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Old 06-18-2011, 03:34 AM   #77
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Originally Posted by BroadHopper View Post
I remember a decade or so ago, a local woman was killed in a sailboat accident. The sailor is one of Winnfabs sponsor. Sailing can be just as dangerous as power boating.
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You can't have a collision with 150' separation. It's (really basic) physics.
Without coming within 150' of it and without touching it with your powerboat's wake—you can overturn a sailboat.
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