It was like the end of a school term.
Magnus Olsson and Ken Read continued their pantomime mud slinging contest, Torben Grael smirking to one side. Ian Walker wasn't sure if he's still married after lapping the planet.
Cue the giggling from the back.
With only 400 miles remaining in a race of 37,000, and the leaderboard almost entirely decided, the game faces relaxed. The finish line - the real one - is in sight. Put the text books away and bring in your toys.
But one slender leaderboard duel does remain and it has
taken an interesting turn. On the stage, for the first time in six months, there was an eighth chair, a seat for Team Russia.
They face an enormous task in being declared eligible to race - "huge" as skipper Stig Westergaard put it - but the possibility has given PUMA's Read something to think about.
Quite simply, if they qualify it means Read's team have to beat at least one boat if they are going to be certain of second overall.
