Race 1 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour was won by the defending champions, New Zealand’s Honda Marine team of Dave McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins.
Provisionally, Honda Marine defeated Winning Group of John Winning Jr., Sam Newton and Seve Jarvin, with Smeg og Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey a further 18 seconds back in third place.
The race was sailed in a 10-15-knot NE breeze with all teams electing to use their bigger No. 1 rigs.
JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Provisional After Race 1
1st Honda Marine – – DAVID McDIARMID / MATTHEW STEVENS / BRAD COLLINS
2nd Winning Group – – JOHN WINNING Jr / SEVE JARVIN / SAM NEWTON
3rd Smeg – – MICHAEL COXON / MIKE MCKENSEY / RICKY BRIDGE
4th Birkenhead Point Marina – – TOM ANDERSON / NICK DALY / JOHN WALTON
5th AppliancesOnline.com.au – – BRETT VAN MUNSTER / KURT FATOURIS / NICHOLAS HORD
6th Yandoo – – JOHN WINNING / MIKE KENNEDY / GRANT ROLLERSON
7th Finport Finance – – KEAGAN YORK / MATT STENTA / CHARLIE GUNDY
8th thekitchenmaker.com.au – – JORDAN GIRDIS / TOM QUIGLEY / LACHLAN DOYLE
9th C‑Tech – – ALEX VALLINGS / SAM TRETHAWAY / MATT COUTTS
10th Rag & Famish Hotel – – BRYCE EDWARDS / JACOB BROOM / RORY COX
11th The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines – – ARON EVERETT / COURTNEY MAHAR / HARRY HALL
12th Vintec – – KIRK MITCHELL / DANIEL BARNETT / TIM WESTWOOD
13th Ilve – – JONO WHITTY / PEDRO VOZONE / MUSTAFA INGHAM
14th Marinepool – – HEINRICH BAYERN / TOM MARTIN / ANDY MARTIN
15th Noakesailing – – SEAN LANGMAN / ED POWYS / NATHAN EDWARDS
16th Dal Zotto – – JACK SPRAGUE / TIM NARBOROUGH / JOSH FELDMAN
17th Quality Marine Clothing – – YVETTE HERITAGE / MARK MUIRHEAD / DANIEL McLACHLAN
18th RMarine Pittwater – – SIMON NEARN / FANG WARREN / BRANDON BUYNIK
19th Bing Lee – – MICAH LANE / PETER HARRIS / SCOTT BABBAGE
20th Black Dog – – JARROD SIMPSON / CAM MCDONALD / NICK MURRAY
21st Lumix – – KATIE LOVE / CHAD FREITAS / MATT DOYLE
22nd Brisbane18Footer – – DAVID HAYTER / ALEX WATSON / ELLIOTT MAHAR
23rd ASKO Appliances – – JAMES DORRON / HARRY BETHWAITE / TRENT BARNABAS
24th ASCC – – JOSH POREBSKI / JACK SIMPSON / DAVE HAZARD
25th Maersk Line – – PERON PEARSE / HARRY CLARK / ELI LIEFTING
The Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship Race Dates: Saturday 2 March and Tuesday 5 to Sunday 10 March.
