Winners of Race 6 - PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny. Image copyright Frank Quealey.
by Frank Quealey
Former Giltinan 18ft Skiff champion Rob Greenhalgh, of the UK, produced his best race form of the Giltinan 2010 Championship when he steered Team PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny to an exciting all the way win in Race 6 on Sydney Harbour today.
Greenhalgh and his crew Phil Harmer and Dan Johnson grabbed the lead at the Beashel Buoy windward mark the first time and were never headed throughout the entire course.
Race 6 winning crew: Rob Greenhalgh (helm), Dan Johnson and Phil Harmer. Image copyright Frank Quealey.
While some disappointing results earlier in the championship have ruled PSP/Aust-Asia out of contention for the championship, the regatta is wide open with three boats still in contention.
Australian champion Gotta Love It 7 (Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton, Tom Clout) raced home to finish second just 3s behind the winner.
Rag & Famish Hotel (John Harris, Scott Babbage, Peter Harris) was a further 22s back in third place, ahead of Project Racing (Andy Budgen, James Barker, Matt Mc Govern), Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon, Aaron Links, Trent Barnabas) and Appliancesonline.com.au (John Winning Jr., David Ewings, Tim Austin).
PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny leads Gotta Love It 7 home at the end of Race 6. Image copyright Frank Quealey.
Tomorrow’s final race of the championship will now come down to a three-way battle between Thurlow Fisher Lawyers on 13, Project Racing 14 and Gotta Love It 7 on 15 points.
Following a week of unsettled conditions, today’s race was sailed in a 15-knot North East wind and provided a great spectacle for the large spectator fleet.
While Team PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny led all the way, the battle behind was intense a placings changed throughout.
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers. Image copyright Frank Quealey.
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers was second on the initial spinnaker run back to Clarke Island, but fell back later and had to settle for 5th place, although still retaining the overall championship lead.
On the second lap, Rag & Famish Hotel made a move into second place then Gotta Love It 7 came from the pack to stage a dramatic finish with Team PSP/Aust-Asia/Benny.
Tomorrow’s Race 7 is the last race of the championship.
Project Racing. Image copyright Frank Quealey.
JJ Giltinan Trophy and 18Ft Skiff Championships 2010 Results after 6 of 7 races
Position Name Nation Crew H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 Total Dropped
1 Thurlow Fisher Lawyers Aust Michael Coxon, Aaron Links, Trent Barnabas 2 2 2 2 7 5 0 20 13
2 Project Racing UK Andy Budgen, James Barker, Matt McGovern 7 1 3 3 3 4 0 21 14
3 Gotta Love It 7 Aust Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton, Tom Clout 3 4 4 6 2 2 0 21 15
4 Rag & Famish Hotel Aust John Harris, Scott Babbage, Peter Harris 32 3 13 1 1 3 0 53 21
5 Smeg Aust Nick Press, Dan Phillips, Jim Beck 32 6 8 4 10 7 0 67 35
6 Slam Aust Grant Rollerson, Anthony Young, Peter Nicholson 9 10 7 5 5 18 0 54 36
7 Yandoo Aust John Winning, Andrew Hay, Dave Gibson 5 11 10 32 4 8 0 70 38
8 Benny/PSP Aust-Asia UK Rob Greenhalgh, Dan Johnson, Phil Harmer 6 5 18 32 13 1 0 75 43
9 Fisher & Paykel Aust Trevor Barnabas, Brent Dennis, Gerard Smith 8 23 1 9 14 16 0 71 48
10 appliancesonline.com.au Aust John Winning Jr., David Ewings, Tim Austin 12 7 19 32 6 6 0 82 50
11 Asko Appliances Aust Archie Massey, Dan Wilsdon, Cameron McDonald 14 32 12 15 8 13 0 94 62
12 Yamaha NZ Scott Kennedy, Andrew Fenwick, Nick Catley 4 17 11 8 24 32 0 96 64
13 Bassett Plumbing & Drainage NZ Chris Skinner, Luke Gower, Dave Healy 32 9 20 18 9 9 0 97 65
14 Gill Aust Dave Alexander, Niall Kinch, Paul Schulz 13 13 25 12 20 11 0 94 69
15 De’Longhi Aust Simon Nearn, Craig Ferris, Chris Cleary 32 14 9 14 23 12 0 104 72
16 Harken USA Howie Hamlin, Fritz Lanzinger, Matt Noble 32 8 21 13 21 14 0 109 77
17 Pure Blonde Aust James Francis, Brad Phillips, Rob Bell 16 21 14 19 19 10 0 99 78
18 Club Marine Aust Marcus Ashley Jones, Stewart Wells, Bert Schandevyl 1 19 16 26 22 21 0 105 79
19 Team Gill Sweden SWE Anders Lewander, Peter Mickos, Peter Warner 15 24 22 7 15 20 0 103 79
20 Red Claw Aust Matthew Searle, Darren McKavanagh, Cameron McDonald 32 15 24 10 16 17 0 114 82
21 Panasonic Aust Jonathan Whitty, Dan Higlett, Greg Dixon 32 32 6 11 11 32 0 124 92
22 Sharks/Coldwell Banker Real Estate Aust Evan Walker, Ted Hackney, Rob Scrivenor 32 18 5 21 18 32 0 126 94
23 Boatmate Shipwrights Aust Jason Waterhouse, Jeremy Roberts, Michael McCormick 10 22 15 27 27 22 0 123 96
24 Coldwell Banker New Homes Aust Mark Kennedy, Tom Anderson, James Fleet 11 12 27 25 28 32 0 135 103
25 Kinder Caring Home Nursing Aust Brett Van Munster, Paul Montague, Drewe Waller 32 16 17 16 26 32 0 139 107
26 CT Sailbattens NZ Alex Vallings, Chris Kitchen, Josh McCormack 32 20 30 21 17 19 0 139 107
27 Sydney Football Stadium Aust Oliver Merz, Gareth Collins, Matt Walker 32 25 29 17 12 32 0 147 115
28 Thurlow Fisher Consultants Aust Bruce Savage, Greg Windust, Chris Thomas 32 28 23 23 29 15 0 150 118
29 Maersk Line NZ Riley Dean, Murray England, Sam Trethewey 32 26 26 22 25 23 0 154 122
30 RWD Technologies Aust James Birdsall, Tim Barraclough, Pedro Vozone 32 27 28 20 30 32 0 169 137
31 JF Hillebrand NZ Did not compete 32 32 32 32 32 32 0 192 160
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