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YouTube - 'This is yacht racing' (aug 2006)

I watched this about 3 times in a row, a lot of you may have already seen it..

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That reminds me - I need to price a dodger...
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It's terrifying and not my idea of sailing. Amazing what some people do and how robust these sailing machines are. Very impressive and scary...

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Fantastic footage. What about the shots from up the mast ? What sort of a nutter would go up the mast in those conditions ? Balls of steel or a remote cam ?
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Fantastic footage. What about the shots from up the mast ? What sort of a nutter would go up the mast in those conditions ? Balls of steel or a remote cam ?
Balls of Steel? Hey it's a boat, brass maybe but most likely bronze.
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