The Estate Master crew had a great final day of the 2011 Farr 40 Australian Championship, scoring a 1st and 6th to move up the learderbaord and finish 3rd overall in the 20 boat fleet. Nerone from Italy won, followed by Barking Mad from USA.
The final day was held just off Sydney Heads in very light winds which Tactician Tom Slingsby and Strategist Nathan Outteridge read very well for most of the day. Trimmers Malcolm Page and Twirler Jones and helm Martin Hill also did a great job of getting the most out of the boat. As usual, the rest of the crew, Lisa Hill, Abby Ehler, Dean Curtis, Rusty Ely and Ayden Menzies did superbly in their roles.
Dean Curtis adjusts the rigging on Estate Master between races
With the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds starting on Wednesday, final preparations including sail measurement happen today. At the moment, the winds look to be light to moderate for the Worlds which will suit the EM team just fine.
Estate Master (sail number 615, at right) gets set up for a start
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