Geelong, Victoria, Australia:

Having led Division 1 of the Audi IRC Series at Audi Victoria Week until yesterday, Geoff Boettcher and his Secret Mens Business crew from South Australia had just one last chance to regain control in the final Race 6 sailed today on Corio Bay – and their second place overall was enough to overcome yesterday’s leader, Terra Firma, to win the trophy.

Boettcher sailed his Reichel/Pugh 51 to second place overall in a building breeze that steadied at around 20 knots from the south in Race 6.

The Sydney TP52 Quest won its third race of the Series today, notching up more wins than any other yacht, but a disqualification after a protest by Living Doll and a 16th in Race 1, left Bob Steel out of contention.

Melbourne yacht, Terra Firma, a Sydney 47 owned by Nicholas Bartels, scored her worst result today, with a ninth place finish, but she had enough in the bank to finish second overall from a second Melbourne yacht, Rob Hanna’s TP52 Shogun with veteran American champion Dave Ullman calling tactics, after Living Doll, the Farr 55 owned by Michael Hiatt, accepted an arbitrary penalty and dropped to fourth in what was billed as “the best 50ft and over grand prix fleet around.”

An elite field of 27 yachts competed in Division 1 of the Audi IRC Series, which is Round 1 of the Audi IRC Australian Championship.

1         SECRET MENS BUS.  RP51     14.0     2.0     [8.5]   3.0     6.0     2.0    1.0
2         TERRA FIRMA    Sydney 47      17.0     [9.0]   1.0     5.0     2.0     1.0     8.0
3         SHOGUN          TP52                 23.0     5.0     2.0     7.0   [12.0]   3.0     6.0
4         LIVING DOLL    Farr 55              24.0  [15.0A]  4.0     2.0   10.0    6.0     2.0
5         COUGAR II       TP52                  27.5     7.0    7.0     4.0    5.0      4.5     [14.0]
6         QUEST             TP 52                 29.0     1.0    10.0    1.0    1.0  [27.0Q]  16.0
7         EXTASEA         DK46                  32.0    12.0     3.0    6.0    4.0     7.0     [19.0]
8         REVERIE         First 45               33.0     6.0     6.0     9.0     9.0     [10.0]   3.0
9         CALM                TP52                  41.5   10.0   [15.0]  12.0  11.0     4.5     4.0
10       SCARLET RUNNER   CC-52      42.0     4.0   [14.0]   11.0   7.0     8.0     12.0