Emily and Dana Haig seem to have grown accustomed to winning together. And they did so again on July 1 during the 39th annual Junior Commodore’s Regatta, hosted by Surf City Yacht Club.
“We were away for a while, and when we came back on Monday, our mom asked if we wanted to get in this race,” said Dana, who had only three days’ worth of practice crewing on a C420 boat heading into the regatta. “We figured we’d give it a shot.”
And despite the fact they sail together very little, a shot for the Haig sisters was all they needed.
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