Croatia Yacht Rally 2011 meandered toward
its conclusion in Dubrovnik last week with a race from Korcula to Mljet,
a distance of just 12 miles.

Six yachts finish in the same minute on the water!

The
south westerly course and the prevailing 12 knot mistral produced a
wind angle of 90 degrees for the first part of the race and five boats
ran each other off to the left side of the course while the eventual
winner Alan Woodward stuck to the rum line with the other four yachts of
the ten identical Beneteau First 45’s. The fleet eventually came
together as the finish line approached and in the end six of the ten
yachts finished in the same minute on the water. The match racing hot
shots filled the last five placings.