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What do you do when you are near the finish line and a crew member
falls overboard? Tell them to hang on and keep racing!! Ouch! Can't
imagine J/24 racing in New South Wales, Australia is that competitive?!
In Saturdays fantastic MHYC Race on 13th November, the J fleet comments
are that a lot of fun was had – blue skies, good solid breezes,
dolphins on the start line, shrimp on the barbie, lots of cold tinnies.
However, probably not so much fun for the wet crew member off the J/24 J-SPOT!!
Post race comments from Skipper Adam were along the lines of telling
him they were only 20 miles from the finish line so he better hang on!
Tall story for sure--- eye witnesses report it was more like 150
meters. The picture says it all. Photo courtesy of Nicole Scott- for
more pics go to http://www.sailingimages.net.au More interesting J/24
tidbits below, though one hopes many kept their crews on board most of
the time!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
J/24 Crew Goes Swimming?
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What do you do when you are near the finish line and a crew member
falls overboard? Tell them to hang on and keep racing!! Ouch! Can't
imagine J/24 racing in New South Wales, Australia is that competitive?!
In Saturdays fantastic MHYC Race on 13th November, the J fleet comments
are that a lot of fun was had – blue skies, good solid breezes,
dolphins on the start line, shrimp on the barbie, lots of cold tinnies.
However, probably not so much fun for the wet crew member off the J/24 J-SPOT!!
Post race comments from Skipper Adam were along the lines of telling
him they were only 20 miles from the finish line so he better hang on!
Tall story for sure--- eye witnesses report it was more like 150
meters. The picture says it all. Photo courtesy of Nicole Scott- for
more pics go to http://www.sailingimages.net.au More interesting J/24
tidbits below, though one hopes many kept their crews on board most of
the time!