2003 Scuttlebutt Photo Contest

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by Ian Mainsbridge (website: www.all2easy.com)

Farr 52 'Ichi Ban' Farr competing in a Long Ocean Race out of the Cursing yacht Club Of Australia. The boat is traveling at some 20 to 25 Knots sailing before a southerly gale with wind speed of up to 38 Knots. The boat was recovering in this image from a nose dive into the short steep sea of Sydney Heads.