JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiffs Championship George Calligeros Trophy

9:33 AM Sat 5 Mar 2011 GMT

'7 crew on the way to an easy win - JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship' Frank Quealey &copy /Australian 18 Footers League

JJ Giltinan Championship defending champion Seve Jarvin and his Gotta Love It 7 team of Sam Newton and Scott Babbage gave an awesome performance to win Race 1 of the Winning Appliances JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship. The champion USA team of Howie Hamlin, Fritz Lanzinger and Paul Allen finished second on CST Composites, 3m34s behind the winner. Third place went to the early race leader Smeg, sailed by Nick Press, Dan Phillips and Dave Ewings, which was a further 37s behind CST Composites. Australian champions Michael Coxon, Aaron Links and Trent Barnabas finished fourth in Thurlow Fisher Lawyers, with ...

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by Frank Quealey