TWO siblings have retained their National powerboat racing title for the second year in a row.

Popely based, Daisy Coleman and brother Sam won the title in 2016 and were back racing this year to defend their title.

However, it was not all plain sailing for the pair, they were wrongfully disqualified and thought the title was lost, until the Royal Yachting Association overturned the decision and they were allowed back into the race.

They said: “Our main title rivals came flying out of the chocs and although we spent the first few laps of each of the races on Saturday chasing Milford Waterfront down, the choppy conditions left us preserving our boat and we finished all 3 races in 2nd place.

“This left Milford Waterfront only 8 points behind us and the same results Sunday would see us miss out on the title by a single point!

“We knew we only had to beat Milford in one race Sunday to keep control of the championship lead, we could then afford to follow them home in the others and still retain the championship.

“Sunday the conditions were much better and we secured another two 2nds, this time to Arthur J Gallagher, we managed the gap behind to nearest rival Milford Waterfront knowing that the championship was in our hands.

“The final race was a tactical affair as we new we only had to finish to secure the Championship.

“We knew we had to complete 9 laps to meet the 70% rule and secure points.

“We cruised round, coming home in 5th to be awarded 2nd overall for the event and retain the title.”

It is a possibility that P1 will be laying on a World Championship in Hong Kong in October then it'll be back to Mumbai in March for the siblings to defend their world title.

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