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DAY 4 – 2017 RESULTS: Strong winds, rain make damp fun on final day of racing

Photo: J/70 Joyridin (CAN 491), skippered by Graeme Carr of Charlottetown Yacht Club (Prince Edward Island), fights through high winds on Day 4 to win the day and the overall J/70 series title at Chester Race Week 2017 on Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. (Credit: Photo: © 2017 Tim Wilkes, high-res image available on request) See Day 4 drone footage here. CHESTER, ...
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DAY 3 RESULTS Flat seas, steady winds make up for Day 2 blow out

Photo: One Design 35 Climax skippered by Dartmouth Yacht Club’s Nathan Reece (Nova Scotia, Canada) drops her jib after rounding the mark ahead of Stu McCrea’s J/120 Deviation out of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron (Halifax, Canada) on Day 3 of Chester Race Week. (Credit: Photo: © 2017 Tim Wilkes, high-res image available on request)  CHESTER, N.S., Canada (August ...
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DAY 2: 25+ knot winds blow thrills for some, damage for others

Photo: J/70 Joyridin, skippered by Graeme Carr of Charlottetown Yacht Club (Prince Edward Island), fights through high winds on Day 2 of Chester Race Week 2017 on Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. (Credit: Photo: © 2017 Tim Wilkes, high-res image available on request) NOTE: REVISED RESULTS FROM ORIGINAL POSTING Some fleets diminished as crews head to John Roy funeral CHESTER, N.S., ...
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DAY 1 RESULTS: International and local sailors flock to Chester Race Week

Photo: Bella, skippered by Oliver Dix of the Royal Thames Yacht Club (London, UK) leads Ted Murphy aboard Restless (RNSYS, Halifax, NS) and Sean Mulrooney on Piper (CYC, Chester, NS) on Day 1 of Chester Race Week 2017 on Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.(Credit: Photo: © 2017 Tim Wilkes, high-res image available on request) CHESTER, N.S., Canada (August 16, 2017) – ...