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Article: Edgewater duo shows winning form at West River
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- May 4, 2008
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Doug Kirby was primarily a boardsailor when he moved to the
Edgewater. When Kirby was looking for something new to sail, he
discovered that a beach catamaran was the only thing that came close
to matching the thrill and excitement of windsurfing.
Kirby bought a NACRA 20 four years ago along with fellow West
River Sailing Club member Andy Herbick and the two have put a lot of
miles beneath the twin hulls since. Kirby-Herbick have competed in
the prestigious Tybee 500, finishing third one year in the grueling
race from Florida to an island off Georgia. They captured class
honors in the Miami-to-Key Largo distance race, placed in the Key
Largo-to-Key West contest and set the course record for ...