18 Footer - JJ Giltinan Trophy - Sydney AUS - Race 6 & 7

'Honda Marine' with David Mcdiarmid NZL finished first in race 6 making full use of the big rig, especially with an impressive downwind speed. The second race in a fresher breeze went in favour of 'Winning Group' with Seve Jarvin AUS. These two teams will duel for the title in the last races tomorrow. 'Honda Marine' has a 7 point lead on 'Winning Group'. ----- With 13-16kn this morning UTC, the 24 teams had to make the difficult decision whether to mount the big or the small rig. To find out how successful they were, have a look at the livestream replay of the races 6 and 7 on top of the www.sailing-news.com website. ----- The updated results and news will be available on the event website by noon UTC.