The Gotta Love It 7 team trio dominated today’s last race of the championship in a second-sail North East wind to take out the race by 44s. and the championship by four points.
Second over the finish line today was Rag & Famish Hotel (John Harris, Scott Babbage, Peter Harris) which could well be described as the unluckly boat of the regatta.
Appliancesonline.com.au (John Winning Jr., David Ewings, Tim Austin) finished a further 53s back in third place today, ahead of Yandoo (John Winning, Andrew Hay, David Gibson), Team PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny (Rob Greenhalgh, Dan Johnson, Phil Harmer) and Bassett Plumbing & Drainage (Chris Skinner, Luke Gower, Dave Healy)
The overall championship placings were Gotta Love It 7 on 16 points, followed by Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon, Aaron Links, Trent Barnabas) on 20 points, Project Racing (Andy Budgen, James Barker, Matt Mc Govern) 21, Rag & Famish Hotel 23, Yandoo 42 and Smeg (Nick Press, Dan Phillips, Jim Beck) on 44.
Today began with three boats in a head-to-head battle for the championship. Thurlow Fisher Lawyers, Project Racing and Gotta Love It 7.
Project Racing won the start and led the fleet to the windward mark. Team PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny was in second place with Gotta Love It 7 and Appliancesonline.com.au together about 20s from the laed.
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers was back in the pack more than 1min from the leader.
Gotta Love It 7 was impressive downwind and challenged strongly for the lead (7s ahead at the bottom mark) but her task was made much easier when one of Project Racing’s trapeze wires broke and the crew had to capsize the boat to fix it.
This left Gotta Love It 7 with a clear lead over Appliancesonline.com.au and Rag & Famish Hotel, and it was obvious that except for a capsize or rig failure, Gotta Love It 7 was going to take the title.
When her two main opponents could not improve their positions (Project Racing finished seventh and Thurlow Fisher Lawyers eleventh) Gotta Love It 7 was an easy winner.
– Press info Frank Quealey / Australian 18 Footers League / www.flying18s.com and www.18footers.com.au
JJ Giltinan Trophy and 18Ft Skiff Championships 2010
– Gotta Love It 7 Aust Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton, Tom Clout 1
– Thurlow Fisher Lawyers Aust Michael Coxon, Aaron Links, Trent Barnabas 2
– Project Racing UK Andy Budgen, James Barker, Matt McGovern 3
– Rag & Famish Hotel Aust John Harris, Scott Babbage, Peter Harris 4
– Yandoo Aust John Winning, Andrew Hay, Dave Gibson 5
– Smeg Aust Nick Press, Dan Phillips, Jim Beck 6
– Benny/PSP Aust-Asia UK Rob Greenhalgh, Dan Johnson, Phil Harmer 7
– Slam Aust Grant Rollerson, Anthony Young, Peter Nicholson 8
– appliancesonline.com.au Aust John Winning Jr., David Ewings, Tim Austin 9
– Fisher & Paykel Aust Trevor Barnabas, Brent Dennis, Gerard Smith 10
– Bassett Plumbing & Drainage NZ Chris Skinner, Luke Gower, Dave Healy 11
– Yamaha NZ Scott Kennedy, Andrew Fenwick, Nick Catley 12
– De’Longhi Aust Simon Nearn, Craig Ferris, Chris Cleary 13
– Pure Blonde Aust James Francis, Brad Phillips, Rob Bell 14
– Asko Appliances Aust Archie Massey, Dan Wilsdon, Cameron McDonald 15
– Harken USA Howie Hamlin, Fritz Lanzinger, Matt Noble 16
– Gill Aust Dave Alexander, Niall Kinch, Paul Schulz 17
– Team Gill Sweden SWE Anders Lewander, Peter Mickos, Peter Warner 18
– Club Marine Aust Marcus Ashley Jones, Stewart Wells, Bert Schandevyl 19
– Red Claw Aust Matthew Searle, Darren McKavanagh, Cameron McDonald 20
– Sharks/Coldwell Banker Real Estate Aust Evan Walker, Ted Hackney, Rob Scrivenor 21
– Panasonic Aust Jonathan Whitty, Dan Higlett, Greg Dixon 22
– Boatmate Shipwrights Aust Jason Waterhouse, Jeremy Roberts, Michael McCormick 23
– Coldwell Banker New Homes Aust Mark Kennedy, Tom Anderson, James Fleet 24
– Kinder Caring Home Nursing Aust Brett Van Munster, Paul Montague, Drewe Waller 25
– CT Sailbattens NZ Alex Vallings, Chris Kitchen, Josh McCormack 26
– Thurlow Fisher Consultants Aust Bruce Savage, Greg Windust, Chris Thomas 27
– Sydney Football Stadium Aust Oliver Merz, Gareth Collins, Matt Walker 28
– Maersk Line NZ Riley Dean, Murray England, Sam Trethewey 9
– RWD Technologies Aust James Birdsall, Tim Barraclough, Pedro Vozone 30
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