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Falcon Nips Cat’s Paw by a Whisker to Win Retired Skippers Race Again
CASTINE — Maybe it was a testament to clean living and pure thoughts, or perhaps it was a response to the sailor’s frequent use of the deity’s name in one context or another during past races. But whatever the cause, the weather gods smiled on the Maine Retired Skippers Race Saturday afternoon and proffered sunny skies and enough wind to make for some excellent sailing without endangering life, limb, rig or sanity. STEPHEN RAPPAPORT PHOTOS