Boats rack up on the start line on the final day
Boats rack up on the start line on the final day

With much more interesting breeze conditions, the final day of the 2019 Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds saw a real shake up on the course.

The battle for second place was on between Kyle Langford and Tom Burton after Tom Slingsby took out the overall championship after yesterday with two races to spare.

The day’s racing was live streamed by Down Under Sail and supported by broadcast partners CST Composites and Mach2 Boats, with Slingsby keeping his Moth under cover and joining the media team in the commentary box for the day.

Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds – Gold Fleet LIVE

Join us LIVE for the final day of Gold Fleet racing in Perth as we find out the final placings for the event.With first place all stitched up by Tom Slingsby yesterday, the race for the final positions on the podium comes to a grand finale, with Tom Burton and Kyle Langford in the box seat.Our live coverage is well supported by our broadcast partners CST Composites and Mach2 Boats, two great supporters of the sailing industry and the Moth class.

Posted by Down Under Sail on Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Final day live stream coverage.

In the first race, Langford was slow off the start line and struggled in the lighter winds after deciding to sail with a bigger foil.

After the first upwind leg he was caught in no wind and was unable to get the boat foiling, leaving himself out the back and giving Burton the opportunity to strike.

Josh McKnight pushes the boat through a gybe
Josh McKnight pushes the boat through a gybe

But both sailors ended up dropping the race with Burton finishing in 14th, leaving the battle to be decided in the final race where Burton needed to win with Langford in sixth or worse to claim the runner up honours.

The day proved to be a better one for the Europeans with lighter conditions helping Italian Francesco Bruni to a 1-2 and moving into fifth position overall.

Full results can be found at http://bit.ly/MothWorldsResults

Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds – carnage at the pin end

Absolute carnage at the pin end of the line in the final race of the Chandler Macleod Moth Worlds in Perth today.Also fantastic to have Randy Cunningham out of retirement to commentate the action 🎙🎥 / Drew Malcolm Photography

Posted by Down Under Sail on Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Carnage at the pin end of the line.