Sail-World.com : 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour 2012 is Christina Giles
18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour 2012 is Christina Giles
|
Christina Giles became the 2012 18ft Skiff Queen of the Harbour.
She teamed with Brett Van Munster, Shaun Moran and Rob Flannigan on Kenwood-Rabbbitohs to win the title on Sydney Harbour.
Kenwood-Rabbitohs took line honours by 1m40s from Rag & Famish Hotel (Jack Macartney, Peter Harris, Mark Kennedy and Diane Macartney).
Mojo Wine (Warren Sare, Dan Wilsdon, Mike O’Shea and Emma Spiers) were a further 54s back in third place.
Conditions were perfect for the ladies. A big sail five-ten knot ENE breeze over a three laps 3-buoys course between Taylors Bay and Watsons Bay. Lumix (Jonathan Whitty) led the fleet to the first mark from De’Longhi-Rabbitohs (Simon Nearn), Kenwood-Rabbitohs, Mojo Wine, Rag & Famish and Pure Blonde (Tom Clout).
 | 18ft Skiffs - Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
The downwind leg back to the bottom twin-marks saw Lumix challenged by Kenwood-Rabbitohs while Pure Blonde led a tightly bunched group including Mojo Wine, De’Longhi-Rabbitohs, Smeg (Nick Press) and Rag & Famish.
On the second lap Lumix raced away to a 45s lead over Kenwood-Rabbitohs, Mojo Wine and Rag & Famish and looked a certain winner as the fleet headed back downwind.
As the skiff gybed off Steele Point they capsized and the race became a battle between Kenwood-Rabbitohs and Rag & Famish, which went around the bottom round only a couple of boatlengths apart. Mojo Wine was third, followed by Pure Blonde, Kenwood-Rabbitohs and Lumix.
 | 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
Taking advantage of a red windward buoy rounding on the final lap, Kenwood-Rabbitohs increased her lead to finish with an easy victory.
It was an excellent result all round for the Kenwood company as today’s winner Christina Giles is also the National Sales Co-ordinator for Kenwood.
 | Queen of the Harbour, Christina Giles - 18ft Skiffs - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
 | Competitors in queen of the harbour - 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
 | Yandoo - 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
 | Pure Bolonde - 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
 | Lumix - 18ft Skiffs Queen of the Harbour - Frank Quealey_©_-Australian 18 Footers League |
www.18footers.com.au and www.flying18s.com
Video coverage of the race at www.18footerstv.com
by Frank Quealey
Click on the FB Like link to post this story to your FB wall
http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?nid=94759
8:15 AM Sun 11 Mar 2012GMT
Click here for printer friendly version
Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story.
|
|
|
Our Advertisers are committed to our sport, please support them!
This site and its contents are © Copyright TetraMedia Pty. Ltd and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved.
Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph you must contact the photographer directly (there is a hyperlink in most cases to their website, or do a Google search.) with your request.
Please do not contact
Sail-World.com
as we cannot give permission for use of other photographer’s images.
Only if the photographer named on the image is Sail-world.com, Powerboat-world.com, Marinebusiness-world.com or NZBoating-World.com.
Contact us
.
Ph: +61 2 8006 1873
or complete our
feedback form
Contact us
.
View our Privacy Policy.
[ Go Home]
[ Banner Advertising Specification]
[Bot Archive ]
Customised news feeds -Marine Industry companies, Clubs and Associations have their own customised version of our news feed on their website.
Look_here_to_see_examples
|
CLD
| | |
_USA_05-13[3].gif)
