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\nThe host- Youngstown Yacht Club- did everything possible to accommodate the sailors and to provide them with a pleasant experience, no matter what the weather Godz dished out for the weekend.\u00a0
\nThe ten-boat\u00a0J\/70\u00a0class was won by Tim Finkle’s JUNIOR, with Justin Hays & Ben Zahradnik’s REVEILLE in second place and Greg Berti’s LIBERTI in third position.\u00a0
\nDoug Clarke’s MONEYPENNY won the\u00a0J\/111\u00a0one-design division on a triple tie-breaker at 4 pts each over Roeland Polet’s FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Third was Rick Lohr’s NIGHT OWL.\u00a0
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