Team Daly's collision in Race 2 of the 2013 JJ Giltinan Championship
by Frank Quealey 18 Feb 2013 10:57 GMT
17 February 2013
Thomas Quigley, son of 1996 Giltinan Championship-winning skipper and Class Measurer Stephen Quigley, was on hand to snap an incident during Sunday's Race 2 of the Winning Group 2013 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour.
The budding young photographer was on the Australian 18 Footers League spectator ferry with his dad when race leader Team Daly met an unfortunate end.
Skipper Nick Daly and his crew of John Walton and 'Pistol' Pete Nicholson were more than half-a-minute ahead of their nearest competitor on the second spinnaker run when the incident occurred.
Daly said afterwards: "We were being followed by a camera boat when we hit a wave and slowed dramatically",
"The camera boat hit the back of our boat causing damage in the form of a hole in the transom".
Obviously, the team were forced to retire and the incident has become a subject of protest to be held later this week.
Repairs will now have to be done in time for tomorrow's Race 3 of a closely-fought championship.
Crowds at yesterday's race were more like those seen for the last race of Giltinan Championship regattas.
Even the Australian 18 Footers League were surprised with the unexpected crowds on their race ferry.