##Robin Team and crew celebrate winning the Palmetto Cup for best overall PHRF performance. Photo by Sander van der Borch for Charleston Race Week
out the regatta with two bullets in three races. At the tent, Brian Carlin, the onboard media crew for Volvo Ocean Race boat Team Vestas Wind, gave a thrilling presentation of the boat’s grounding on the Cargados Carajos Shoals in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Carlin was using his time grounded from the VOR wisely by acting as one of the photographers for CRW. Saturday morning brought a drastic change from the previous two, as sailors waited with baited breath for the flag at Fort Sumter to make any sort of movement. A two-hour delay extended to four, and it was noontime before any boats decided to venture out and explore the scene. Race officials followed and soon had two races on the books, with an eight-knot sea breeze helping the situation significantly. That night, Tucker Thompson entertained the crowd gathered in the
tent with a presentation highlighting the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco, and encouraged sailors to buy their plane tickets to Bermuda now. “I’ll tell you, seeing these boats up close and in person is one of the greatest things you can ever experience as a sailor,” Thompson told his audience.
Sunday’s racing started early, with warning signals sounding at 10 a.m. and the wind blowing a steady five10 out of the east-southeast. On the J/80 course, Clarke McKinney was able to retire after two races, leaving the third as his throw out. He won the regatta a full seven points ahead of the next competitor.
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