The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines team of Jacob Marks, Alex Marinelli and Marc Chapon (standing in for regular bowman Matt Doyle) became the 2023-24 Australian 18 Footer League’s Spring champions following a sensational final race of the six-race Spring Championship series, which was sailed in a wild 18-28-knot ‘black nor’ easter’ on Sydney Harbour today.
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Spring Championship Overall Results:
| Pos | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Oak Double Bay / 4 Pines (Jacob Marks / Alex Marinelli / Matt Doyle) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 2 | Yandoo (John Winning Snr / Fang Warren / Josh Porebski) | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Fisher & Paykel (Jordan Girdis / Jacob Broome / Josh Feldmann) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Balmain (Henry Larkings / Flynn Twomey / Fynn Sprott) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | smeg (Nathan McNamara / Jed Cruikshank / Jack Taylor) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 46 |
| 6 | Shaw and Partners (Emma Rankin / Cam McDonald / Tom Quigley) | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 | Finport Finance (Keagan York / Matt Stenta / Phil Marshall) | 1 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 48 |
| 8 | Burrawang‑Young Henrys (Simon Nearn / Cam Walker / Paddy Bannon) | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 57 |
| 9 | Andoo (John Winning Jnr / Seve Jarvin / Sam Newton) | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 58 |
| 10 | Your Name Here (Kirk Mitchell / Andrew Stephenson / Daniel Barnett) | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 66 |
| 11 | Sixt (Nathan Edwards / Alex Leslie / Locky Pryor) | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 67 |
| 12 | The Kitchen Maker/ Ceasarstone (Lachlan Steel / Jerome Watts / Ben Kirkby) | 11 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 70 |
| 13 | Marine Outlet (John Cooley / Cam Gundy / Charlie Gundy) | 7 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 71 |
| 14 | Lazarus Capital Partners (Tom Cunich / Aiden Manley) | 18 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 72 |
| 15 | 18 Footers Bar and Restaurant (Hugo Stoner / Hugo Leeming / Hamish Vass) | 13 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 76 |
| 16 | Rag & Famish Hotel (Harry Price / Josh McKnight / Harry Hall) | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 87 |
| 17 | Noakes Red (Bec Hancock / Henry Stabback / Charlie Gundy) | 14 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 95 |
