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lig h t c o n d itio n s o n a th e rm a l w e ste rly, b u t h a p p ily, th e se b o a ts
g o to w e a th e r q u ite w e ll in fo u r k n o ts, a lth o u g h th e d o w n w in d
le g s w e re a b it p a in fu l. T h e fle e t sa ile d fo u r ra c e s o v e r th e tw o
d a y s, a ll a b o u t a n h o u r, a n d a n o u tlin e o f th e e v e n tu a l W o rld
C u p c h a lle n g e rs b e g a n to e m e rg e .
F o r th e O p e n c la ss, B e n M u m fo rd fro m V a n c o u v e r in C A N
1 2 9 N e w S w e d e n w o n th e tie -b re a k e r a g a in st re tu rn in g w o rld
c h a m p io n P h ilip p e D u rr sa ilin g S U I 7 7 Ju n io r. A n d y
B e a d sw o rth in K 1 2 S t F ra n c is IX p la c e d th ird , ju st a h e a d o f
C la e s H e n n in g sso n in S W E 1 1 4 N o to rio u s. In th e C la ssic s,
a g a in , so m e fa m ilia r n a m e s. In first w a s Ja m ie H ilto n sa ilin g U S
5 5 L u c ie , fo llo w e d b y D e n n is C o n n e r in U S 8 7 M a y B e V II,
th e n K C 1 9 S a sk ia w ith L a rs G ra e l, fo llo w e d b y P e te r H o fm a n n
sa ilin g U S 8 1 G o o se . F a m ilia r n a m e s, fa m ilia r b o a ts.
T h e first d a y o f W o rld C u p ra c in g w a s b le sse d w ith a d e c e n t
1 2 to 1 4 k n o t b re e ze . T h e re w a s so m e c u rre n t-in d u c e d c h o p so
th e b o a ts w e re a b it w e t, b u t c o n d itio n s w e re ju st a b o u t p e rfe c t,
a n d e v e ry o n e e n jo y e d a h a rd sa il. T h e o th e r n e w fa c to r w a s th a t
th e W o rld C u p c o n d itio n s re q u ire d 9 0 -m in u te ra c e c o u rse s, u p
fro m o n e h o u r in th e w a rm u p se rie s.
T h e O p e n C la ss w a s a re p la y o f th e o p e n in g W e ste rle ig h
C u p , w ith P h ilip p e D u rr (S U I 7 7 Ju n io r), B e n M u m fo rd (C A N
1 2 9 N e w S w e d e n ) a n d A n d y B e a d sw o rth (K 1 2 S t. F ra n c is IX )
in th e to p th re e , e a c h o n e p o in t a p a rt. F o r th e C la ssic s, th e re
w a s still a stro n g U S A p re se n c e , w ith P e te r H o fm a n n (U S 8 1
G o o se ) in first, fo llo w e d b y E 1 6 B rib ó n G a lla n t, sa ile d b y H M
D o n Ju a n C a rlo s o f S p a in , th e n E rik B e n tze n (U S 7 3 S a g a ),
D e n n is C o n n e r (U S 8 7 M a y B e V II), th e n a th re e w a y tie w ith
L a rs G u c k sa ilin g fo r H o n g K o n g o n N 7 1 F la p p e r, L a rs G ra e l in
sixth p la c e o n K C 1 9 S a sk ia a n d Ja m e s A . H ilto n in se v e n th (U S
5 5 L u c ie ).
T h e se c o n d d a y o f ra c in g e n jo y e d a m e d iu m b re e ze o f se v e n
to te n k n o ts, su n n y sk ie s, m o re c u rre n t, a n d a lo t o f tric k y sa ilin g . T h a t sa id , in th e O p e n c la ss, P h ilip p e D u rr a n d th e S U I 7 7
Ju n io r c re w h e ld th e ir le a d w ith se v e n p o in ts, A n d y B e a d sw o rth
h a d te n a n d B e n M u m fo rd e le v e n .
F o r th e C la ssic s, th e to p b o a t w a s E 1 6 B rib ó n G a lla n t w ith
e le ve n p o in ts, U S 8 1 G o o se in se c o n d w ith fifte e n , th e n a lo g ja m
o f th re e sk ip p e rs; L a rs G u c k , D e n n is C o n n e r a n d L a rs G ra e l.
R a c in g w a s c a n c e lle d fo r th e th ird sc h e d u le d d a y, a fte r w a itin g fo r th e th e rm a l to c o m e in , w h ic h a llo w e d fo r a n ic e
'b re a th e r'a n d a llo w e d p re p tim e fo r th e sp e c ia l e v e n in g to c o m e .
P e o p le o u tsid e o f B C m a y n o t k n o w th a t m u c h o f th e
p ro v in c e , a n d sp e c ific a lly th e v e n u e fo r th e re g a tta w h ic h w a s
lo c a te d o n u n c e d e d F irst N a tio n s te rrito ry, a n d th e a n c e stra l
h o m e o f th e M u sq u e u m , T sle il-W a u tu th a n d S q u a m ish F irst
N a tio n s. T o c e le b ra te th a t, th e o rg a n ize rs w a n te d th e re g a tta to
h a v e a stro n g F irst N a tio n s p re se n c e .
T h e first m o v e w a s to c o n sc rip t P e te r W e a lic k , a n e xp e rie n c e d lo c a l ra c in g sa ilo r a n d a m e m b e r o f th e T ze a c h te n first
n a tio n . P e te r to o k o v e r T sig a n e , a 1 9 8 5 h u ll, a n d g a v e th e b o a t
h e r n e w F irst N a tio n s N a m e M a x'in u x, m e a n in g "B la c k F ish " o r

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