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Sample sail! Champion skippers hold exhibition race off Bridge Park

Sample sail! Champion skippers hold exhibition race off Bridge Park
Photo by Louise Wateridge

Talk about showboating!

Champion yacht skippers put on a show in the waters off Brooklyn Bridge Park on Friday, holding a short exhibition regatta in the East River after completing a prestigious trans-Atlantic contest.

Four finishers from the Transat — a 56-year-old competition in which 25 sailors single-handedly navigate their crafts from England to the U.S. — hoisted their sails for the event, racing around New York Harbor before docking in the park’s new marina, which officially opened at the beginning of the month.

Only 18 of the 25 competitors have completed the race since casting off from Plymouth on May 2 so far — and some never will, after waving a white flag due to the brutal conditions out at sea.

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