Re: Regatta mishap

Posted by Larry F on February 27, 2015, 6:37 pm, in reply to "Regatta mishap"
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It was not a mishap. Last year, at the same regatta, Grant and I had thrilled the crowds with our rather unusual boat launch. This year our launch was perfect, but we sensed that the crowd in the granstand was disappointed. We decided to provide a display of a special maneuver righting a capsized sailboat. In a matter of seconds, we would have the boat up and on its way. Unfortunately the Mexican Air Sea Rescue called asking if we needed emergency helicopter rescue. When we signed off we realized that we hadn't really talked about the manouver at all. After a lot of useless attempts and several conferences in the water we figured it out, and the boat was righted. The applause from the beach was overpowering, but unfortunately the race was half over. Maybe next year.i

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