Optimist Nationals 2011- WA's Chris Charlwood 'C Dog' wins

10:23 AM Sun 16 Jan 2011 GMT

'Chris Charlwood ?C Dog? on left in a downwind duel on his way to victory in the 2011 Opti Nationals' Damian Devine Click Here to view large photo

2011 Optimist Nationals - 14 year old West Australian Chris Charlwood has been crowned the 2011 Optimist National Open fleet Champion with a victory in the final race to claim a narrow one point victory over defending champion Nia Jerwood after another frustrating and fickle day on Pittwater that saw just one race completed in the Open fleet. Going into the final day with eight races already completed, Jerwood led by three points but with Charlwood scoring a bullet in his flight and Jerwood managing a fifth in the opposite flight of Race 9, Charlwood leap-frogged Jerwood on the leader ...

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by Damian Devine