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Finally rounded the marker buoy at Slagentangen

10 June 2023 · 1 min · 374 views · Slagentangen

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A crew rounds the mark at Slagentangen after a slow, wind-starved final leg from Fuluk.Watch Wind died immediately after passing Fuluk, stalling progress and forcing a tactical decision: gybe toward shore in anticipation of a westerly shift before the land.0:22 The gybe backfired — boats that held their course caught the wind first, and the crew lost significant ground.0:45 The southerly wind forecast for the area eventually filled in.1:14 Strong current near Ringsheden requires hugging the shore on the beat toward Måla.1:06 The crew notes their class competitors rounded at roughly the same time, leaving the inshore leg to Måla as the next deciding stretch.1:02

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