A varied breeze and tricky angles for the downwind runs made heat five of our metro series an exciting day on the water. Farrlap finished fist across the line, and Farr Far Away won on corrected time. The full results are:
| Sail | Boat | Skipper | Hcap | Elapsed | Corrected | Over line | On Hcap | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R181 | Farr Far Away | James Baker | 0.6320 | 02:11:46 | 01:23:17 | 5 | 1 | FIN |
| PFS17 | Igawa | Dave Atkinson | 0.6426 | 02:10:08 | 01:23:37 | 2 | 2 | FIN |
| R100 | Itinerant | Mark Hansen | 0.6466 | 02:10:39 | 01:24:29 | 3 | 3 | FIN |
| R105 | Farrlap | Andrew Hossen | 0.6568 | 02:08:56 | 01:24:41 | 1 | 4 | FIN |
| R48 | Farr Fetched | Bruce Meakins | 0.6323 | 02:16:10 | 01:26:06 | 7 | 5 | FIN |
| R267 | Elusive | Richard Brisbane-Cohen | 0.6574 | 02:11:14 | 01:26:16 | 4 | 6 | FIN |
| R1920 | Lionheart | Warren Westaway | 0.6487 | 02:13:27 | 01:26:34 | 6 | 7 | FIN |
| R242 | Seahawk | Patrick Jones | 0.6450 | 02:16:59 | 01:28:21 | 8 | 8 | FIN |
| R192 | Frenzy | Murray Rowe | 0.6310 | 02:20:37 | 01:28:44 | 9 | 9 | FIN |
| R92 | The Black Smoke | Jeremy Kerr | 0.6326 | 02:22:02 | 01:29:51 | 10 | 10 | FIN |
After this heat, the progressive results are currently at:
Championship
| Place | SailNo | BoatName | Skipper/Crew | Total | Nett | 10/10:1 | 1/11/:2 | 5/12/:3 | 23/01:4 | 27/02:5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R105 | Farrlap | Andrew Hossen | 11 | 3 | [ 2]( 2) | 1( 1) | [ 6]( 6) | 1( 1) | 1( 1) |
| 2 | R267 | Elusive | Richard Brisbane-Cohen | 11 | 4 | 1( 1) | [ 3]( 3) | 1( 1) | 2( 2) | [ 4]( 4) |
| 3 | R100 | Itinerant | Mark Hansen | 20 | 8 | [ 7]( 7) | [ 5]( 5) | 2( 2) | 3( 3) | 3( 3) |
| 4 | R242 | Seahawk | Patrick Jones | 22 | 10 | 3( 3) | 4( 4) | 3( 3) | [ 4]( 4) | [ 8]( 8) |
| 5 | R1920 | Lionheart | Warren Westaway | 30 | 11 | [ 13](DNC) | 2( 2) | 4( 4) | 5( 5) | [ 6]( 6) |
| 6 | PFS17 | Igawa | Dave Atkinson | 39 | 13 | 5( 5) | 6( 6) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | 2( 2) |
| 7 | R181 | Farr Far Away | James Baker | 34 | 16 | 4( 4) | [ 9]( 9) | 7( 7) | [ 9](DNF) | 5( 5) |
| 8 | R48 | Farr Fetched | Bruce Meakins | 45 | 21 | [ 11]( 11) | 7( 7) | [ 13](DNC) | 7( 7) | 7( 7) |
| 9 | R92 | The Black Smoke | Jeremy Kerr | 45 | 22 | 9(DPI) | [ 13](DNC) | 5( 5) | 8( 8) | [ 10]( 10) |
| 10 | R192 | Frenzy | Murray Rowe | 46 | 23 | [ 10]( 10) | 8( 8) | [ 13](DNC) | 6( 6) | 9( 9) |
| 11 | R49 | Toravean | Ken Stokes | 60 | 34 | 8( 8) | 13(DNC) | 13(DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) |
| 12 | R920 | Equaliser | Ian Barron | 61 | 35 | 9( 9) | 13(DNC) | 13(DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) |
Consistency
| Place | SailNo | BoatName | Skipper/Crew | Total | Nett | 10/10:1 | 1/11/:2 | 5/12/:3 | 23/01:4 | 27/02:5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R105 | Farrlap | Andrew Hossen | 17 | 6 | 4( 4) | 1( 1) | [ 7]( 7) | 1( 1) | [ 4]( 4) |
| 2 | R181 | Farr Far Away | James Baker | 24 | 7 | 1( 1) | [ 8]( 8) | 5( 5) | [ 9](DNF) | 1( 1) |
| 3 | R100 | Itinerant | Mark Hansen | 15 | 7 | [ 5]( 5) | 3( 3) | 2( 2) | 2( 2) | [ 3]( 3) |
| 4 | PFS17 | Igawa | Dave Atkinson | 35 | 9 | 3( 3) | 4( 4) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | 2( 2) |
| 5 | R267 | Elusive | Richard Brisbane-Cohen | 24 | 12 | 6( 6) | 5( 5) | 1( 1) | [ 6]( 6) | [ 6]( 6) |
| 6 | R1920 | Lionheart | Warren Westaway | 33 | 13 | [ 13](DNC) | 2( 2) | 4( 4) | 7( 7) | [ 7]( 7) |
| 7 | R242 | Seahawk | Patrick Jones | 28 | 13 | [ 7]( 7) | 6( 6) | 3( 3) | 4( 4) | [ 8]( 8) |
| 8 | R48 | Farr Fetched | Bruce Meakins | 40 | 17 | [ 10]( 10) | 7( 7) | [ 13](DNC) | 5( 5) | 5( 5) |
| 9 | R192 | Frenzy | Murray Rowe | 42 | 20 | 8( 8) | 9( 9) | [ 13](DNC) | 3( 3) | [ 9]( 9) |
| 10 | R92 | The Black Smoke | Jeremy Kerr | 47 | 24 | 10(DPI) | [ 13](DNC) | 6( 6) | 8( 8) | [ 10]( 10) |
| 11 | R49 | Toravean | Ken Stokes | 54 | 28 | 2( 2) | 13(DNC) | 13(DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) |
| 12 | R920 | Equaliser | Ian Barron | 63 | 37 | 11( 11) | 13(DNC) | 13(DNC) | [ 13](DNC) | [ 13](DNC) |