In short,

Halve the Worrell teams that year compounded on the bad conditions by doing stupid things while sailing through the surf.

A quarter of the crews at Texel can be seen to perform similar no-no's. The other quarter got through the surf okay and had the skills for it. The other halve was smart and knew when to throw in the towel. I was one of the guys who knew when to admit that conditions where above me and my crew, albeit 100 km to the south.

The worst sailor is not a beginner but the guy that doesn't know when to hold back.

Remarkable how easy it is to become omnipotent in the judgement of some.

Happy ?

Wouter