Trent Rippey won a bronze medal with Josh Porebski in the 49er class at the Sailing World Cup. PHOTO/FILE
Trent Rippey won a bronze medal with Josh Porebski in the 49er class at the Sailing World Cup. PHOTO/FILE
Two Kiwi teams secured podium finishes in the Sailing World Cup final in Melbourne as the competition wrapped up with medal races for six of the 11 events on Saturday.
Nacra 17 pair Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson took silver in their fleet after a close week of racing withRio silver medallists Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin of Australia who claimed gold.
New Zealand's second medal came in the 49er fleet where Josh Porebski and Tauranga's Trent Rippey sailed a consistent regatta to win bronze.
Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie came back from a DNC in blustery conditions where their boat suffered a broken rig to finish sixth overall with Nick Egnot-Johnson and Jack Rogers in ninth.
Last to race were the foiling kiteboarders who had the best of the conditions, a 12-knot breeze, while the previous fleets had a tougher time, racing in 6-7 knots of shifting breeze.
New Zealander Sam Bullock finished seventh overall after 24 races, with the kite racing providing a spectacular display for those ashore at St Kilda
Laser Radial sailor Susannah Pyatt had a strong finish to her fleet racing segment with a second in the final race.
"It's been a consistent week for me. We have had a range of conditions and lots of top competitors so it's been an ideal week to make some gains," she said.
