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Winning Group 64th JJ Giltinan Championship - Race 7

by Frank Quealey 24 Feb 2013 08:54 GMT 15-25 February 2013

Today's race sponsored by The Kitchen Maker

Gotta Love It 7's Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage and Peter Harris became the 2013 champions when the took out Race 7 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today.

Following yesterday's wipe out in Race 6 of the championship it all came down to today's final race in a strong North-East wind with Gotta Love It 7 and Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel level on a net 8 points.

Allowing for discards being introduced, Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel (Jack Macartney, David Witt and Mark Kennedy) had to finish within the first three placings today and ahead of Gotta Love It 7 to win the title.

A great start by the '7' crew saw the red flying machine quickly take the lead from The Rag as the fleet sped off towards Bradleys Head.

Gotta Love It 7 maintained her advantage over Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel, and when the latter team capsized near the Beashel Buoy the title was as good as won by '7'.

With their main challenger out of contention, the '7' crew appeared to sail more conservatively (if you can sail an 18 conservatively in a 25-knot North East wind) as Thurlow Fisher Lawyers led the fleet down the spinnaker legs back to Clarke Island.

Spectators aboard the two club controlled ferries and others in a variety of vessels following the race were treated to some of the most spectacular action the 18s can provide.

Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon, Trent Barnabas, Dave O'Connor) led until the final rounding mark at Rose Bay but put on a performance to be remembered.

They had capsized on the second windward leg but came back to lead the fleet home, before a spectacular capsize on the gybe as the crew 'gunned' it hard.

7's crew saw the swim and quickly pulled their kite down for the run between the islands to the finish.

New Zealand's C-Tech (Alex Vallings, Josh McCormack and Peter Burling) finished 34s behind Gotta Love It 7, with Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel coming home another 3m15s back in third place.

The final placings in the championship gave Gotta Love It 7 (9 points) a two points victory over Coopers-Rag & Famish Hotel, with Thurlow Fisher Lawyers third on 19 points.

C-Tech also finished the series on 9 points but lost to Thurlow Fisher on a countback.

Smeg (Nick Press, Dan Phillips, Dave Ewings) was fifth on 21 points and Appliancesonline.com.au (Micah Lane, Paul Montague, Tom Anderson) sixth on 34 points.

The Australian 18 Footers League would like to thank all media and followers for their support of the championship.

Overall Results: (six races, 1 discard)

1st GOTTA LOVE IT 7, Seve Jarvin, Scott Babbage, Peter Harris, 9pts
2nd COOPERS-RAG & FAMISH HOTEL, Jack Macartney, David Witt, Mark Kennedy, 11pts
3rd THURLOW FISHER LAWYERS, Mich ael Coxon, Dave O’Connor, Trent Barnabas, 19pts
4th C-TECH, Alex Vallings, Josh McCormack, Peter Burling, 19pts
5th SMEG, Nick Press, Dan Phillips, Dave Ewings, 21pts
6th APPLIANCESONLINE.COM.AU, Micah Lane, Paul Montague, Tom Anderson, 34pts
7th PURE BLONDE, Tom Clout, Matthew Wark, Rob Bell, 39pts
8th YAMAHA, David McDiarmid, Andrew Archibald, Mark Overington, 41pts
9th YANDOO, John Winning, Andrew Hay, Jim Beck, 46pts
10th CST COMPOSITES, Howie Hamlin, Matt McKinlay, Dave Gibson, 48pts
11th PICA, James Mears, Stewart Mears, Tristan Hutt, pts
12th MOJO WINE, James Dorron, Ricky Bridges, Mike McKensey, 61pts
13th THE KITCHEN MAKER, Malcolm Page, Darren McKavanagh, Cameron McDonald, 61pts
14th LUMIX, Jonathan Whitty, James Hozack, Aron Everett, 67pts
15th THE BLACK DOG, Jarrod Simpson, Euan McNicol, Geoff Bauchop, 70pts
16th RABBITOHS-KENWOOD, Brett Van Munster, Kieryn Cowan, Joel Castle, 70pts
17th DE’LONGHI-RABBITOHS, Simon Nearn, Keegan York, James Smithers, 74pts
18th ASKO APPLIANCES, Marcus Ashley-Jones, Ash Rooklyn, Jeronimo Harrison, 76pts
19th EVENTS CLOTHING, Riley Dean, John Little, Scott Randell, 78pts
20th TEAM DALY, Nick Daly, John Walton, Peter Nicholson, 78pts
21st FISHER & PAYKEL, Andrew Chapman, Tim Baraclough, Ewan Duckworth, 89pts
22nd MAERSK LINE, Graham Catley, Chris Dawson, Brad Collins, 97pts
23rd BRISBANE 18 FOOTERS, Daniel Jack, Tristan Hamilton, Barry Flanagan, 97pts
24th ASCC, Murray England, Rowan Swanson, Matt Randell, 103pts
25th WINNING APPLIANCES, Shane Smith, Jake Restall, Shane Dickson, 121pts
26th HAIER APPLIANCES, Pedro Vozone, Sam Ellis, James Slee, 127pts
27th LOMAX FINANCIAL GROUP, Alexandra South, Lizzi Rountree, Saskia Tidey, 127pts
28th YAMAHA 2, Sam Marshall, Tom Peet, Ben Gladwell, 128pts
29th SOUTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, Katie Love, Christine Neville, C.C. Childers, 138pts
30th BRIDGE MARINA TRAVELIFT, Kez Cameron, Adrian France, Stephen Jones, 138pts
31st SOUTHERN CROSS, Oliver Hartas, Brad Greenrod, Olly Jones, 142pts

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