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Miller mastered the breezy conditions at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy to overcome William Goldsmith's crew 3-1 in the final to claim the weekend honours.

Eight teams contested this final weekend of the 2013/14 series, with Nick Wilkinson, sailing with Robbie Hooper and Fred Brown (GBR), opening the preliminary round robin stage with a bang claiming seven race wins.

Annabel Vose (GBR) and her crew followed closely behind in second progressing them to the semi-finals. Miller and his team also progressed to the semi-final stage after finishing the round robin in third. Goldsmith and his crew of James Hayward, Kate Devereux and Lucy Lowe (GBR) took the final place in the top four.

The first semi-final saw Goldsmith progress to the final after a 3-1 victory against the in-form Wilkinson. In the second semi-final Miller and his crew were made to work hard against Vose, coming out with a 3-2 victory.

Miller got off to a strong start in the final, taking the first two wins before Goldsmith managed to pull one back. Goldsmith couldn't manage to sustain the momentum with Miller winning the fourth match to claim the weekend victory and a place in the 2014 RYA National Match Racing Series Grand Final (14-16 November).

Miller commented, "It's definitely mixed emotions after winning, I'm relieved the windy battles are finally over and delighted with the overall result. Sailing against the heaviest team in the final wasn't easy either and meant a little bit more motivation to hike hard was required."

Miller concluded, "I was very happy with my crew over the weekend, we sailed the boat physically at times which I thought paid off. Mike was calling the right tactics upwind which helped us make gains and Tom our new bowman with little experience played a blinder in 22 knots plus."

RYA Winter National Match Racing (22-23 March) final results:
1: Connor Miller; Mike Matthews, Tom Neilson.
2: William Goldsmith; James Hayward, Kate Devereux, Lucy Lowe.
3: Nick Wilkinson; Robbie Hooper, Fred Brown.
4: Annabel Vose; Emily Nagel, Hannah Peters, Amy Prime.
5: Tom Harrison; Jamie Diamond, Jonty Cook.
6: Bruno Van Dyke; Rob Bunce, Andy Lis.
7: Andrew Wishart; Joe Simmons, Joe Stansfield.
8: Matt Goacher; Sam Edom, Katie Dewing.