More information has now become available regarding the winds and conditions on the Santa Barbara to King Harbor race that shed some light on why the finish times were so close between AFTERBURNER and the rest of the fleet.
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<br>As it turns out the boat's great speed kept it just ahead of the incoming wind line. Several boats on the course reported winds on 18-20 knots for several hours during the race. The most we saw was about 13 knots and that was only very briefly. The average wind speed we saw was around 9 knots.
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<br>This helps explain how Magnitude and others were able stay within thirty minutes of AFTERBURNER.
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<br>MM
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