A win for Junior

First and second places to the Winning family at the Australian 18 Footers League Syd Barnett Jnr Memorial Trophy

It was father versus son on Sydney Harbour when the Australian 18 Footers League staged the Syd Barnett Jnr. Memorial Trophy on Sunday.

One of the fleet veterans John Winning, a former world 18ft Skiff champion, had to be content this time with a second placing when his son John Winning Jnr. brought Appliances Online home a clear winner.

Appliances Online led for almost the entire race to win by 31secs from John Winning's Ssangyong Yandoo while Asko Appliances (Hugh Stodart) finished a further 1min 52secs back in third place.

Minor placings went to Belle Property (Micah Lane) fourth, then NSW and Australian champion Casio Seapathfinder (Michael Coxon) and Toshiba (Clynton Wade Lehman) sixth.

The fleet was sent over the windward-leeward course in a typically gusty westerly wind.

On this course the fleet sails four times around the buoys and from a handicap start the early leaders were Appliances Online, SX Projects and Southern Cross Constructions.

Southern Cross capsized at the leeward mark leaving Appliances Online and SX to maintain the lead over the second lap of the course.

Among the backmarkers Ssangyong Yandoo was rapidly moving through the fleet and looked the most likely to challenge for victory as they sailed the third windward leg of the course.

Appliances Online led easily on the third spinnaker run while Ssangyong Yandoo was leading the chase ahead of Asko Appliances and Belle Property.

The wind died almost completely as the leaders approached the final windward mark but there was never any doubt about Appliance Online's victory.

Results:

Pos	Boat	Elapsed Time	Season Points
1	Appliances Online	15.47.32	81
2	Ssangyong Yandoo	15.48.03	131
3	Asko Appliances	15.49.55	93
4	Belle Property		128
5	Casio Seapathfinder		90
6	Toshiba		135
7	CST Composites		76
8	SX Projects		164
9	Rag & Famish Hotel		101
10	Club Marine		117
11	De Longhi		150
12	Fisher & Paykel		173
13	Maytag		82
14	Wentworth Courier		177
15	Southern Cross Constructions		130
16	Panasonic		98
17	Rosemount		162
18	Active Air	Non finisher	133
19	Omega Smeg	Non starter	82
20	AAPT	Non starter	148
21	Noakes Youth	Non starter	166
22	Aristocrat	Non starter	213