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Yesterday was the first time for me racing the centomiglia race100km of long distance
race on lake garda in the north of Italy. Wow what an amazing place, huge mountains
come down to the waters edge with sheer cliffs. At the top of the cliffs in one section
you can see some crazy Italians have built houses which perch atop the sheer cliff.

We raced in the most awesome of conditons, 25 knots on the nose just after the start
and steep chopppy waves which felt like brick walls to the iShares Extreme 40 I was racing on.

The conditions worsened as we went further up the lake, and all of a sudden the main halyard
blew and at the same time the jib sheet blew off the clew. Maybe game over but no we fixed it reefed
the main and off again.

This meant we could continue but had been a setback and lost us ground to the eventual winner
Tommy Hilfiger Extreme 40. The wind died through the rest of the race and we maintained our
position to the finish, and a 2nd for the first attampt for the Centomiglia regatta.

Not bad for a first attempt and lots more fun to be had if we do it again next year.

Ciao for now Hugh