The forecast got plenty of crews twitched. With predicted wind speeds into the high twenties, these were conditions to take seriously. But when it came to the start, the fresh breeze was stil dawdling its way along the south west coast of the UK and failed to turn up for the opening stages of Day 4 at Cowes. And when it did arrive it wasn’t as punchy as we’d expected, but it still delivered some great conditions. Our featured classes today were the Contessa 32 and the HP30s, two similar sized boats separated by very different performances downwind.
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Love the coverage. Informed, and well done with the interviews etc.I met Sir Ben on the Danish Island of Bornholm at a World Match Racing event. As Press Officer I was supposed to interview him – but to be honest we (WMRT and I) ditched that and I just had the most wonderful chat about how to bring young people into the sport, and how the sport was ripe for development. He may be a very hard competitor but he really does have an eye on where we are all going and the necessity for inclusion and taking care of our lived environment. Top bloke.
Great coverage Matt & Steve, always high quality, see you in the beer tent…. again. #sonar #Jenny
No kill cord Matt. Safety?
Brilliant reporting thank you