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TJV monohulls survive a drifting match start reports James Boyd in words and photos

As the spectator fleet left them Richard Tolkien and Robert Wingate on board Tolkien's ancient 60 This Time, had done particularly well to get up to fourth place, narrowly ahead of SME Negoceane. Merron and Brule were also doing well lying seventh.

Miranda Merron and Fred Brule on un univers de service