Australian Championship, Race 4
Sunday, 27 January 2013
Sydney Harbour
The outcome of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship will come down to next Sunday’s final race of the series following an incredible Race 4 on Sydney Harbour today. After 1 hour 15 minutes and 58 secs. of sailing, Race Officer Garry Linacre shortened the course when the fleet was practically becalmed after only one lap of the three-lap North East course.
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
After yesterday’s strong winds, and predicted 15-25 knots winds again this afternoon, all teams elected to go with their smaller #2 rigs. It was an interesting race to the windward mark at Beashel Buoy with the fleet split into two distinct groups by an outgoing container ship.
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
Yandoo (John Winning) was a further 15s back, then Lumix headed a group including Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel (Jack Macartney), Smeg and Team Daly. Gotta Love It 7 was impressive downwind and opened up a big break over her challengers on the run into the wing mark.But that’s where it all ended as the fleet ‘parked’ after the skiffs cleared the wing mark.
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Photo: Frank Quealey/18 Foot Skiff League |
The Australian 18 Footers League had changed the previous rule which did not permit the ‘shortening of course’ in its races, and so today created history as the first 18ft Skiff race where the course was officially shortened.
Frank Quealey
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