MISTER WILD’S PORCH ROCKER

While most yachtsmen his age are easing back, Victor Wild is rocking a wicked ride.

Dave Powlison

“Sailboat racing is basically surrogate warfare from the 1700s and 1800s,” says Victor Wild, who has just stepped off the newest and arguably the hottest TP52 on the planet. “Only we don’t shoot at each other. But I love the combative component of it. And I love winning—and hate losing.” Wild’s metallic-blue race boat, Fox, is a carbon-fiber thoroughbred loaded with all sorts of cutting-edge stuff as well as a team of fully fledged professional sailors. Since the boat was commissioned by Wild and his wife, Andrea, in 2020, they’ve won the Great Lakes 52 Summer Series, set the course record for the Miami to Havana Race, and won the Worth Monroe Race (Miami to Palm Beach), the New York YC Annual Regatta, the St. Thomas International Race and the…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2022

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