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June 27, 2017
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Wow, that guy is hauling ass on that little thing. If you know what you're doing, that looks like a blast.
posted by NoMich at 06:31 AM on June 28, 2017
Congrats to New Zealand on their America's Cup win.
In lauding NZ helmsman Peter Burling, the press mentioned that he had previously won Moth class championships.
How cool, I thought. I remember the first time I saw a Moth in a boat shed when I was a kid. It was awesome, an alluring little wooden almond.
What I didn't understand was that those quaint craft of yore are what are now known as Classic Moths.
Burling had made his mark in today's Foiling Moths, which are another thing altogether. I went and looked them up. Good gracious. Video abounds. Here's one.