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This was a really fun but very nerve racking day... the start on another leg on
the Round the world "Whitbred" race in 1998. There were hundreds if not a
couple of thousand boats of every shape and size out there, and all totally
uncontrolled. There were a few race comittee boats who did there best to
keep the spectators away from the racers. The spectators were a mess BUT
the race comittee did there best to mess things up too by setting a course which
went completely around the Gulf instead of a straignt shot from the start line
in Auckland harbour then out of the bay and heading for open ocean. But I
dont think anyone was hit or hurt except for the race crews nerves! |
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