2019 CITGO Etchells World Championship at Corpus Christi Yacht Club - Day 4
by Sarah Tindall 29 Jun 2019 08:55 AEST
25-29 June 2019
Magpie goes of to test the wind before ht start of race 4 on day 2 of the Etchells Australian Championship © John Curnow
The results are in for the fourth day of the 2019 CITGO Etchells World Championships. Magpie was the big winner today with first place finishes for both races 7 and 8, and that is on top of yesterday, where they another pair of bullets! They re now just 5 points stern of clubhouse leader, Havoc.
Race 8 had an exciting showing from the two female skippers, who were in combat for first rounding the first mark. Jeanne- Claude Strong rounded the mark in first followed by Shannon Bush. They ended the race in 2nd and 4th respectively.
The wind was a steady 8-10 knots for the first race and 12- 14 knots for the second and east southeast.
Today’s winners are:
Race 7:
1. Australia’s Magpie
2. USA’s Warcanoe
3. New Zealand’s The Horn
Race 8:
1. Australia’s Magpie
2. Australia’s 1435
3. Australia’s Tango
Cumulative leaders are:
1. Havoc
2. Magpie
3. Stella Blue.
Complete Results here
Live tracking of racing is available throughout the week here.
For more information and final results, please visit the event website