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Images from Tuesday's Etchells Invitational Series

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com NZ on 30 Nov 2016
Etchells Invitational Series Waitemata Harbour November 29, 2016 Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
Images from last night's Etchells Invitational Series staged by the Auckland Etchells fleet.

The event was well attended by 14 boats sailing three and four-up in a 12-15kt breeze on the inner Waitemata Harbour














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