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Happy Hour with Stretch & Stirfry - Victor Diaz-de-Leon

by Stretch & Stir Fry 31 May 2020 20:39 UTC
Victor Diaz-de-Leon © Victor Diaz-de-Leon

It's sunshine, sharks, spear fishing and serious sailing as we join J70 guru Victor Diaz-de-Leon aboard in Miami.

Stretch gets tongue tied with the Venezuelan 'love pipe', and the internet lets us down...

Taylor Canfield (left) and crew Victor Diaz de Leon, George Peet, Mike Buckley and Erik Shampain, champions of the 68th Argo Group Gold Cup - photo © Charles Anderson / RBYC
Taylor Canfield (left) and crew Victor Diaz de Leon, George Peet, Mike Buckley and Erik Shampain, champions of the 68th Argo Group Gold Cup - photo © Charles Anderson / RBYC
Left to right: Peter Duncan, Victor Diaz de Leon, Willem van Waay, Jud Smith at J/70 Worlds. - photo © www.zerogradinord.it
Left to right: Peter Duncan, Victor Diaz de Leon, Willem van Waay, Jud Smith at J/70 Worlds. - photo © www.zerogradinord.it
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon
Victor Diaz-de-Leon - photo © Victor Diaz-de-Leon

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