What a day we had on the last day! To jump from tenth to eighth we had to put two points between us and the Irish and three between us and the Italians. We had a difficult time finding any power in the boat up with a nasty chop, strong current, and light breeze. Combine that with erratic wind shifts and one of the heaviest crew weights, we found ourselves toward the back of the fleet for most of the race. On the last run, we were able to split off on starboard tack to find pressure and calmer waters, we made tremendous gains and were able to get the job done at the finish, gibing inside a fleet of boats that were minutes ahead. Overall a great regatta and an awesome experience to have worked our way up through the standings into a respectable eighth place.
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