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Champagne sailing with Il Duce

by John Curnow, Editor, Sail-World AUS 1 Sep 2018 16:17 PDT 30/8/18 to 5/9/18
That'll be one to keep the troops both in line and entertained!!!! BTW, just who has a sword on board??? © Andrea Francolini

Il Duce (Andrea Francolini) turned in this gallery from what appears to be a predominantly breathless Magnetic Island Race Week. Good thing then that he has the skills to find the action, whether it comes from sailing, sun, fun, and nature too! Simply great to see everyone having such a wow of a time, which is the main game after all...

Hope they're having some Champagne from a different bottle?! - photo © Andrea Francolini
Hope they're having some Champagne from a different bottle?! - photo © Andrea Francolini

Good form with the bomb action... Should get a nine for that. - photo © Andrea Francolini
Good form with the bomb action... Should get a nine for that. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Also having a wow of a time. Brunch looks great too (if you're a sea eagle, that is). - photo © Andrea Francolini
Also having a wow of a time. Brunch looks great too (if you're a sea eagle, that is). - photo © Andrea Francolini

Hi. Looks like you're having a wow of a time. - photo © Andrea Francolini
Hi. Looks like you're having a wow of a time. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Nary a breath around, so perhaps Bow One and Two are seeking extra intervention. - photo © Andrea Francolini
Nary a breath around, so perhaps Bow One and Two are seeking extra intervention. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Looks like there was a lot of leeward crew action... - photo © Andrea Francolini
Looks like there was a lot of leeward crew action... - photo © Andrea Francolini

Invariably, standing to leeward does cause more drag, however. QED. - photo © Andrea Francolini
Invariably, standing to leeward does cause more drag, however. QED. - photo © Andrea Francolini

No. Wait a minute. There must have been some squirt somewhere, for Balance and Miss Scarlet have managed to get the crew up to weather, and they have both seen the mark. - photo © Andrea Francolini
No. Wait a minute. There must have been some squirt somewhere, for Balance and Miss Scarlet have managed to get the crew up to weather, and they have both seen the mark. - photo © Andrea Francolini

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