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Per Christian Bordal raced an F-16 catamaran in Færderseilasen, finishing well ahead of the boat Vågals but rounding the Tristein mark only three seconds apart from a rival.▶ 0:09 Wind conditions proved decisive: the southerly wind dropped sharply further north, leaving the F-16 stranded 50 metres from the Tristein mark with no wind for nearly an hour before completing the rounding.▶ 0:43 Slower boats positioned further inshore held better breeze and gained ground.▶ 0:28 On the outbound leg the crew tracked east along the Østfold coast and lost visual contact with competitors, relying on apps and onboard tracking systems to monitor the fleet.▶ 1:20 Bordal names Karma Police as a likely strong performer in the class, both outbound and on the return.▶ 1:09 The finish is in Moss, where Bordal notes a redeveloped waterfront district that replaced a paper factory 10–12 years ago.▶ 1:56 The race illustrates how the fastest boat in a class can lose significant time to a wind hole that slower, more inshore competitors avoid entirely.

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