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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week February 18-22, 2008 A random assortment of photos submitted to Scuttlebutt this week. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  Long Beach, CA - The SCYA Midwinter regatta last weekend at Long Beach Yacht Club saw PHRF A big boats Chayah (l) and Emirage II (r) battling with the local snow-capped mountains in the background. Photo by Rick Roberts.   Light winds characterized the Sperry Top-Sider National Offshore One Design (NOOD) Regatta held last weekend on Tampa Bay in St Petersburg, FL. In the huge 49-boat Melges 24 Fleet, Terry Hutchinson (above) scored a three point win over Brian Porter. Photos by Joy Dunigan.  The 18ft Skiffs this week are in Sydney, Australia having their unofficial world championship - aka the JJ Giltinan International Championship. Here is a photo from Frank Quealey, with a complete gallery coming next week.    First there was the 49er, which has been a Olympic class since 2000. Then came its little brother, the 29er, which had many of the same features but was more suitable for youth sailors. Now comes the 29erXX, a super-sized version of little bro, using the same hull but adds an extended stern bracket and a bigger rig for more sail area. Pitched as a women's event for the 2012 Olympics, the 29erXX bridges the gap between the 29er and the 49er.  Don Allen provides his latest visual on the ongoing America' Cup debacle, with the grim imagery of a sailing casket representing the 33rd event (click to enlarge). Click here to submit your photos for consideration. |
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