15 Class 40s stayed on after the Fastnet for the class world championship. These boats are great fun to race around the cans, with the additional tactical challenge (and opportunity) of managing water ballast. Andrew Hurst joined us as tactician and second helm, and in this role displayed admirable sang froid when the starboard tiller came away from the rudder stock in big overfalls while Orca was under kite in a Force 6 off the south side of the Island.
