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Article: In Youngstown, set sail if you dare.
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- The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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Byline: Nancy A. Fischer
Jul. 1--YOUNGSTOWN -- The crew aboard "Type A" is out looking for some summer adventure along with its fun on Wednesday nights in Lake Ontario. They find it in the form of sailboat races.
Imagine sunsets, soft breezes and gentle waves -- then erase all that from your mind.
Racing on a sailboat is a sport where the sails and wind can quickly turn from your friend into your enemy.
Athleticism and skill are required to stay under the shifting boom, which holds and moves the sails, and to tack -- or to sail into the wind.
If a sailor doesn't tack fast enough, he or she can be left hanging on for dear life ...