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Article: Annapolis skipper enjoys reversal in Governor's Cup
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- Capital (Annapolis)
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- August 12, 2004
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People are calling the 31st St. Mary's College of Maryland College
Governor's Cup Race one of the best ever. When the race went off from
the mouth of the Severn River near Annapolis just after 6 p.m. on
Friday, headed 70 miles down the Chesapeake and up into the Potomac
and St. Mary's rivers to finish at Maryland's original capital, brisk
northerly breeze sent the fleet of 152 starters on a downwind sleigh
ride.
It's been 10 years since this race featured a downwind start and a
fast run down the bay. That 1994 race also included a tragedy when
Annapolis sailor Steve Bickell lost his life when he was hit by the
boom in an accidental gybe.
Bickell's memory remains closely associated with the ...