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Wild Times at the UK Nationals. After a total of 3 races, Mark Penfold helming “Reloaded” takes it with a 1,1,2. Stuart Jardine won the 3rd race. Here is Mark Jardine describing the final race:

Conditions were getting decidedly fruity for the final race. Their were more white caps on the waves and spray blowing flat off the tops of them, it was going to be a full-on finale. The race team were keen to get everyone away first time before the wind got too much to race in and raised the black flag to encourage a clean start. The ploy worked and the fleet ploughed upwind with sails ragging and crews hiking to the limit.

Full report here.