouth, Devon, with scant experience and an
unfit boat. When his abandoned vessel was found drifting in the mid-Atlantic eight
months later, it was discovered that he never made it past the Cape of Good Hope.
Fearful of entering the roaring forties, Crowhurst spent months meandering off the
coast of Argentina. After a protracted radio silence, he began issuing false reports
that exaggerated his progress. To much fanfare, the public believed him to be the
race leader and on the verge of setting a new world record. His logbooks later
revealed a mind anguished by overwhelming pressure to succeed and the
inescapable deception he set in motion. Increasingly distressed, he withdrew to an
internal world dominated by an obsession with time and abstract metaphysical
speculations. He convinced himself he was floating through prehistory, and
ultimately jumped overboard with his faulty chronometer.