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Interesting to see how professionals learn how to handle boat. #11472 04/06/11 09:48 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,234 Newport and Naples Cap'n Vic Senior Member
Cap'n Vic Senior Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,234 Newport and Naples	At least they haven't destroyed it in the first week. CaptainVic.com J80Ville.com -- Newport/Naples 2015 J22Ville.com -- Newport 2013 Naples Winter 12/13 -- #505

Re: Interesting to see how professionals learn how to handle boat. Cap'n Vic #11519 04/11/11 11:06 PM
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bemusv2 Senior Member B Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 76 Wilton, CT	The Swedish Team almost managed to break it on their first day out a few weeks ago. They went head to wind to eat lunch and somehow a gust came up which flipped the boat backwards and tearing the cloth covering on the wingsail.

Re: Interesting to see how professionals learn how to handle boat. bemusv2 #11521 04/11/11 11:20 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 38 Vancouver, BC. Canada Patrick Peters Senior Member
Patrick Peters Senior Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 38 Vancouver, BC. Canada	Is that how you de-power the main with a wing sail? Patrick Peters Ariel #374

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