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Examples
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Sunshades and generator back running, calling the layline to Kalapapa.
Gizmodo 2009
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Sunshades and generator back running, calling the layline to Kalapapa.
Gizmodo 2009
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Georg and Tom lost their lead after they were forced to capsize to retie a broken jib halyard and a misjudged layline and a quadruple tack from the Partingtons meant they rounded the top mark neck and neck with a hard chasing Jon and Ben.
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It was a one tack leg as the boats straightlined at equal speeds all the way out to the port tack layline where Artemis was forced to follow their opponent into the mark.
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Once the cross had been completed, USA-17 skipper James Spithill wound the beast up again to get back on the layline, rounding ahead by 28 seconds.
YBW News 2010
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Jon and Ben judged the layline downwind better and had the inside line to lead around the bottom mark ahead of Tom and Ed. Round the next lap the two boats were never more than a few lengths apart and on the second run it was Tom and Ed who called the better layline and got to the bottom mark just ahead.
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As they closed, Emirates chose to tack short of the port tack ML Audi, only to be carried out beyond the starboard tack layline by the aggressive Italians.
YBW News 2010
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The two boats went on a long starboard tack out to the layline.
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Mascalzone Latino Audi skipper Gavin Brady controlled his opponent Bertrand Pacé all through the pre-start, pushing him outside the starboard layline, then leading back to win the start.
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The two boats went on a long starboard tack out to the layline.
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