Third Annual Gorge O'Pen Bic 'Un-Regatta' get's a Thumbs up for Fun!



12:07 AM Tue 7 Sep 2010 GMT
'Fleet lined up for Gorge O'Pen Cup - Columbia Gorge O'Pen Cup' Doug Schenk
Unfamiliar with an 'Un-Regatta'? Just think about all those things you wanted to do in Jr. Sailing when your instructor wasn't looking and then being encouraged to go ahead and do them! You can see video of the Gorge O'Pen Cup 'Un-Regatta' at ' TARGET="_blank" onClick="recordOutboundLink(this, ' News Outbound Link ', ' News Link :
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Five events made up the day with the first and foremost emphasis on 'FUN'. The kids first warmed up with a LeMans Start set of races. They then rolled into the second event which included mandatory 720's on the second leg with a mandatory capsize on the final leg before finishing. The racing was tight and
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