Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
Here’s a cool picture of some trimarans docked in Quebec. Perhaps they were competing in the 2004 Transat Québec Saint-Malo, which is the only crewed non-stop transatlantic race to be held from west to east (Canada to France). The race is open to vessels between 45 and 60 feet, and the 2004 winners completed their 3000 mile journey in just 7 days and 21 hours.
There’s some good ground-level shots here.
Thanks: Chris Hand
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You can actually see another one [in the seaway east of this location][1].
[1]: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
The 2008 edition of the race is starting soon… but the 2004 ships are no longer visible