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By Christine Ouellet boats. Boats enter via a channel marked brings you SEARCH
by buoys that is surrounded by 3 to 4 ft Ancient Sports
he 2-day Borland race to Crysler deep shallow waters. The trick was to
TPark Marina is a traditional event resist the relentless action of the wind, X X X W V T O D O G E J C C J N M X P F V I D
at SYC. This year, participants left SYC which kept pushing the ships adrift I U H R O M Y G Z P L X K H L Y P E B X M Q L
on Saturday, July 2nd, spent the night towards the shallow banks, with the L H F E O B R P C H P R X Q A W B H E Q B Q W
at the Marina, and returned home the danger of getting stuck. All this while C U O S G F I R E L I G I O N R J M X W Z G F
following day. reducing speed and sails, to finally slide
graciously in the slip. X R O T S V I K E L U W U N Z U I B K M N Q G
You never know what to expect G L B L G N I T S U O J Z G L L Y O D I P U F
with this event, some years there is no The six boats that finished displayed Z I C I N G Q G X P Z T S J P O O E T E A C E
wind at all, and parts of the race must extraordinary sailing skills, first J N W N I W J N B T F T A Q A H N S K R A D W
be canceled. According to racing rules maneuvering the course on the channel, Z G S G T H L Z I O A F U P Q V U G F N A T X
engines are not allowed, so if there is no and then entering the harbor like heroes.
wind, you are out of luck. All the skippers were very happy to K B E P H D O P F D D R A S U O E O J W U C H
cross the finish line without having to O F M U G R W H I A A M A Q J R S L G U G H E
But this year, for the first leg, the turn on the engine. O Q A J I Q Z O N U C C B N N M E Q I N M S C
competitors were blessed by strong W P G Q F C N G D W R U A O B A C P I N E P Q
westerly headwinds with gusts of up On the second leg, the winds were Y J O O K H E E Y I Z M I G G A U X E D N H S
to 48 km/h, all the way to Crysler 20 km/h westerly again. But this time,
Park. Going up the river on a westerly the wind Greek divinity Eole was on Y Z I P C R G W F K R T F Q R M O M V C R K O
headwind implies that there will be a lot their side and the sail was much faster. B P T H I M L I A E A N N O Y B Q H A Y H Y V
of tacking and very precise maneuvers in Overall, including the handicaps, Lagan R G A S T C C S H R H T T P F A M J Z C O A V
order to negotiate the channel’s narrow with Jody McRae, Peter and Nathalie E O N U S E H S K C L A P N W K G N X G H B H
passages. One of the participants, Jeff Bray, the Commodore, finished first T T E C I I I N Q D I A S C I P M Y L O A I H
Riddal, said he made 47 tacks on the with a total of 3:28/2:03 h for both legs. N U V S N F A M V D T F G F M A N C I E N T A
way up. Then Winds of Change with Lucille and I Y X I G P E Q A O J I P I P K E M M Q H U W
François Hebert came in second place, W I F D U K O L P B H B M Z S U M M E R W D R
Then upon arriving at the Marina, and Sealestial with Manon and Paul
the entrance is a bit tricky for sail-only Q W J M N L G U L A M A Y J O R F O A J V I Q
Rodrigue in third place.
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GYM SACRIFICE DISCUS OLYMPICS
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PANKRATION
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Jodie McRae, Commodore Nathalie Bray and Peter Bray
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