For the fourth year in a row Whisper turned out to compete in the category of Dressed Sail. The particulars are that you have international code flags arrayed on the fore and back stays in a prescribed order; a champagne bottle just breaking the water from the bow and the crew must be uniformly attired.
Lining both port and starboard rails, Whisper's crew of 17 aliens performed impeccably. Obviously the judges missed something, since in a field of eight, we only got third. 
After three years of First Place, it was time to spread the wealth.
