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Scuttlebutt Photos of the Week July 14-18, 2008 A random assortment of photos submitted to Scuttlebutt this week. Click here to submit your photos for consideration.  Photographer Gilles Martin-Raget had a stunning photoshoot off Port Camargue (South France) this week as Kito De Pavant went for a sail on his 60 ft IMOCA monohull "Groupe Bel" in a Mistral gale to train for the next Vendée Globe due to start next November. Said Gilles, "What can I say ? It is just one of the craziest things a man can do with one boat. They were so overpowerd as the wind sometimes was gusting over 40 knots, they reached speeds in excess of 25 knots, and you can just wonder how those guys can do the same sort of thing in the Southern Ocean for day after day."  The defending America's Cup Alinghi team showing their sense of humor with a section of cartoons on their team website.  The 2008 Seth IFDS Multihull World Championship had a perfect ending yesterday in Cascais. Hungary’s Zoltan Pegan revalidated his world title after winning race 11, at the Bay of Cascais, and ended 8 points ahead of Graham Hall and 13 from Luke Barbanneau, both from Great-Britain. The event sailed in Cascais, Portugal used the Challenger trimaran.  The Cal 20 is best suited for big breeze and flat water, a tough combination to typically find. However, their Nationals site last week in Long Beach, CA can do it, and here the fleet is tapping into ideal conditions at the start. Photo by Rich Roberts.  Liz Baylis (left) waves and acknowledges congratulations as she crossed the finish line to win the 2008 Mayor's Cup, an International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Grade 2 women's match race event held in Long Beach, CA. Photo by Rick Roberts.  Despite what all the sailmakers are telling us, this image provides proof that dacron sails can still provide some very fast looking shapes. Photo by Cory Silken.   Summer sailing for the kids can have its high and lows, as shown here by Emily Golison (11) enjoying a triumphant moment while her sister Beth (9) deals with defeat. ... and now the Melges 20 revealed: Here is the first glance of the Melges 20 under sail in an exclusive set of new photos released today by Melges Performance Sailboats. 
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