A cracking day on the water for Moonbue 2

A sea of red on Moonblue 2, finish Race 4

Everything sorted on the boat and they sent us off on a 30-miler round the Islands to the South. So: a long beat with steady breezes in the teens, sneak past the reef to port, round Ko Rap Island on easing pressure, up with A1 kite, round the island and north to the gate.
Then we get hit by a 40+knot squall, which lasted 45 minutes.  Winds too strong, so Jib up, Kite down, still stronger winds, so Jib down, powering along at 12+ knots Main only... wind eases, Jib up, eases more... A2 Kite up, Jib down, pole on... then pole down, Kite down, Jib up, to the finish.
Overtaken during the squall by the 90' Genuine Risk planing along at nearly 30 knots.
Finished at 3:00 pm and we may have just pipped El Cayote for first but, don't want to put the mockers on that by saying it...
UPDATE: well, I guess I did put the mockers on it, as we came second....