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• I just saw this series of photos. Wow!
  • Wow is right.
    • "Amazing no one was hurt", my first thought as well.
  • That's a flagrant example of the Big Boat Rule. What was he thinking ? Very sad ... Cheers, John
    • My thought too. I haven't raced in many years, but approaching that mark,...
      • It's amazing some of the stuff that happens in racing...
        • That is not always the case, Gene
          • What do you think of this incident Gail?
            • Looks like the big boat just plowed over the smaller ones
              • That's what I thought. I can't think of any racing rule/angle defense.
                • I can think of a defense, but only a moral one
            • Pursuit Races are fun
        • My experience as start boat..
          • Exactly... BTW I never meant to imply that all racing is like this...
          • I was the start boat once and was almost hit twice.
            • When I provide the Committie Boat
  • Amazingly, they recovered and rebuilt her
  • What an arrogant ass**** response from Smurun
    • Yup... "A. Robert Towbin, whose family name has adorned a New York investment bank for 70 years..."
      • The documents sum it up pretty well.