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Sailing Up the River

to rip everything off, it can be pretty
By Christine Ouellet frightening. Being part of a small
club, you find people willing to
help you learn, who will share their
knowledge and experience. It is
caught up with two of my mentors highly recommendable and you gain
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I in Cardinal while they were sailing in confidence as you go along.”
on the Mar a Logo. They were They are both racers and they
returning from a two week journey explained the difference between
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up the River with two other friends racing and cruising: in racing, you
who were sailing on Cindy Lou. want to be as light as possible but in
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As they pulled along the Old Galop cruising, you look for comfort. But I
canal for dinner, I asked them to tell remember my first racing experience
me why they liked sailing. I wanted
on Harry’s boat during the two day
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to know why people venture out in Borland race. I learned that if you
very rough weather, time after time, want to win a race, you have to move
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and even go back for more. How do an opponent out of your way and
you explain this passion which has take possession of the water. I was
been burning the human heart for timid and Harry said to me that you
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thousands of years?
don’t ask, you claim it! So we did
Rudy who had been sailing since and as we rounded SX7 marker, we
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1989 said spontaneously: “In sailing, sneaked in between the other boat
there is an element of fear and panic and the marker, stealing his wind. A
at the same time and you have to competitive aspect to sailing I would
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balance it all. It can go from being not have imagined. What a thrill that
the most pleasurable to a horrible was and from there on, I was hooked
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experience and you have to be able to on racing.
adapt to the situation. It gets easier as “We have the best water here on
you get more experience.”
Lake St.Lawrence, it is great for
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Sailors form a closely knit sailing, it is not crowded, it is clean
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community and when they meet after and beautiful, we even enjoy fishing Rudy Matt and Mike Bickerstaff Photo Submitted
sailing or on the water, very special off our little dinghy” said Harry. Brought to you by Cornwall Regional Physiotherapy
relationship develops. Harry said, Fishing, having bass for dinner on a
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“You help each other, you get to sailboat? As for their plans to return ASK THE COACH
share the great one and the horrible home, they are not in a rush...maybe
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one, when you hear the wind blowing in two days, maybe later if the fishing
through the shrouds and it is trying is good. Zolie Pecure
Greater Cornwall & Areas Community Sports Newspaper Age: 8
Grade: 3
School: Central Public
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