It's hard to imagine how it could have been
closer. The 20th and final race of the weekend saw b.mobile Team BVI
two points behind Team 'Holmberg BEYC'. The BVI team needed to finish
the final race with two boats between them for a tie or three for a
win. This was not very likely with the super consistent Holmbergs
scoring nothing worse than a third so far...
So what it boils down to is this. If the BVI win the final race Holmberg has to come 5th (and last!) for the BVI to win. If the BVI place 2nd and the Holmbergs last it will be all tied up.
Race 19 saw the Holmbergs looking shaky for the first time. They rounded the first windward gate last and only managed to get past Annapolis and the Dutch to place thrid. Meanwhile the BVI could not get past the Canadians who won the race.
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