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The Start of Division IV
Photos by Rich Roberts

Bolt was ready to eat them up as she headed for the start.

Prime Time leads Bolt as the faint gray outline of Catalina's West End looms in the distace

There's a lot of stories in this picture: Skipper Don Clothier is wearing New Zealand red socks and John Lidgard is decked in a fully-deployed PFD as Tower speeds home wearing good luck Hawaiian ti leaves on her stern pulplit.

Yes, Sweet Caroline, your chute is very yellow!

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