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Sept. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Goombay Smash is new for Douglass, better known for his class successes on a Farr 40 of the same name, and the Pre-Worlds will be his team’s first time sailing this boat in a regatta. According to mainsail trimmer Marco Constant, getting the boat up to speed was a chore, since it had been taken out of racing configuration, but he was confident of the resin in the crew mix: a core team, including Douglass and himself, that has sailed together plenty on the Farr 40.

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'Two different techniques, two different styles, two different schools of sail,' said Constant about the feisty Melges 32s vs. the more predictable Farr 40s. 'Both take an extremely high amount of finesse to sail, but the Melges 32s take less wind to get going on a plane.' He added that with San Francisco Bay’s predictably high winds during September, that single trait is sure to be good for the show.

Charlie McKee will meet his brother Jonathan play-for-play when the latter McKee takes his position as tactician aboard John Porter’s (Winnetka, Ill.) Full Throttle. Jonathan McKee, also a two-time Olympic medalist, has a Melges 24 World Championship to his credit and will have as his crew mates another set of brothers: Vincent and Corbett Porter, sons of the skipper.