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ing wardrobe for the first time in Britain, was almost as impressive. She was third on corrected time at the top mark and judged the rest of the race almost perfectly. Propaganda, still wearing training headsails, was slower away and failed to improve, but her crew expected better from her to come. “We are right on target as a team,” Lester said. “The One Tonners got a few breaks at last, the tide under us for the beats to windward and against us on the downwind legs. This made a big difference. “The nice thing is that Librah has shown she can be right in the money whichever way it goes — when the big boats are favoured or when the One Tonners are on top.” The final race today is over a 23-miie Olympic course in Christchurch Bay.
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