Bermudian skipper Kelsey Durham produced a sensational podium finish in the final race of the International One Design (IOD) World Championship to secure seventh place overall in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Facing tough, blustery conditions off the coast of Marblehead Neck, Durham adjusted brilliantly on the final day of racing. Navigating the heavy chops with superb tactical precision, he crossed the finish line of the week's lone final race in a stellar second place.
The standout performance provided Durham and his crew with a major boost, allowing him to close out his international regatta strongly on 53 Net Points to solidify his seventh-place standing in the elite 12-team global fleet.
Meanwhile, it was a more testing conclusion for fellow countryman and Olympian Peter Bromby. The three-time former world champion, whose podium ambitions vanished on a punishing Day Five due to gear failure, looked to regroup and salvage a strong finish to his return campaign.
Bromby and his veteran crew battled hard through the swell to cross the line in ninth place for the final contest. The result placed the decorated skipper eighth in the final overall standings, just two points behind Durham on a total of 55 Net Points.
While the regatta ultimately brought severe frustration for Bromby after such a promising start to the week, the resilient final-day showing from both Bermudian crews caps off a hard-fought world championship campaign against the world's elite one-design sailors.
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