I. boatbuilder who built Route 66 and Sleighride, as well as yachts competing in the past three America's Cups.

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Sleighride is named after the terrifying "Nantucket sleigh ride" whalers used to endure when their prey dragged their boats across the waves.

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What he got was Sleighride, a 77-foot luxury yacht that on its maiden voyage in 1996 hit 24 knots--with 16 people on board, including 4 of Gosnell's grandchildren.

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What he got was Sleighride, a 23-meter luxury yacht that on its maiden voyage in 1996 hit 24 knots--with 16 people on board, including 4 of Gosnell's grandchildren.

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There's all of that and more on Sleighride.

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"The thinking on these boats is, 'Let's not look at the rules, let's look at what the water likes to see, '" says Eric Goetz, the boatbuilder in Bristol, Rhode Island, who built Route 66 and Sleighride, as well as yachts competing in the past three America's Cups.

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