24 October 1996

Jetstream Racing

The Americans have just won the Boston to Brisbane Tall Ship Race, but the French have lodged an official protest. They claim that the Morgan was aided unfairly by the aircraft carrier USS Temulence. The French have produced satellite photographs that show the carrier only a few dozen meters behind the tall ship, which appears to be sailing on an artificial wind. The document clearly proves that seven fighter planes aboard the flight deck of the Temulence are using their jets to propel the tall ship across a calm sea.

The French protest isn't being taken seriously: the French are always complaining about something.