At least two vessels returned to dock shortly after race started on Saturday morning.
Conditions on Saturday morning proved to be more than a match for some participating in 79th Swiftsure International Yacht Race, with at least two skippers calling it quits about an hour in.
“If you keep your vessel going and safe, and you can get the course around the wind, those really high performance vessels might be pushing some of our records,” he said. Ian Statham, who was watching the race from the shoreline with his family, had a portable radio receiver around his neck that dialed into the Swiftsure race announcements.About 135 boats are participating in the six Swiftsure races this year, up from 117 last year.
Asked if they would ever want to participate, both Stathams said they prefer watching the race instead. “ takes more of a man than I am,” Paul joked.
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