Giles Scott completed the final day of the 2019 Finn Australian Championship with two more race wins.
Scott won the two final championshipl races at Black Rock YC to finish 14 points clear of Holland’s Nicholas Heiner, with Aussie Jake Lilly taking the third podium spot and the Australian National title.
It had been a tough week in Black Rock with solid sea breezes for most of the races challenging the physical preparation of the 40 sailors who took part. Many sailors were visibly tired, with sore legs, heading out for the final day, which looked like being the toughest of the week.
Scott took the first race ahead of Pieter Postma of Holland with Lilley in third and Henry Wetherell of Britian in fourth.
In the final race (R10) Scott finished ahead of Wright with Wetherell in third. Fourth was Heiner, and then Lilley in fifth to grab third overall and the Australian title ahead of Oliver Twedell.
So ends a successful trip down under for the British Finn sailors.
Scott was back to form with six race wins in the Australian Championship, after Heiner won the Melbourne Olympic classes regatta with Scott in fourth place, and the 2018 Enoshima Test event with Scott in second place.
Wetherell took the U23 prize and Wright was first Master.
Black Rock Yacht Club Commodore, Gary Lokum, commented: “I would finally like to thank our sponsors over these events – especially Ronstan, Rooster, Blue Peter and the Victorian Government – for their support in enabling us to host these events.”
Finn Australian Championship – Final Leaders after race 9 & 10 (40 entries)
1st GBR41 Giles Scott 1 1 – – 14 pts
2nd NED89 Nicholas Heiner 5 4 – – 28 pts
3rd AUS1 Jake Lilley 3 5 – – 42 pts
4th GBR11 Ed Wright 7 2 – – 43 pts
5th GBR71 Henry Wetherell 4 3 – – 49 pts
6th NED842 PieterJan Postma 2 7 – – 52 pts
7th AUS261 Oliver Twedell 6 6 – – 52 pts
8th CHN1 He Chen 10 9 – – 89 pts
9th AUS32 Jock Calvert 12 10 – – 93 pts
10th AUS41 Lewis Brake 9 8 – – 94 pts
11th AUS91 Lachlan Gilham 8 [16.0] – – 102 pts
12th CHN3 Xir Li 11 11 – – 114 pts
13th BER9 Rockal Evans [41.0U] 12 – – 119 pts
14th AUS4 Harmon McAullay 14 13 – – 140 pts
15th NZL1 Andrew Maloney 41.0C 41.0C – – 146 pts
16th NZL2 Josh Junior 41.0C 41.0C – – 163 pts
17th AUS10 John Condie 18 19 – – 165 pts
18th AUS61 Mark Jackson 17 18 – – 166 pts
19th AUS110 Marcus Whitley 13 15 – – 167 pts
20th AUS75 Phil Chadwick [41.0U] 41.0U – – 176 pts
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