J/80 Worlds - Epic last day

3:22 AM Sun 10 Oct 2010 GMT

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J/80 World Championship at Newport and final races truly epic. No one could've predicted what was in store for the fleet and the top five leaders. The NOAA weather forecasters got one thing right, it was going to be a sunny day. And, to emphasize the fact that we were all sailing a World Championship, the PRO Tom Duggan and his brain trust that included Brad Read from SailNewport, felt that it was going to be important to ensure that everyone had a fair and level playing field on which to determine a true World Champion. The decision was to ...

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by Stuart Johnstone