After an exciting, exhausting and closely fought State Championships, the fleet was back racing on the river for Heat 8 of the Metro series. Itinerant continued on from their run of great results at the States, coming home first and fastest, followed by Eufarria in second and Lionheart third.
| Sail | Boat | Skipper | Hcap | Elapsed | Corrected | Over line | On Hcap | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R100 | Itinerant | Mark Hansen | 0.6874 | 02:18:15 | 01:35:02 | 1 | 1 | FIN |
| R152 | Eufarria | Peter Cook | 0.6788 | 02:21:19 | 01:35:56 | 4 | 2 | FIN |
| R1920 | Lionheart | Warren Westaway | 0.6898 | 02:19:35 | 01:36:17 | 2 | 3 | FIN |
| R105 | Farrlap | Andrew Hossen | 0.6810 | 02:21:43 | 01:36:31 | 5 | 4 | FIN |
| R92 | The Black Smoke | Jeremy Kerr | 0.6841 | 02:22:38 | 01:37:35 | 6 | 5 | FIN |
| R267 | Elusive | Richard Brisbane-Cohen | 0.7063 | 02:19:42 | 01:38:40 | 3 | 6 | FIN |
| R242 | Seahawk | Pedro Araujo/Juan Roman | 0.7000 | 02:25:53 | 01:42:07 | 7 | 7 | FIN |