POTW: January 27, 2022

POTW

Jan 27, 2022

Our Photo of the Week is a good one, but it comes from our correspondent D Danger, currently in Spain so who knows where it originated. The other thing is that these boats are being squeezed out on the start, but no one appears to be screaming or panicking to the level we might expect. Perhaps it’s a manufactured shot, but if not, it looks like a good situation to avoid.

Your Photo of the Week is hopefully more tranquil than that nightmare – a gentle dawn over a majestic anchorage? Some happy kids on cute inflatable rides? Send your shots to CYonboard@kerrwil.com with POTW in the subject line and we will add them to our upcoming issues.

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