Hot Time at Nationals

Humorous account of Mike Ingham's boat catching fire at Nationals when he burned the ends of his newly-installed jibe line to stop fraying. The fire spread to the hiking strap padding and nearly destroyed the boat and main sail. Ingham's boat was subsequently nicknamed with several fire-related monikers throughout the regatta.

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• Nationals
• Pensacola
• humor
• boat incident