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Albacore Internationals at Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club, Nova Scotia - Practice Race

by Pauline Rook 24 Aug 2019 20:34 BST 24-30 August 2019
Albacore Internationals practice race at Shelburne, Nova Scotia © Pauline Rook

The practice race for the 48 boats from Canada, USA, England and not least the Shetland Isles, today was started in a cracking northerly breeze but was abandoned after one lap due to the sea breeze interrupting the land breeze. The latter, while it lasted, gave some great planing reaches in bright sunshine. First races start tomorrow.

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