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    Bowen Bridge Rd Brisbane, looking toward Royal Brisbane Hospital.
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    Sydney to Hobart 2019

    If it was close and a protest was called, why wouldn’t ya just do a couple of donuts? A few minutes at the beginning of a two-day race is way less than two hours!
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    Sydney to Hobart 2019

    Yep, Comanche running 10 degrees deeper and a few knots quicker, according to Windy Tracker. They will open out the lead til the next soft patch.
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    Sydney to Hobart 2019

    Used to be called "hunting". I believe still allowed in match racing.
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    Sydney to Hobart 2019

    Yep, my money is on Stan heading up to get to the new breeze, before reaching off with the pressure, to smoke the fleet (until the next re-start)
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    Sydney to Hobart 2019

    Not what I saw on the live footage. WO never had to alter course to avoid. SW was clear ahead and below. Almost perfect lee-bow.
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    The Nacra 5.0 In Very Gusty/Shifty Winds

    Spreader caught on shroud during the tack. More rig tension required. Do you own trapeze harnesses?
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    Corsair 970

    I have always believed that a production boat/trailer package give the purchaser the best chance of satisfaction if there are problems after handover. Not really interested in having to sort out home builder problems or deal with neglect or lack of maintenance. i guess Corsair and Farrier are...
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    Corsair 970

    Thanks for the advice so far. I think i would prefer to buy a production boat on a trailer (maybe new). Don’t want to race, don’t want a gin palace, just something big enough to spend a week at a time on and small enough to tow to the starting point, for coastal cruising adventures.
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    Corsair 970

    Ok, not much action on this one. Any other suggestions for a decent sized trailerable cruising multi?
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    Corsair 970

    Thinking about a large trailerable tri. Any recent intel? Are these worth a look? Any other suggestions for an aging, Aussie, retired multihull cruiser?
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