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Adriano Plotzky enters the 56th edition of the Regata Arata Maragogipe aboard his liveaboard sailboat Sal, competing against roughly 150 boats under the RGS rating system.19:21 He documents the core disadvantage of racing a liveaboard: the boat carries two vacuum cleaners, P13 gas canisters, and until recently 40 kilograms of clay, making it far heavier than dedicated race boats.0:30 Pre-race preparation includes servicing a seized running backstay winch using a Nautos repair kit (reference 94094), a gift from friend Renê Garrafiello held unused for seven to eight years, and testing the autopilot after a recent repair.10:09 He explains how RGS ratings work — measuring mast height, boom, J, and I dimensions to group dissimilar boats into comparable categories.3:54 At the start, Sal burns the line and must return; the crew also chooses a wind-starved side of the course, losing unrecoverable time.28:54 The boat finishes fifth of 13 in its category.28:46 Adriano argues that racing sharpens sail-trim skills directly applicable to cruising, specifically correcting loose sheets, slack halyards, and power imbalance between genoa and mainsail that cause excessive heel or weather/lee helm.30:19

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