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David Gibb and John Bailey on Lupicus NZL112 tack across the fleet after start of race 4 of Flying Dutchman Australian Championship, with Matt Draper and Thomas Stuchbery on Freight Train AUS001 and Russell Denholm and Andrew Keen on Beast AUS321 hiking

After race 4 start of Flying Dutchman Australian Championship, the lead boats hiking were David Ham and Flynn Buckley on Green Eggs and Ham AUS32, Matt Draper and Thomas Stuchbery on Freight Train AUS001 and Russell Denholm and Andrew Keen on Beast AUS321

Matt Draper and Thomas Stuchbery on Freight Train AUS001 hike after the leeward gate rounding in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

From the wing mark, PPK NZL7 leads a closely matched Lupicus 60 AUS33 and Lupicus NZL112, then Green Eggs and Ham AUS32 and Beast AUS321 ahead of the rest of the fleet, in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

Flying Dutchman Australian Championships 2026 - Race 4

David Gibb and John Bailey on Lupicus NZL112 stream ahead of the lead Etchells boat, as they complete race four in the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

David Ham and Flynn Buckley on Green Eggs and Ham AUS32 sail head of the fast-finishing Etchells fleet, towards the finish line and a sixth place in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

Peter Bevis moves up to shift the weight of the FD, causing Lupicus 60 AUS33 to surge ahead of Blu Tak AUS338 in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

The oldest competitor in the FD fleet and four-times World Champion in the class, Ian McCrossin, partnered with Peter Bevis, takes Lupicus 60 AUS33 across the finish line into fourth place in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship

Gary Cameron and Darren Hocking take Blu Tak AUS338 with a failed spinnaker surf across the finish line into a respectable fifth place in race four of the Flying Dutchman 2026 Australian Championship