William Thorburn, Monday, 7 January 2013
The Australian Sabot Championship 2013
saw its final day abandoned as 30-knot winds proves to be
a big risk for sailors to take on Friday.
With the cancellation of the final race,
Sydney Drummoyne Yacht Club’s Finn Gilbert has been declared
as this year's national champion.
Fierce gusty hot north winds of more than 30 knots
saw the final day of racing abandoned in the 49th Sabot
nationals being held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay.
The postponement, then cancellation, of the final race 10
saw Finn Gilbert in 'predator’ from Sydney’s Drummoyne Yacht Club
confirmed as the best young sabot sailor in Australia from a 65-boat
senior fleet.
The three top places in the senior solo national
fleet for the six day 2012-13 championships had already been decided
after the ninth race last night; with any race held today unable to
change the outcome of the National Title.
But for the young two-up sailors – Sabots raced with both a skipper
and a crew - it was a different story, with the final trophy result
hanging on the final (10th race) due to be held this afternoon.
Four double-handed boats – two being skippered by nine and
10 year olds – were still in the running to take out the
Sabot National two-up title after the week’s earlier nine races.
But the cancellation of the final tenth
race this afternoon saw young Brisbane sailors,
Carlton Smith and Will Bridge, both aged just 10,
racing in 'Swordfish' crowned as the best Sabot two-up team in Australia.
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