Scott’s unbeaten run continues with early victory at Princess Sofia Trophy

British Finn sailor Giles Scott secured victory at the Princess Sofia Trophy regatta on Friday with a day to spare to continue his winning streak since returning to the Olympic circuit six months ago.Scott wrapped up the regatta with a third to go into Saturday’s double points medal race – where only the top 10 sailors compete for a podium place – with an unassailable 29-point lead.

Since the Princess Sofia Trophy began in Palma, Spain, on Monday (April 2), Scott only finished outside of the top ten of the 79-boat Finn fleet twice.

The victory echoes his winning performance at the Rio 2016 Olympics when his metronomic consistency guaranteed him the gold medal prior to the medal race. Scott, 30, remains unbeaten since stepping back into the Finn in October 2017 having taken a year off to sail with his predecessor Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team.

He marked his return to the Olympic circuit with a win at Enoshima Olympic Week then followed it up with another at the Miami round of the World Cup Series in January this year.

Having sat out of the recent Finn European Championships, which was won by team mate Ed Wright, Scott’s victory in Palma is significant as the clock counts down to the 2018 season highlight, the Sailing World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, in August.

This story is from the RYA.

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