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Quinn is an ex Sailing Captain of Strangford Lough Yacht Club in County Down and has over 40 years of sailing experience

The club is fortunate to lie on a sheltered passage between Island Taggart and the west coast of the Lough

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Experienced yachtsman David Lynch and his son Andrew, newly initiated into the joys of ocean racing, have successfully sailed their Northshore 369 Pegasus into the lead of the of the West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Series, hosted by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV). The pair, who finished Race 3 in second place to Justin Brenans Alien on the weekend, are co-owners of Pegasus. And while the duo has raced together one way or another for 40 years, Andrew is new to offshore racing, la...

Responsibility. >> its his responsibility. >> hes the captain. >> he shoulders all the responsibility because hes the master. >> its really -- i mean its kind of harkens back to another time but i mean how much training does a captain of a ship have? is there a universal course of training? >> that depends. it took me about 12 to 13 years before i was sailing captain so i had quite a bit of training and the training was reinforced through the maritime institute where we go, every time were off s...

It was a perfect day. i remember having coffee with my chief mate, shane murphy, whos now a sailing captain and did a great job during the actual incident. we both said, boy, we cant wait for the monsoon to change so this weather deteriorates. it was a perfect day. it was no swell running, very little wind, and seas were flat and glossy. martha: what was it like to have tom hanks play you? >> well, hes a great actor, a great guy. i met him a few times. martha: you guys had deli sandwiches. >> ye...