Erin Alexandra
August, 2011
You can get better boats by using more science and less art," says Eric Goetz, the boatbuilder who helped advance America's Cup racing from the age of discovery to the space age. Goetz's seafaring scientific pursuits have mainly centered around lightweight carbon fiber, the same material that makes the F-22 Raptor one of the fastest planes in the sky. He has used it to construct some of the quickest boats in sailing history.Like every other boatbuilder dating back to Leif Eriksson, Goetz...
