The Final Day of Rockwool SailGP Canada was one of the most dramatic in the event's four-year history, as the British team sailed effortlessly to win in the rain at Halifax.
Showing the experience that can only be gained by winning four Olympic Gold medals between them, strategist Hannah Mills and skipper Giles Scott maintained the same cool, consistent performance they exhibited on the first day of the two-day event.
They left their best until last, winning the three-boat Final from France and Denmark.
With heavy rain restricting visibility, Scott and Mills engineered a near-perfect start to the Final and lead at Mark 1. From there, they enjoyed a lead of up to 300 metres - except at Mark 5, when it seemed as though the French team would overtake. But the Delapierre and friends nosedived slightly - applying the handbrake - and the Scott and Mills Show freed once again, easing away for a decisive win in both the Final and the Event championship.
The French and Danes were in a photo-finish for second - with Delapierre making a slick move in the final metres to finish to secure second overall in the regatta, from Denmark, Spain and New Zealand.
The next event is in New York starting on June 22, before moving to San Francisco for the winner-takes-all $ 2 million purse to the winner of the Grand Final
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