The tornado passed very close to the yacht Nicorette II, which was severely damaged but able to complete the race with a spare mainsail.
Nicorette recorded wind speeds of close to 100 knots (120 mph; 190 km/h; 51 m/s) (making the tornado at least F2 on the Fujita scale) and was struck by hail the size of golf balls.
[1] The waterspout proceeded to strike several other boats with weaker winds.
[2] The tornado should not be confused with the severe storm that wrought havoc on the race in 1998.
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