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Partington’s Prevail Over Pinnell in Force 6 Finale

After four years sailing together, father and son duo Andy and Tom Partington have taken their first Prince of Wales Week victory in the International 14s. They relish the heavy weather, and Weymouth delivered plenty of that today for the concluding two races of POW Week.

The first race was an epic six-lap mission to make up the 2nd part of the Island Commemorative Trophy. In the big breeze there was no chance of flying spinnakers on the reaches, which is all well and good until you need to gybe one of these high-speed skiffs in high winds. Two-sail gybes are never easy and there was capsizing aplenty.

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