Originally Posted by Timbo
I'm amazed there was room at the pin to spin around...twice, and still get a good start!


When you have total boat control and total confidence in that control you'll be surprised what you can do with just in a very confined area. Practice and training pays, and that is just a small part of separates the top of the fleet from the rest of us! The boys have skills! How many of us practice just such a maneuver?

Kudo's gentlemen!

BTW, I'm not calling them the dudes! I'm twice their age and I'll call them boys for the rest of my days! :-)

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