Downwind Sentence Examples

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  • We made them ride downwind and wore kerchiefs over our faces.

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  • However Emmett passed him downwind to win the last race.

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  • The nature of the Clipper races is to provide the best possible racing, which inevitably means a high degree of downwind sailing.

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  • Again the conditions dictated the racing with a repeat of the downwind slalom followed by a bit of a haul back to the start.

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  • You will find downwind sailing under that huge spinnaker exciting.

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  • Velvet Scoter 1970 A wider version, easier to manage downwind.

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  • The pebbles or sand build up on the upwind protected side while there is significant erosion of beach material on the downwind side.

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  • It should always be placed downwind from the tent.

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  • Do all your cooking several yards downwind away from your camp.

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