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I agree.SANDS OUTRIGGER RACES ron erickson 10/20 The Second Annual Sands-Malibu Outrigger Holiday, a sailboat race featuring the Malibu-outrigger class craft prominent in Southern California, will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, at Lake Mead. At present, the entry list shows 35 competitors, including several of the top sailing teams on the west coast. As last year, several Las Vegas boats are also expected to compete. Norman Marchment of Malibu, Calif., will be returning to defend his title and his brother, Harry Marchment of Santa Monica, Calif., who finished second and third place finisher Buck Pennington of Hollywood, will also return. Growing interest in the Malibu class boat indicates a larger field than last year when 20 boats started the race. During the past season, nearly 100 boats were on the racing circuit and a number have indicated they would enter the Las Vegas races. The outriggers, with a modified racing hull designed by Bill Buck who will race this year, are 18-feet in length and carry 200 square-feet of sail. Flanking the main hull is a 10-foot outrigger hull with the space between spanned by deck boards ideal for sunning for the non-racing sailor. Cost of the Malibu boats is relatively low. Complete, a boat runs about $1,700 with dacron sail,-running gear and trailer. And the cost has been an important factor in the boat's popularity along with ease of handling. This year's race is expected to prove one of the season's best outrigger tests. Unpredictable winds and currents at Lake Mead proved challenging last year and more of the same is expected next week, # # #