Submitted by Ward Romer.
Distance: 2000m
Conditions: No current, moderate headwind first 1000, strong and increasing headwind second 1000, severe chop with frequent whitecaps last 500. Fours were last races of the day and faced worst conditions.
Comments: In W3V8 race, St. Lawrence caught crab and lost seat for about 150 meters at the 700 meter mark of the race course. Prior to the crab, Ithaca was leading by four seats.