Garner too good in SB3 Australian Championships

7:08 AM Mon 26 Jan 2009 GMT

'SB3 start line - Skandia Geelong Week 2009' Andrea Francolini / Skandia Click Here to view large photo

Royal Geelong Yacht Club sailor Brendan Garner has clinched the SB3 Class Australian Championships by a comfortable eight points from Tom Rosoman's Laser Performance representing Mordialloc Sailing Club on Port Phillip. Third on the overall pointscore was Kai Timm's Oceanburo from Queensland.

The final race of the nine race series got underway in light winds but was eventually abandoned by the race committee due to a 50 degree wind shift.

The race was re-run for the trailer yachts and SB3's and while it wasn't Garner's best, a fifth due to fact they got caught up with the trailerables on the downwind run, he is delighted with their series win after finishing runner up last year.

'It's been a great series. Our race committee was fantastic, you couldn't fault them.

'The whole regatta was great, so much work has gone into it and it went off without a hitch.

'All the SB3 sailors had a good time, as always, with the first timers saying they'll be back next year.

'Skandia Geelong Week just keeps getting better and better,' Garner added.

*Series Results [Elapsed Time] up to Race 9 (Drops = 1)*
Place	Ties	Sail No	Boat Name	Skipper	From	Sers Score	Race 9	Race 8	Race 7	Race 6	Race 5	Race 4	Race 3	Race 2	Race 1
1		3384	HOME TEAM	Brendan Garner	RGYC	17.00	5.00	4.00	1.00	[6.00]	1.00	1.00	1.00	3.00	1.00
2	1.0S	GBR3393	TBA	Tom Rosoman	MSC	25.00	4.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	3.00	[10.00]	5.00	1.00	8.00
3		AUS3383	OCEANBURO	Kai Timm	MDSC/NYRC	25.00	1.00	2.00	5.00	[8.00]	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
4		AUS3386	TBA	Murray Howson	PRSC	35.00	3.00	6.00	3.00	[10.00]	5.00	2.00	7.00	2.00	7.00
5		GBR3356	JIMINY CRICKET	Tim Mike Harrison	ISC	37.00	2.00	7.00	6.00	2.00	4.00	7.00	2.00	7.00	12.00

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