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to everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, eas there ahead of all the rest. vs to everybody's surprise, the captain, looking his best, eas there ahead of all the rest.

Both phrases are correct, but have slightly different meanings. The first phrase 'looking at his best' implies the captain was observing himself and appeared at his best. The second phrase 'looking his best' means he was simply looking very good without the implication of self-observation.
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to everybody's surprise, the captain, looking at his best, eas there ahead of all the rest.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase implies that the captain was observing himself and appeared at his best.

to everybody's surprise, the captain, looking his best, eas there ahead of all the rest.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase means that the captain was simply looking very good without the implication of self-observation.

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