Bay of Islands Sailing Week concludes on a fast note



4:54 AM Sun 23 Jan 2011 GMT
'Multihulls into the murk - Bay of Islands Sailing Week - 21 January 2011' Christine Webb
The ORMA 60 TVR screamed across the Bay from Opua at over 34 knots. Safer to stay clear of this missile - she was almost airborne. On the other side of the coin, M1 ripped off a spreader in the second race on Day One ? then Tongue Twister experienced compression and ?there went the mast?. But wait there?s more. Advantage lost-it in the last race (Passage Division), literally lost it ? with the mast over the side in three pieces. Playbuoy and This Way Up had a confrontation earlier in the regatta ? with the latter ...


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