Garde by one point

As Australia win 12ft skiff Interdominions for the first time in 11 years

At the 12ft skiff Interdominions, the final two heats of the Championship were sailed in a classic No.2 rig Southeasterly breeze of about 15 knots.

Frankenskiff, skippered by Tim Bartlett (aka The Guru) showed outstanding speed to take the gun in both heats, with Yabba Dabba finishing second in both, and Garde finishing third in both. This meant that Garde, skippered by Brett Hobson, had just done enough to seal the overall victory by just 1 point over Alex Vallings in Nuplex, with Yabba Dabba taking third place overall.

On the team front, the Aussie team hung on to their lead to win the John Brooke Teams Trophy for the first time since 1997.

This was quite an event for evaluating some of the newer hull shapes, with winds ranging from just over 10 knots right up to over 30 knots. Interestingly, the Woof design still dominated the results, with the only other design in the top six being Nuplex.

Overall Results

Team Results:
1st Australia – 1679pts
2nd New Zealand - 1431

Individual Results:
1st Garde – Brett Hobson & Alex Johnson – 17pts – Woof hull
2nd Nuplex – Alax Vallings & Jeremy Smith – 18pts – 1-off hull
3rd Yabba Dabba – Nick Press & Brad Yabsley – 22pts – Woof hull
4th Gemmell Sailmakers – Murray Press & Ben Gemmell – 34pts – Woof hull
5th Frankenskiff – Tim Bartlett & Adam Miller – 37pts – Woof hull
6th Gizmo – Michael Bochner & Tim Barraclough – 43pts – Woof hull
Veteran Prize (age over 45) – Murray Press – Gemmell Sailmakers
Rookie Prize (best newcomer) – Nick Catley – Line 7

A full set of results can be found on the UK 12ft Skiff site here