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Race 4

Brent Barbehenn June-July 2008 page 1–2

Thursday's northeast wind race starts light but tricky with strong current pushing boats over the line, requiring two general recalls before a clean start. Brent Barbehenn's Team Bad Rash rounds first at the windward mark but winds build dramatically to 30 knots, causing multiple boat failures including broken masts and rig damage.

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  • Brent Barbehenn
  • Team Bad Rash
  • Skip Dieball
  • Jack Finefrock
  • Greg Griffin
  • Dave VanCleef
  • Tom Lawton
  • Craig Koschalk
  • Robby Brown
  • Brian Swingley
  • Erik Goethert
  • Ed Spengeman
  • high wind
  • heavy weather
  • Mid-Winters East
  • St. Petersburg
  • race results