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The best of the last 10 years at Looe Sailing Club

by Looe Sailing Club 23 Mar 2020 08:00 GMT
GP14 Nationals at Looe © Richard Craig / www.SailPics.co.uk

Some of the best action on the water at Looe Sailing Club in the UK, including an Enterprise pin end start that went horribly wrong, a Redwing dinghy on a screaming reach with a wet conclusion and a Laser tack around the mark causing much laughter!

This is a must-watch video including start line chaos, massive waves, crazy capsizes and mast failures!

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