18ft Skiffs Australian Championship, Race 5

9:38 AM Sun 30 Jan 2011 GMT

'close action - Australian 18ft Skiffs Championship' Frank Quealey &copy /Australian 18 Footers League

18ft Skiffs Australian Championship - Race 5. With the Australian Championship already decided in favour of the Thurlow Fisher Lawyers team, today?s Race 5 of the championship on Sydney Harbour almost became a one race test for the upcoming Giltinan Championship in March. Although the title was theirs, Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas had to be content with a second placing today as the defending champion Gotta Love It 7 proved far too good in the 20-knot North-East wind. Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Scott Babbage sailed brilliantly from the start and were never on danger of defeat ...

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