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     Bob Goodwin Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
I met someone in Ensenada, Mexico after the Newport-Ensenada race last month, who said that he has a 9.1 SE that he races very successfully in Lake Erie and that there were only 6 of them built. He saw my 9.1 (Survivor)and we had a nice visit. We finished 12th out of 22 in our class in the 125 mile race, which wasn't too bad considering we blew up both of out spinnakers after the 1st 5 hours and finished with a heavy #1 and main and still averaged 6.5 knots. Of course the wind was blowing 20-25 most of the race, which was the fastest in the 55 year history of the race. We lost the 1st chute when the sheet snapshackle failed and it took forever to get it down. The 2nd (3/4 0z)just blew up in a gust over 25, and we were doing 8.5 - 8.9 at the time. |
