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Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD, The Recap

See action and highlights from all three days of racing at the Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD, and hear from overall winner Bennet Greenwald what it took to take the J/70 class.

By Sailing World Staff

May 17, 2013

Updated: May 17, 2013

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Best For Last, But Not the Last

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Sperry Top-Sider Annapolis NOOD, The Recap

Best For Last, But Not the Last

Merlin’s Marblehead Mastery

Heaton’s Emperia Wins Overall in Chicago

Detroit Comes a Knockin’ and Rockin’

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For the New Love of Classic Yacht Racing

San Pedro OCR Crowns Winners at Future L.A. 2028 Olympic Venue

Siren Song Of A Catalina 22

Best For Last, But Not the Last