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While there were only a couple of times where I crossed the line absolutely last, Limpet had never been even remotely close to crossing the line first.  That is until today!  The wind, water, and fates aligned for Limpet to claim her first victory, then her second, then her third.  Basically my friend David Coons and I were a couple poor starts away from putting on a complete clinic.  It didn’t hurt that the two fastest boats in the fleet were not in attendance, but I won’t let little things like facts get in the way of my delusions of grandeur. Continue Reading »

My San Juan 21 “Limpet” came with a full compliment of Sails when I bought her in October 2007.  Unfortunately all the sails appear to be original 1974 equipment.

They all have the tattered remains of the Clark boat company logo sewn into the foot, and they are all dirtier than a Tijuana politician, and more neglected than a televangelist’s conscience.  The San Juan logo and numbers had long ago fallen off, though they did leave a slightly lighter area of dingy grey as a memory of where they had once resided.

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