Phil Robertson (NZL)|
| | Nomination |
Oh gawd… here comes another one. Latest successful product of the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron match race programme, 23-year-old Robertson defeated Ben Ainslie 3-1 in the semi-finals of the Australia Cup before going on to steamroller his way past Ian Williams in the final 3-0… coolly winning the third race by just one second after taking a penalty turn on the finish line. But Ainslie got his revenge in Malaysia
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| Why they won |
| Defeating the likes of Williams and Ainslie to win the Australia Cup certainly got the ladies’ attention. ‘Talent!’ – Elianna Wes (and others); ‘What a legend’ – Ana Crawford; ‘He’s the man’ – Rachel Schuurman; ‘Phil, all the way’ – Sally Barkow; ‘Fantastic rising star, true Kiwi passion’ – Anna Thomsen; ‘PHIL, WE LOVE YOU!!!!’ – Micaela Hollins; ‘He can rock up with the big boys and beat ’em; he even gets a laugh at the press conference’ – Lizzi Rountree. |
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