Flying Fifteen World Championship Day 5

Graham Vials and Chris Turner started the day on the cusp of winning an unprecedented sixth Flying Fifteen World Championship, headline sponsored by PRO-SET Epoxy and Ovington Boats, requiring a result in the top five of either of the final races, while Andrew McKee and Richard Jones, the only team who could cause an upset, required nothing less than two race wins.

Vials and Turner stuck to McKee and Jones like glue in the pre-start, and then proceeded to loosely cover them on the first upwind leg, only deciding to break away and make a dash for the windward mark when a clear lane presented itself towards the end of the leg.

Their tactical acumen and timing, which they’ve demonstrated throughout the event, was once again flawless, rounding the top mark first, and then only looking back to savour the moment, going on to take their sixth race win. An astounding record in such a high quality fleet, where consistency has been nigh on impossible to find for all the other teams.

Read the full report at https://www.sail-world.com/news/28925...

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