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Bertrand and his talented sail handlers Richie ALLANSON and Mark RICHARDS had a real fight on their hands matching the all angle sailing speed of the Brisbane skippers the veteran Noel PATERSON in Waterloo Bay and David ROSE in War of the Roses for all but the final 50 metres.

Waterloo Bay and War of the Roses capitalising on a clear wind start showed they had the speed in the building 12 to 15 knot South East breeze to be the front runners at all marks of the course only to lose the race on the approach to the finish.

The master tacitican Bertrand in Two Saints and a Magpie showed his class to strategically control the finish with a perfect final gybe to snatch victory by less than a boat length over Waterloo Bay with War of the Roses a similar distance away third.

The Etchells Australian Winter Championship continues today, Sunday and Monday with eight races scheduled.

Results After One Race

Pos	Boat	Skipper	State	Pts
1	Two Saints and a Magpie	J Bertrand	Victoria	1
2	Waterloo Bay	N Peterson	Queensland	2
3	War of the Roses	D Rose	Queensland	3
4	Pacesetter	C Miles	New South Wales	4
5	Barry	D King	Victoria	5
6	Steam Packet V	R Brown	New South Wales	6
7	Bananas in Pyjamas	I Johnson	Victoria	7
8	Satu 11	G Wharington	Victoria	8
9	Little Bit Funky	V Prentice	Queensland	9
10	Humpback	P Gardner	New South Wales	10