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2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship - Day 6

by Frank Quealey 13 Mar 2021 08:21 GMT 6-14 March 2021

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A second place finish in today's Race 8 on Sydney Harbour was enough to give the Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Barnabas, an unbeatable points lead and victory in the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship.

It is skipper Michael Coxon's fourth victory in the 83-year history of the championship. For sheet hand Ricky Bridge, it is his second title at the JJs, and it is the fifth for bowman Trent Barnabas.

While the championship belongs to Smeg, today belonged to the tech2 team of Jack Maacartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake.

Following a disappointing week of racing for the Australian champion tech2 team, it was back to business as usual again as the crew gave a faultless exhibition to score a brilliant 1m35s victory over Smeg in the 17-21 knots North East wind.

Smeg had trailed tech2 and Noakesailing at the final windward mark but the new champ put on a high speed performance to grab Noakesailing on the spinnaker run between Shark Island and the finish line off Clark Island and take second place by just 5s.

It was another very good performance by the Noakesailing team (Sean Langman, Ed Powys and Josh Porebski) which has been consistent throughout the entire regatta.

Yandoo Winning Group (John Winning Jr.) came from well back early in the race to finish in fourth place, ahead of Shaw and Partners Financial Services (Jim Colley), Finport Finance (Keagan York), Andoo (Marcus Ashley-Jones), Yandoo (John Winning), The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines (Aron Everett) and Bird and Bear (James Dorron).

With the final race of the championship to be sailed tomorrow, the present point scores are: Smeg on 13, Yandoo Winning Group on 27, Noakesailing 30, Shaw and Partners Financial Services 34, tech2 on 37, Andoo 38, and Bird and Bear on 40.

Right from the start, tech2 was at the head of the fleet and led for almost the entire long beat to the windward mark at the Beashel Buoy, but it was Noakesailing which held a 12s advantage as the fleet rounded the mark and set off for the wing mark off the southern end of Shark Island.

Smeg was in third place, 30s from the lead, followed by Yandoo, Bird and Bear, Finport Finance and Shaw & Partners.

The fleet put on a spectacular exhibition of speed sailing under spinnakers, despite some close moments with several other classes and cruise craft which were scattered over the NE course.

tech2's speed was awesome and the team soon grabbed the lead from Noakesailing and opened up a clear break on the fleet at the bottom mark.

On the second beat to the Beashel Buoy, tech2's crew continued to favour the left hand side of the course and showed the same teamwork they have shown for most of the season as they powered away to a 45s lead before the spinnaker run back down the middle of the harbour to the bottom mark off Clark Island.

Noakesailing was still in second place ahead of Smeg with Winning Group, Shaw & Partners and Finport Finance rounding out the top six.

Over the final lap of the course, tech2 had extended her lead to 1m5s over Noakesailing at the Beashel Buoy.

The spinnaker run to the finish produced some incredible rides for the teams and thrilled the spectator fleet as the skiffs raced across the finish line at top speed.

Race 8 Results:

PosBoat NameFinishElapsedHandicapCorrectedCorrected Pos
1Tech2 (Jack Macartney / Charlie Wyatt / Lewis Brake)15:54:2501:09:25001:09:257
2Smeg (Michael Coxon Jnr / Ricky Bridge / Trent Barnabas)15:56:0001:11:00201:09:005
3Noakesailing (Sean Langman / Ed Powys / Josh Porebski)15:56:0501:11:05301:08:052
4Yandoo Winning Group (John Winning Jnr / Seve Jarvin / Sam Newton)15:56:3501:11:35201:09:358
5Shaw & Partners Financial Services (Jim Colley / Shaun Connor / Harry Bethwaite)15:57:3001:12:30201:10:3013
6Finport Finance / Breene & Breene Solicitors (Keagan York / Matt Stenta / Phil Marshall)15:57:4201:12:42401:08:424
7Andoo (Marcus Ashley Jones / Jeronimo Harrison / Cam Gundy)15:58:4801:13:48401:09:4810
8Yandoo (John Winning Snr / Fang Warren / Mike Kennedy)15:59:0201:14:02401:10:0212
9The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (Aron Everett / Courtney Mahar / Charlie Gundy)15:59:3201:14:32601:08:323
10Bird and Bear ( James Dorron / John Walton / Tom Clout)16:00:1301:15:13201:13:1315
11thekitchenmaker.com.au (Jordan Girdis / Lachlan Doyle / Tom Quigley)16:00:1801:15:18801:07:181
12Noakes Blue (Yvette Heritage / Rory Cox / Ollie Scott Mackie)16:00:5201:15:52601:09:5211
13Vintec (Tom Cunich / Alex Marinelli / Zac Barnabas)16:02:1601:17:16801:09:166
14Lumix (Alex Watson / Lachlan Prentice / Matthew Rogers)16:06:3701:21:371201:09:379
15Queenslander (Dave Hayter / Ben Roxburgh / Elliot Mahar)16:06:3901:21:391001:11:3914
16Birkenhead Point Marina (Tim Westwood / Alex Chittenden / Felix Daverio)16:07:5501:22:55001:22:5518
17Ilve (Pedro Vozone / Josh Marks / Paddy Bannon)16:08:2301:23:231001:13:2316
18Lazarus Capital Partners (Lachlan Steel / Jerome Watts / Matt Doyle)16:08:2401:23:241001:13:2417
19AppliancesOnline.com.au (Simon Nearn / Kurt Fatouros / Brandon Buynik)16:16:2001:31:20801:23:2019
DNCRag & Famish Hotel (Anthony Young / Cameron McDonald / Matt Pearce)     

Race 9, the final race of the championship, will be sailed tomorrow, Sunday, March 14.

Spectators can follow the race on board the club's spectator ferry, however due to the COVID-19 policy, numbers are limited. Booking online through the club's website www.18footers.com is essential. www.18footers.com.au/18-footers-sailing/spectator-ferry

For those unable to make it out onto the water, the club's live broadcast team will be on Sydney Harbour to capture all the action. Livestreaming is available at www.18footers.com by clicking on the '18 Footers TV' link

Results after 8 Races:

18ft Skiff JJ Giltinan Championship results after 8 races - photo © Australian 18 Footers League

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