As it turned out the wind and the waves made the final approach to Main Duck a little uncomfortable for the fleet.
Seasickness was not uncommon at this stage of the course.
But crew were not the only ones to suffer.
Frank Vetricek, sailing on PCY’s Freestyle, broke a boom. With an aft wind, they had a preventer set but, when an accidental gybe occurred, it only prevented half the boom from gybing. Ouch!
Chris Ufton, sailing his trimaran, Three Cheers, found conditions approaching the Duck to be more than uncomfortable and, wisely, retired to sail another day.
Does anyone else have a story to tell?
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Sailing With Devious, 2014 