It took six races for Freshie racing team to secure their spot in the grand final after defeating William Tiller in the semis. The condition where extremely taxing especially on the foundation 36 yachts which came off second best in some occasions.
The finals where raced in conditions which at times hit 40 knots. Mirsky Racing Teams, Kyle Langford sailed a perfect 3 races in the final and only lost two races for the whole regatta. For Langford, who normally sails as tactician for world number two skipper Torvar Mirsky, this was his first international match racing event as skipper.
Commenting on the finals, Peter Nicholas of the host club and skipper of Freshie Racing said of the weather conditions, 'it was marginal out there, we were on the edge all the time, sometimes out of control' having survived winds in the 30 to 40 knot range, but done it with style.
The Collin Mullins has been an ideal lead up for the Freshie racing team as the head into the Warren Jones, which starts on the 1st of February and is being raced out of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth. The team raced the most races over the regatta and will compete alongside training partner in David Gilmore and Tristan Brown.
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