the 2011 Rebel Nationals
Saturday 9 July: Portsmouth Race - 1
photos by Sharon Nowak and Uncle Al

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No, no, Albert!!! Here is ...
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... a little trick I leanred, quite by accident, on Tuesday when I tried to dock head to wind alongside the dock. The wind gusted and did a 180, and my about-to-be-runaway Rebel caught its main and jib sheets on the Bill Selick cleats and the boat stopped dead instantly instead of hitting the rusty pilings  just off the bow! Planned the whole thing, yes I did ...
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Seconds later, the wind had shifted back to north from south so that Dan and Albert had to tack to get off the dock.
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