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Here is the agony of the day.
Due to lack of winds race officials shortened the course and Success took up position near a channel marker, a Pilot boat directed Success to be moved from anchorage due to Success being within the Eastern shipping channel and as one yacht had already finished the race could only be abandoned.
Had a clear separation until the fleet that were miles behind sailed up to us under kites when we were two sailing it to the Campbell marker.
After rounding Campbell marker we were sitting in third spot on a very light and shifty day, with the finish line about 100m(0.5nm by GPS! correction made by naviguesser) ahead when the horn blew.
It must be said Simon did an excellent job on the helm under very trying conditions as at one stage I did see a piece of seaweed overtaking us ;-) we averaged 3knots of speed over five agonising hours in 0 to 5 knots of breeze.
Andy and Aid
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