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challenges and entertains the most demanding helmsman. From a
structural point of view, the Centurion features, among other
things, a double-berth stateroom, two or three cabins, two toilet
compartments, a galley with a stove, oven, refrigerator, and
handpainted tiles, and a spacious diningroom with a bar, a dining
table, and comfortable seating around the dining table for at
least eight individuals. The Centurion also has on board a
built-in compact disk player and speakers, a TV/VCR, and a video
camera.
Roach moors the Centurion in a slip that petitioner rents at
the yacht club, and he races the Centurion competitively. In
April 1998, Roach captained the Centurion in the 51st annual
overnight race from Newport, California, to Ensenada, Mexico
(Ensenada race). Each individual in Roach’s 6-man crew for the
Ensenada race was an experienced and avid sailor, and none of
these individuals was paid for his services on board the
Centurion during the race. Generally, at any given time during
the Ensenada race, three or four of the individuals on board the
Centurion actually sailed the Centurion while the others had no
assigned duties and were free to sleep, read, fish, or do
whatever else they wanted. In February 1999, Roach captained the
Centurion in the 15th biennial 8-day yacht race from Marina Del
Ray, California, to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (Puerto Vallarta
race). Roach listed himself in the Puerto Vallarta race as the
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