Alec Cutler and his Hedgehog crew finished eighth at the Melges 32 World Championships at Miami Beach Marina, Florida, at the weekend.

Cutler, the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club skipper, had finishes of tenth, fourth, seventh, twelfth, third, fourth, ninth, third, eighth and seventeenth.

Jason Carroll, of the United States, won became the first man to win back-to-back Melges 32 World Championship title on Argo.