JJ Giltinan Trophy- Ya Gottaa Love It again in Race 3

by Frank Quealey on 17 Feb 2015 Gotta Love It 7 scored her third consecutive win in the JJ Giltinan Trophy when she dominated the 24-boat fleet in Race 3 on Sydney Harbour today.

Once again, the defending champion team of Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Scott Babbage were not well placed at the start, but it wasn’t long before they had the flying red machine in the lead on the first windward leg.

Despite a great performance by the Smeg team of David Witt, Tom Clout and Matt Wark, there was little chance of anything but a Gotta Love It 7.

The winning margin was 1m34s.

The first two teams had established their lead very early and most interest amongst the spectator fleet centred on a wonderful battle for the next five or six placings.

At the finish Appliancesonline.com.au (Micah Lane, Paul Montague, Tom Anderson) had worked her way through from a slow start to grab third place, 43s. behind Smeg.

Mojo Wine (Lee Knapton) showed improved form from earlier races to come home in fourth place, ahead of New Zealand’s Yamaha (David McDiarmid) and Thurlow Fisher Lawyers (Michael Coxon).

Gotta Love It 7 clearly leads the regatta on three points but today’s placings have tightened up the group battling for second place.

Thurlow Fisher Lawyers has 17 points, Harken (Howie Hamlin, USA) and Mojo Wine on 21, Asko Appliances (Marcus Ashley-Jones) on 23, then Appliancesonline and Smeg on 24.

Conditions were perfect for today’s race with all teams using their smaller #2 rigs in the north east wind.

Smeg took the lead from the start with Knight Frank (Riley Dean), Gotta Love It 7, Mojo Wine, The Kitchen Maker (John Sweeny) and Coopers 62-Rag & Famish Hotel (Jack Macartney) in the leading group.

Not surprisingly, Gotta Love It 7 had worked her way to the lead and held a margin of 20s over Knight Frank, Smeg, Appliancesonline, Coopers 62-Rag & Famish Hotel and Thurlow Fisher Lawyers.

Knight Frank was engaged in a great battle with Smeg as the pair raced along Shark Island to the wing mark in Rose Bay but capsized in her attempt to carry the spinnaker in the testing conditions.

By the end of the first lap, Team Seven held a 25s lead from Smeg with Mojo Wine moving up to third ahead of Coopers 62-Rag & Famish Hotel and Appliancesonline.

The brilliant crew work by the 7 team saw Gotta Love It 7’s lead extend to 45s at the following windward mark.

The big improver was Appliancesonline which was continually making inroads into the fleet.

The championship continues tomorrow (Wednesday) with the following races on February 18, 19, 21 and concludes on Sunday 22 February.

The club’s regular ferry will follow the racing, leaving Double Bay Wharf, alongside the clubhouse.

Regatta point score

	Name	Nation	Crew	Total	Higgest Dropped		POS
1	GOTTA LOVE IT 7	AUS	Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton, Scott Babbage	3	3		1
2	THURLOW FISHER LAWYERS	AUS	Michael Coxon, Dave O’Connor, Trent Barnabas	17	17		2
12	HARKEN	USA	Howie Hamlin, Daniel Phillips, Skip McCormack	21	21		3
3	MOJO WINE	AUS	Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey, Ricky Bridge	21	21		4
6	ASKO APPLIANCES	AUS	Marcus Ashley-Jones, James Dorron, Jeronimo Harris	23	23		5
11	APPLIANCESONLINE.COM.AU	AUS	Micah Lane, Paul Montague, Tom Anderson	24	24		6
8	SMEG	AUS	David Witt, Tom Clout, Matt Wark	24	24		7
5	YAMAHA	NZ	David McDiarmid, Andrew Archibald, Mark Overington	29	29		8
15	DE’LONGHI	AUS	Simon Nearn, Kieryn Cowan, Grant Rollerson	31	31		9
20	PURE BLONDE	AUS	Nick Daly, John Walton, Nick Murray	32	32		10
14	THE KITCHEN MAKER	AUS	John Sweeny, Rob Bell, Peter Nicholson	33	33		11
4	C-TECH	NZ	Alex Vallings, Scott Barnes, Cameron McDonald	33	33		12
16	KNIGHT FRANK	NZ	Riley Dean, Matthew Coutts, John Little	34	34		13
9	LUMIX	AUS	Jonathan Whitty, Aron Everett, Daniel Nixon	38	38		14
13	YANDOO	AUS	John Winning, Andrew Hay, Jim Beck	40	40		15
10	COMPASSMARKETS.COM	AUS	Keagan York, Greg Dixon, Matt Stenta	44	44		16
24	AON	NZ	William Tiller, Harry Thurston, Tim Snedden	49	49		17
19	MAERSK LINE	NZ	Graham Catley, Murray England, Brad Collins	51	51		18
21	HAIER APPLIANCES	AUS	Pedro Vozone, Daniel Watson, Fabio Mueller	52	52		19
7	COOPERS 62-RAG & FAMISH HOTEL	AUS	Jack Macartney, Mark Kennedy, Peter Harris	54	54		20
22	ILVE	AUS	Oliver Hartas, Mark Muirhead, Iain Wood	61	61		21
17	NOAKESAILING	AUS	Sean Langman, Peter Langman, Gerard Smith	65	65		22
18	FISHER & PAYKEL	AUS	Rob Flanagan, Will Mueller, Dallas Dawson	65	65		23
23	ALLIED EXPRESS	AUS	Stephen Quigley, Thomas Quigley, Sam Ellis	75	75		24

Results and race officers report

Finish Placings	Recall #	Boat Name	Finish Time	Elapsed Time	Handicap	Corrected Time	Handicap Position
1	1	GOTTA LOVE IT 7	16:18:50	1:10:50	0	1:10:50	3
2	8	SMEG	16:20:24	1:12:24	3	1:09:24	2
3	11	APPLIANCESONLINE.COM.AU	16:21:07	1:13:07	5	1:08:07	1
4	3	MOJO WINE	16:21:15	1:13:15	0	1:13:15	7
5	5	YAMAHA	16:22:18	1:14:18	0	1:14:18	10
6	2	THURLOW FISHER LAWYERS	16:22:49	1:14:49	0	1:14:49	14
7	12	HARKEN	16:23:43	1:15:43	3	1:12:43	5
8	24	AON	16:24:41	1:16:41	2	1:14:41	11
9	15	DE’LONGHI	16:24:57	1:16:57	5	1:11:57	4
10	4	C-TECH	16:25:30	1:17:30	0	1:17:30	17
11	6	ASKO APPLIANCES	16:25:45	1:17:45	3	1:14:45	13
12	20	PURE BLONDE	16:26:50	1:18:50	6	1:12:50	6
13	13	YANDOO	16:27:38	1:19:38	4	1:15:38	15
14	14	THE KITCHEN MAKER	16:27:40	1:19:38	4	1:15:38	16
15	10	COMPASSMARKETS.COM	16:27:42	1:19:40	6	1:13:40	8
16	19	MAERSK LINE HAIER APPLIANCES	16:27:59	1:19:42	5	1:14:42	12
17	21		16:29:01	1:21:01	7	1:14:01	9
18	16	KNIGHT FRANK	16:29:08	1:21:08	3	1:18:08	19
19	9	LUMIX	16:29:59	1:21:59	3	1:18:59	20
20	22	ILVE	16:36:00	1:28:00	10	1:18:00	18
21	18	FISHER & PAYKEL	16:40:11	1:32:11	9	1:23:11	21
22							22
23							23
24							24
25							25
26							26
27							27
28							28
29							29
30							30
31							31
32							32
33							33
34							34
Non Starters			Non Finishers
ALLIED EXPRESS (DNC)			COOPERS 62-RAG & FAMISH HOTEL (DNF)
NOAKESAILING (DNS)