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CLUB MARINE TV CHANNEL: https://youtu.be/epwqrhtiXi8 The news that Wild Oats XI was struck by lightning at the weekend is a significant setback to what has been a very comprehensive period of preparation for the team. Mark ‘Ricko’ Richards, the ever-upbeat skipper of Wild Oats XI and his team will doubtless take this challenge in their stride, maintaining focus on their declared end game of completing this year’s race to Hobart after damage-induced retirements in the last two years. In this interview with Ricko we hear why and how the presence of Peter Harburg's Black Jack has sharpened the game for both boats and their crews in looking to stare down the competition from InfoTrack and LDV Comanche in this year's race.

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Regardless if you call it a Chinese Gybe, Death Roll or Uncontrolled Gybe they can happen in a heart beat. One second you are cruising along and the next you are lying flat in the water with little or no ability to do anything about it. This Chinese Gybe was over in an instant, cost us the race, in reflection it taught us a lot about preventing it from happening again and how to recover better if it does happen again. For full analysis of what went wrong and how to avoid your own Chinese Gybe while you are sailing you can watch the full video with commentary linked below. https://youtu.be/il1aE1-3k8o This is Bottom UP Boats first Haiku that we made for sharing on Reddit, we hoped you liked it even though it is short and sweet.

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Happy Earth Day! It’s our our home, our planet… and our racetrack. Let’s take just 48 secs today to marvel at how incredible our world is.

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