2008 OK Dinghy
and 420 Nationals
Conditions
for day 1 were light. Racing was delayed until 11.30 until the wind
settled. The first race started with a 6-7 knot NE wind. A siginificant
shift to the NW favoured boats that had worked the left hand side
of the course. Race 2 was sailed in a 6 -7 knot NW wind. The 420's
sailed a third race in a 8-9 knot NW wind.
Three races
were sailed for each class on Saturday. The north westerly wind strength increased from
10 knots to 16-18 knots throughout the afternoon before dropping off to
almost nothing at the completion of the last OK race..
Sunday
races were sailed in 7-9 knot SE winds. The 420's completed 9
races and the OK dinghys 8 races.
A number of 420 crews had 2 OCS's going into the final days
racing.
Monday
saw the 420's complete their final 2 races. Conditions were NE 4-6 knots
for the first race. The second race was shorted at mark 3 after 55
minutes sailing when the wind dropped to under 3 knots. The OK's elected
not to race on the final day due to the light conditions.
Winners
are:
420's
1st
Paul Snow Hansen and Ben Goodwin, Wakatere Boating Club, on 22 points
2nd Simon Cooke and Scott Illingsworth,
Kohimaramara Boating Club on 31 points
3rd Alexandria Maloney and Bianca
Barbarich-Bacher, Murrays Bay/KeriKeri Sailing Clubs 49 points
OK's
1st
Dan Slater, MBSC on 16 points
2nd Nick Craig, GBR ( 2005, 2006, 2007 OK World
Champion ) , 28 points
3rd Alastair
Gair, Royal NZ Yacht Squardron, 29 points
420
Final Results
OK
Final Results
Notice
of Race - Amended Feb 2008
The
New Plymouth Yacht Club is proud to be given the
opportunity to host these national events during the 2007/2008 season
which will attract sailors and their families from
throughout New Zealand and Australia.
We invite you to use this web site to obtain competitor information about
The
Venue and Race Area,
Attractions,
Accomodation.
(Click on these hyperlinks for more information)
Come
to New Plymouth in 2007/2008 and enjoy a spectacular venue, great racing and a
city that has excellent facilites and great family appeal.
For information
on these regattas please contact the Secretary
of the organising committee
Events from the 2007/2008 Season
2008
420 North Island Championship Results
Sailing on
Saturday was abandoned due to 30 knot squalls and huge seas. Four races
were run on Sunday in 16- 20 knot winds and big seas.
2008 Paper Tiger Catamaran National Championships
Sailed in January 2008
this was an great regatta. The event was won by Simon Manning of
Auckland, after a count back for first place with Glenn Syman of
Wellington.
For more information see the Paper Tiger website www.papertiger.org.nz
2008 Hartley
16 National Championships
This event was also run in January 2008 and
was enjoyed by all competitors. The championships were won by Napier's
Reid/Steiner combination on "Panache".
Events from the
2006/2007 Season
2007 Swire Shipping
Paper Tiger Catamaran
International Championships
Sailed over Easter 2007
this was an excellant regatta.
Team winner - New Zealand
Individual winner - Bruce Rose, Tasmania
For more information see the Paper Tiger website www.papertiger.org.nz
Noelex 22 National Championships
The Noelex 22
Nationals were sailed in light winds on 3-5 February 2007. 12 yachts
competed.
The winner was Dragos Blaga and crew on Dunedin boat
"Rongtahi".
Taranaki Daily News Solo Trans Tasman Yacht Race
8 April 2007.
Race between New Plymouth and
Mooloolaba (Australia) for single handed yachts.
For more information please view the race website:http://www.solo-tasman.co.nz
Secondary Schools Teams Racing Championships
15 to 21 April 2007
See the NZ Teams Racing Website www.nzteamracing.com
