We hit a manta ray in the Tybee last year doing about 12 knots with BOTH dagger boards. Both of us almost went over the bows. We managed to stay on board but still had about 40 miles to go. Thank God the Nacra 20 is a bit more stout than the Jav. We made it to Fernandina but had to withdraw with a split daggerboard trunk. We left the board in to plug the hole. Looks like we are going to do it again this year.

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