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The RORC Griffin Team flies around Giraglia! Congratulations to the RORC Griffin Team of Lydia Barber & Josh Dawson for taking runner up in the Eurosaf Mixed Offshore European Championship. Racing in a Figaro 3 provided to the RORC as wild card entry with a free charter and regatta entry. The European Championship is part of the Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour. The RORC team of Lydia Barber & Josh Dawson racing San Marco was just under two hours behind the winning Team Anemos sailed by Roberta Fazzana & Andrea Caracci. The RORC Team raced from La Spezia to Genoa via the Giraglia Rock in an elapsed time of 2 days 11 hrs 25 mins 5 secs. Lydia and Josh had a terrific battle at the front of the fleet with just 12 minutes separating second from fourth in a race of nearly two and half days. “Super happy to hold on and finish second in the EUROSAF mixed double handed European Championships!” commented Josh Dawson. “The race was very challenging with every possible set of conditions. We had plenty of drifting, some lightning storms and a fun 25knt blast around Giraglia! “We had a good start and built a five mile lead on Leg One before getting shut down and overtaken behind Elba. The race compressed at the half way point and we then bounced around the top three positions for the rest of the race. Coming into the last 20 miles, we had a small lead in second and tried to hold on through the final shut downs off Genoa. The top four all finished within an hour after 2 and a half days of tight racing. Overall, it has been a great week in Italy!!! Thank you to RORC and the Nastro Rosa tour for the wild card entry.”

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Getting Ready To Step Our Mast! After two months, we are on our way to step our mast! Motoring from La Conner to Skyline, where the sailboat magic will happen! We are a new sailing couple and if you dig the journey, we would love to see you on our blog: https://gypseaexplorer.com/ Or, if you dig sailboat videos, here is another! https://youtu.be/UN9_yNNXX_Y?si=TKJMUjIjigsboA7w Cheers!

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Turns out release has a sense of humor. #Shorts #LettingGo #SelfReliance #BoatLife #RealLife

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At the Dusseldorf boat show, we ran across the Flaar 26 - a carbon-fiber high-performance sailboat from Hungary. It's extremely light and is designed to sail in light air, and has a number of customizable features. If you like sailing fast, this might be the right boat for you. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2014/09/2014-flaar-26-first-look-video/ For more boating videos, visit http://www.boats.com. boats.com features boat reviews, how-to videos, special features, and information about new boats, boats for sale, and boating products—usually with a dash of fun. Our reviewers test the features, performance, and specifications of each boat, searching out the hidden details for a critical evaluation. If you're shopping for a boat, we want to help you make the best choice. And if you're just looking, we'll try to make it fun too. Subscribe to receive notification of new videos.

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