Race 4

Race 4 was sailed back to back with Race 3 in the steadily abating morning breeze and again the UK contingent featured at the front. The established strategy was to get off the line cleanly & head right as soon as possible. Pank & Barber again got the best of this plan rounding ahead of Fells/Cunningham, Nelson/Ramus and Richie Reynolds/Lissa McMillan. The leaders all did quick gybe sets & again headed for the shoreline side of the course. A dual between the Fells/Cunningham and Pank/Barber teams developed with the former getting an advantage when the two split tacks at the bottom gate. Richie Reynolds/Lissa McMillan flew the Aussie flag in a battle with Nelson/Ramus for 3rd place with the UK boat pipping them at the finish. Final places for race 4 were Fells/Cunningham (UK) 1st, Pank/Barber (UK)) 2nd, Nelson/Ramus (UK) 3rd, Reynolds/McMillan (AUS)4th & Abby Parkes/Sophie Hunt (AUS) 5th

Overall standings at the end of race 4 (without a drop) are;

1. Fells/Cunningham (UK) (2,1,3,1) 2. Bancroft/Bancroft (AUS) (1,2,2,8) 3. Parkes/Hunt (AUS) (4,3,9,5) 4. Reynolds/McMillan (AUS) (7,9,11,4) 5. Watts/Elstob (AUS) (3,16,7,7)