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By Thornton Reese, About.com Guide to Sailing

Pop Quiz

Tuesday May 13, 2008
Solo spinnaker set Q: Quick. It's blowing about forty knots-plus. You're by yourself in a high-tech sailboat surfing at speeds touching 20-knots. What do you do?

A: Run up to the bow, hook up the kite and hoist.

(Oh, did I mention that you are a French solo-sailor?)

Don't believe that this is the correct answer? Check out this video.

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