This Texel did not favour the upwind/downwind machines like Tornado and M20. The F18 shouldn't be that close!! The two F18 that was closest (2.5 minutes after the leading Tornado) where sailed by world class sailors (Bundock, Booth...)

Both Marstrom (M20) and Larsen (M20) had some minor problems that cost them some time.

The forecast said wind from West and I guess that there where no bigger parts of the race that was directly into the wind or? To performe with a Uni rigged boat you would need winds from the North, that makes round texel more of a upwind downwind race instead of a reaching race. That was the case when I sailed round texel with M18. Light wind from North and that was GREAT!

/hakan