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After a lot of preparation for the strait4devils crossing it looks like the stress has finally got to us during the final days of the world championships in Hobart.

After some ups and downs we managed to scrape into the top half of the fleet on the last day when we finally pulled something back to where we should have been throughout the regatta to finish with an 8th and a 16th coming out as 23rd overall.

Races 1 to 10 ended up 23,23,15,34,31,22,28,36,10,8,16: 153 points

 

Overall throughout the regatta the whole fleet was put to the test. With some of the best conditions for us postponed due to high winds we were left wanting the right breeze that didn’t seem to come till late on the second last day.

 

With everything working right and the boat flying along on a song race 8 we finally got into the top 10 where we had been aiming to reach for the regatta. To follow it up the next day race nine we romped home with an 8^th and the final race after a long capsize we survived the strong winds and waves to finish an impressive 16^th.

 

The final finish up was great and overall despite having to carry a few too many drops for the regatta we had to be pleased with our finish.

 

Now moving onto bigger and better things we are hoping to get a good finish in both the PDYC J Boag and Son Blockbuster and also the Bellerive Crown Series before we head off on the crossing of a lifetime in aid of our famous Tassie icon

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