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Centurion’s owner, and each individual in Roach’s 6-man crew for
this race was an experienced and avid sailor who received no pay
for his services on board the Centurion during the race. Before
the Puerto Vallarta race, Roach and his crew trained for the race
by taking the Centurion out on test runs. Roach and his crew
slept on board the Centurion during both the Ensenada and Puerto
Vallarta races, and they wined and dined together on board the
Centurion (at least for lunch) during the Puerto Vallarta race.
At least some of the individuals on board the Centurion also
fished during the Puerto Vallarta race. Roach or one of his crew
members, a fellow filmmaker, videotaped the events happening on
board the Centurion during both races, and Roach queried whether
he could someday include that segment for a commercial purpose.4
During each of the subject years, Roach also regularly raced
the Centurion in the “Beer Can” races which the yacht club held
weekly on the Wednesdays in and around the summer months. These
races generally lasted approximately 1 hour and were held at
sunset in the spirit of camaraderie and good-natured, friendly
competition. Winners of the races received trophies as prizes,
and the races were always followed by a dinner/party at the yacht
4 In addition to the Ensenada and Puerto Vallarta races,
which both lasted more than 1 day, Roach also planned to race the
Centurion later in 1999 in a multiday race from San Francisco to
Hawaii.
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