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C a n a d ia n Y a c h t in g

A ll fe m a le c re w U S 8 3 L la n o ria ( L e ig h A n d re w , s ta rtin g fo r
lo c a l R o y a l V a n c o u v e r Y a c h t C lu b ) . O v e ra ll 9 th in th e
C la s s ic D iv is io n . L la n o ria  w a s th e fo rm e r 6 m R W o rld C h a m p io n
2 0 15 , a n d is th e c u rre n t E u ro p e a n C h a m p io n 2 0 16 , a s w e ll a s
th e w in n e r o f th e 2 0 16 N o rth A m e ric a n C h a m p io n s h ip s
in S a n F ra n c is c o .

"K ille r W h a le ". S h e fin ish e d e le v e n th a n d th ird C a n a d ia n b o a t
in th e re g a tta .
P e te r h e lp e d o rg a n ize th e T u e sd a y n ig h t d in n e r e xtra v a g a n za
a t th e w o rld -fa m o u s M u se u m o f A n th ro p o lo g y a t th e U n iv e rsity
o f B ritish C o lu m b ia . C o m p e tito rs e n jo y e d a w e lc o m e d a n c e b y
S q u a m ish N a tio n E a g le S o n g D a n c e rs a n d a n a fte r-h o u r to u r o f
th e F irst N a tio n s a rt a n d a rtifa c ts a t th e m u se u m . It is a sp e c ta c u la r se ttin g , fille d w ith to te m p o le s, m a sk s a n d c e d a r b e n t
b o xe s a n d a ll k in d s o f o th e r to k e n s o f life o n th e c o a st b e fo re th e
E u ro p e a n s a rriv e d . T h e th e m e c a rrie d o v e r to th e tro p h ie s. T h e
C la ssic s tro p h ie s w e re d e sig n e d b y R ic h a rd H a rry, o r
X w a la c k tu n , a n a rtist o f th e S q u a m ish N a tio n .
T h e n e xt m o rn in g , fo r th e th ird d a y o f ra c in g , w e h a d w in d !
O v e r th e d a y w e sa w a n a v e ra g e o f 1 4 k n o ts w ith g u sts to 1 8 o r
1 9 , w h ic h is p re tty m u c h th e lim it fo r th e c la ss. A s w e ll, th e
d ire c tio n sh ifte d a ro u n d to th e e a st, w h ic h m e a n t sh ifts a n d lu lls
a n d p u ffs. A ll o f a su d d e n , ra c in g b e c a m e h a rd w o rk !
A t th e e n d o f th e d a y, a n d n o w c o u n tin g o n e th ro w o u t, w e
h a d P h ilip p e D u rr (S U I 7 7 Ju n io r) a n d A n d y B e a d sw o rth (K C
1 2 S t. F ra n c is IX ) tie d fo r first, a n d B e n M u m fo rd (C A N 1 2 9
N e w S w e d e n ), R u ss S ilv e stri (U S 1 2 7 S tin g ) a n d H u g o
S te n b e c k (S U I 1 3 2 S o p h ie II) in a ta n g le fo r th ird . In th e
C la ssic fle e t, th in g s h a d n 't c h a n g e d m u c h , w ith H .M . D o n Ju a n
C a rlo s (E 1 6 B rib ó n G a lla n t) in first, th e n fo u r sk ip p e rs c h a sin g
se c o n d p la c e - L a rs G u c k (N 7 1 F la p p e r), L a rs G ra e l (K C 1 9
S a sk ia ), P e te r H o fm a n n (U S 8 1 G o o se ) a n d E rik B e n tze n
(U S 7 3 S a g a ).
T h e fin a l d a y o f ra c in g b ro u g h t u s a ro u n d n in e k n o ts o f
m o rn in g b re e ze , ta ilin g o ff to lig h t a s th e d a y m o v e d o n . A fte r
ra c e se v e n , P h ilip p e D u rr h a d a fo u r p o in t le a d o n A n d y
B e a d sw o rth , w ith B e n M u m fo rd , H u g o S te n b e c k a n d R u ss

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