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‘Sailboat racing - Those are the reasons why
something © that ‘only one. of the three biggest
' sailors can'comprehend = yacht races in the Pacific
oF even appreciate 10 en a
any degree, asasport. fonts
Soe ee) Tt was a beautiful sight to
With ‘most of the action | seo. the race’. getting un-
taking place on open water derway off: Dundarave on
and the. yachts being Friday morning, but it was
separated by several hoursin only a sport to the skippers
the race, sailboat racing is and crews of the 146. boats
definitely not a spectator, that had: to wrestle ‘with
sport. (oe oe. © currents and winds over one
‘And with its: complex’ | of the two race courses...

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system of ‘handicapping and . © And with the boats racing
racing -rules, the spoft under two sets. of, rules

cannot appeal to anybody (International Offshore: and
but the | most. rabid Pacific Handicap Racing
statistician, unless they are Fleet) ‘and in-

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thirteen |

sd it was hardly evident once the boats

separate divisions,only those
with a’ knowledge | of ‘the
sport could really appreciate
who wonand why...
For all that, the thirteenth
annual Southern .. Straits

. Classic hosted by, the: West.

Vancouver Yacht Club

“(WVYC).was certainly a

success.

| As a WwVYC spokesman

said, “‘it's quite an effort for a
smallclub.” 0
The. race was held over
two courses, a long course of
135 miles north up to Sisters
Island and, ‘back, and a
shorter course of 90 miles,
Sailboats: ranging in. size

’ from’) 25° feet..to. 75. feet

_ participated in the race, with

ird ‘of the, entrants

being from the United

States.
More than 1,000

people

participated, with eyery boat -_

having a crew or at least six
or seven members. While
many boats had well
established crew members
there were other boats with’
crew members that had only
been recruited. the night |
before, |.
_ But despite all the op-
position, local boats
managed
number of
fitles. Poa,
Racing in Division 3 -
1.O.R.
shore Rules), ‘Brigadoon’, .

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(International Off-

to capture a.
the divisions. .
including one of the overall.

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