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Classic leaders FRA111 Dix Aout and ESP15 Bribon © John Green Cowes / Solent Sail Photography

Light airs and just one race on Day Three

Thursday 7 September 2023

5 September 2023 – Cowes, UK - Conditions were extremely light on the third day of the International Six Metre World Championship in Cowes. With strong spring tides to consider the Royal Yacht Squadron Race Committee knew they had just a narrow window of opportunity to run a race during the slack water period. They postponed the race for an hour initially, but then called the teams out to the race area to await wind. Fortunately, their patience paid off and five to seven knots filled in from the south-east for just long enough to allow a single two lap race for both divisions to be completed. Read more

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