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The third and final race of the #VTSR2020 (Virtual Tall Ships Races 2020) was always going to be a test of endurance, particularly with the first leg including the crossing of the Bay of Biscay. Before we started, though, there was more than a little debate on why the finish was called “Dunkirk” when it was a very long way indeed from Dunkirk, offshore another country! The answer? Dunkirk was the originally intended destination Host Port of the real Tall Ships, had they raced in reality, but due to traffic restrictions in the English Channel/La Manche as well as ensuring safe navigation, the real tall ships would have motored on to Dunkirk after finishing the race.

The Bay of Biscay was interestingly modest with no major storm churning up its usual “washing machine” effect but, as ever, more than a little canny navigation was needed to be close to the front on reaching the Ushant mark. The run up the English Channel/La Manche was, typically tall-ship, requiring long ranging tacks across the body of water – it truly is a good thing that the volume of shipping visible on AIS is not a factor we needed to consider! Our fleet, flying the flags of 37 different nations made good progress and the finish saw a sizeable group of 20 ships arrive within the first 10mins of the winner.

Our podium three, all seasoned SOLers (racers on Sailonline) kept the finish a super-tight affair with 25s and 24s respectively separating 1st from 2nd and 2nd from 3rd. Beautiful sailing, guys!

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