Regatta News: Miller Tries New Mast Heather Bowl Miller Shows Spirit, Spirit Shows Fleet

Report on the Heather Bowl regatta at Red Dragon Canoe Club. Jim Miller took the Delaware at the Annual Heather Bowl sailing his Thistle 'Spirit' with the experimental bendy aluminum mast. His sailing technique proved that the new mast is a definite improvement over previous designs.

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• regattas
• new technology
• masts
• race results