"It's Bloody Windy!" A fast one for those racing in the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup event as breeze in the low 20s, hitting the high 20s during several big squalls that blasted through the course, kept sailors on their toes and weight on the rails. Lots of race-weary but satisfied faces shared their stories later in the day at the prizegiving where the overall trophy, the Nanny Cay Cup, was awarded jointly to the top monohull and top multihull, Warthog and Airgasm. (CC Available)
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