After the world’s longest wait ashore, thumb twiddling until the wind filled in at the RC44 Cascais World Championship, the AP ashore was finally dropped late afternoon, dragging crews away from the Japan-Samoa Rugby World Cup game. In a record even for the flexible RC44 class, the first start eventually occurred at 1730 local time with two races held, the boats returning to the Marina de Cascais with darkness having already fallen. With crews breaking their head torches, when the boats arrived back it felt like the finish of a Volvo Ocean Race leg.
Despite the light conditions, the wind not getting above seven knots from the southeast, the wait was worth it. However several top players suffered deep results, causing an upset in the scoreboard and an overall leader change after each race.

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