The 44 Conam Yachts crew of reigning SuperSport champion Angelo Tedeschi and local Maltese hero Aaron Ciantar took their second win of the weekend and their fifth win of the year in yesterday’s SuperSport Sprint race to secure overall victory in the Malta Grand Prix of the Sea event.

The duo - in their Mercury-powered Chaudron hull, built in Malta by Ciantar’s family business - were never headed from the start of the race, and romped home to another dominant and unchallenged victory. The 38 Baia High Performance boat finished second after a ding-dong, three-way battle for the remaining podium places with the 07 VoomVoom.com boat and the 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet crew.

07 VoomVoom.com pairing Gareth Williams and Vahid Ganjavian looked like they’d blown it as they spun out two laps from the end, but were able to mount a late charge to push the 38 Baia High Performance crew of Stefano Acanfora and Renato Guidi right to the chequered flag, ensuring they retain their second place in the SuperSport championship standings.

The 07 VoomVoom.com’s recovery was helped by technical problems Jan Falkowski and Drew Langdon in the 47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet that caused them to drop back to fourth in the closing stages of the race.

The 46 Spirit of Portomaso boat and the 22 Big Sergio crew rounded out the finishers, while 59 Saho was forced to turn back to port before the race even started and 08 Phoenix 8 pilot Martin Lai missed his first Powerboat P1 SuperSport race in three years – a legacy of the engine problems that blighted the team’s race on Saturday.