Never mind the weather . . . conditions totally opposite to those of the opening JJ Giltinan race, but the result was the same . . . a win for defending champion Yandoo of John Winning Jr.
Skippered by John Winning Jr, with Fang Warren and Lewis Brake, Yandoo won the start and was never headed on the long Southerly course in wind that ranged from 20+ knots at the start to a near zero at the finish.
Second was GC Sails of Scott Cunningham, Joel Turner and David Cunningham, finishing in a tight bunch 1 sec ahead of Shaw and Partners NZL of Eli Liefting, Sam Street and Josh Schon, with Vaikobi of Kirk Mitchel / Andrew Stephenson / Daniel Barnett elevated to fourth place after protest.
Yandoo heads the leaderboard with 2 pts and a six point advantage after two races, followed by Shaw and Partners Financial Services-Australia on 7 pts and Shaw and Partners Financial Services-New Zealand on 8 pts.
GC Sails are on 9 pts, Rag & Famish Hotel on 10 pts, and Vaikobi on 14 pts rounding out the top six.
JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff World Championship, presented by Winning Group:
After Race 2 – Cliff Monkhouse Memorial Trophy
1st AUS Yandoo – Herman Winning – – 1 1 – – 2 pts
2nd AUS Shaw and Partners AUS – Keagan York – – 2 5 – – 7 pts
3rd NZL Shaw and Partners NZL – Eli Liefting – – 5 3 – – 8 pts
4th AUS GC Sails – Scott Cunningham – – 7 2 – – 9 pts
5th AUS Rag & Famish – Ben Crafoord – – 3 7 – – 10 pts
6th AUS Vaikobi – Kirk Mitchel – – 10 4 – – 14 pts
7th AUS Fisher and Paykel – Brett Van Munster – – 4 14 – – 18 pts
8th AUS Balmain – Henry Larkings – – 8 10 – – 18 pts
9th GER Black Knight – Heinrich von Bayern – – 11 11 – – 22 pts
10th NZL ASCC – Campbell Stanton – – 19 6 – – 25 pts
11th AUS Smeg – Ash Rooklyn – – 12 15 – – 27 pts
12th AUS Big Foot Bags and Covers – David Hayter – – 18 9 – – 27 pts
13th AUS Sixt – Jacob Marks – – 21 8 – – 29 pts
14th USA Andoo USA – Michael Radziejowski – – 13 17 – – 30 pts
15th AUS Brisbane 18 Footers SC – Joshua Sloman – – 14 16 – – 30 pts
16th AUS The Kitchen Maker – Lachlan Steel – – 6 28 – – 34 pts
17th GER Berlin Bears – Phillipp Nocke – – 16 18 – – 34 pts
18th AUS Club Marine – Emma Rankin – – 22 13 – – 35 pts
19th AUS The Killer Coffee Co – Jordan Girdis – – 23 12 – – 35 pts
20th AUS Lazarus – Thomas Cunich – – 9 28 – – 37 pts
21st GBR Bar Karate UK – lan Turnbal – – 20 21 – – 41 pts
22nd AUS The Royal Oak – Hugo Stoner – – 15 28 – – 43 pts
23rd AUS 18 Ftrs B&R Racing Team – Luca Gambacorti – – 24 20 – – 44 pts
24th AUS Ballard Properties – Bec Hancock – – 25 19 – – 44 pts
25th DEN Badnavn The Vikings – Jesper Brondum – – 17 28 – – 45 pts
26th NZL Akarana Eatery – Monty Alderson – – 27 22 – – 49 pts
27th AUS Gotcha4Life – Kade Morgan – – 26 28 – – 54 pts
Next Race Tuesday 10 March 2026 Races 3 & 4, Alan Cole Memorial Trophy.
