Monterey Bay served up a wild finish to the regatta with winds howling up to 30 knots for the ninth and final race. Gannet was negotiating the final downwind leg when the mast snapped in half during a gybe.
"We pushed into a huge wave and the spinnaker went to one side and the main went to the other," said von Blumencron, who managed to finish under jury rig.
Von Blumencron finished 27th in that race, but still placed ninth overall in a...
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