Race 7

Race 7 commenced in a 10 knot NW breeze at 930am. Jono Pank & Shaun Barber (GBR) started well to lead at the first mark after heading right and tacking into more pressure. The Bancrofts slipped into 2nd with Matt Searle & Rich Bell (GBR) 3rd. The top three split tacks downwind without any change to positions at the bottom mark. Up the 2nd work the wind lightened considerably with the leaders heading left upwind. Pank/Barber broke off first, heading back to the right side of the course and extending their lead somewhat after again hooking into a lift. Down the next run most boats went into shore but Pank/Barber had to contend with a knot in their spinnaker tack line, allowing the Bancroft team to take the lead. Searle/Bell rounded close on their heels. Bancroft went hard left allowing the GBR boats to fight it out up the middle, which appeared to pay, and the Bancroft's lead was narrowed at the top mark. The last run saw the top three come into shore and although the two GBR boats closed the gap further, Guy & Rhys Bancroft held on to win the penultimate race of the series and assure themselves victory in the Australian Championship.

Fells/Cunningham were content to sit the last two races out having already secured the Open Australian title.