News
Wakatere Sailors Overseas 2010 Updated
The annual migration of Wakatere sailors to the northern hemisphere has started. The list will be updated regularly.
Click on the following links for reports of Wakatere sailors competing overseas:
2010 Prizegiving
Major prize winners for 2009-10 are:
PRESTIGE AWARDS
Click here for full list of prize winners
AGM
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at the clubhouse on Tuesday 1 June, 8.15pm can be downloaded here.
Congratulations to John & Pauline Ellingham, our newest life members
Laser Freshwater Champs, Pupuke 15-16 May 2010
Good results from a couple of Wakatere old timers - Peter Kempkers 2nd overall and 2nd master in the full rig and Pete Thomas 3rd overall and 1st master in the wimp's radial rig. Full results at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Efrancesbriden/results/nsf10rsl.htm
Wakatere Sailor to Sail in Youth Olympics
Jack Collinson has been selected to go to the ISAF Youth Olympics in Singapore next August. He will be sailing a Byte C11.
Wakatere wins Keel Boat Nationals, RAYC 1-2 May 2010
Stefan Goldwater representing the Wakatere Boating Club wins the 2010 Club Marine National Keelboat Championship in convincing style... Click here for more
2010 North Harbour Champs, Wakatere 24 Apr 2010
The NH Champs were held on the afternoon to allow for winter sports in the morning. The wind was 8 - 10 knots off shore and a good turn out was achieved. Click here for results.
Wakatere Sailors Overseas 2010 Updated
The annual migration of Wakatere sailors to the northern hemisphere has started. The list will be updated regularly.
Click on the following links for reports of Wakatere sailors competing overseas:
Season Line & Handicap Points
Final results have now been posted.
Click here for Line results
Click here for Handicap results
2010 Optimist Nationals, Whitianga Easter Updated
The 2010 Opti Nationals in Whitianga have been won by Kimberly Lim from Singapore from Jayvee Buchanan from Christchurch, who was the first NZer.
There was an official opening ceremony on Wed 31st Mar and racing began April 1st. Wakatere had a record 32 entries across the open and green fleet. The regatta was plagued by a lack of wind early on which filled in as the series progressed, though the Teams racing had to be cancelled to allow more races to be held.
Markus Somerville was the top Wakatere sailor in Open Fleet, finishing in 13th position overall, the fourth NZer and qualifying for a spot in the World's team.
Tim Adair won 1st place for his age group (13 yrs) He also achieved 14th NZ’er in his first nationals & in his first open season.
Jonathon Weston was top Wakatere sailor in the Green Fleet finishing 2nd... Click on the Wakatere Optimist portal for more. Results & reports at http://www.optimistnationals.org.nz/
Devonport Yacht Club Mayday Sale
On Sunday 2nd May the Devonport Yacht Club are having a MAYDAY SALE. A family fun-day and monster garage sale to raise funds for their renovation project. Bouncy castle, face painting & sausage sizzle. If you have any garage sale donations such as marine goods, books or plants contact Mike Strong ladybird334@gmail.com or leave in their club foyer anytime over the next 2 weeks.
2010 Starling Results
Starling Traveller Series.
The Starling Traveller Series is like a Marathon of sailing. There are 9 regattas of which your best 6 count. They are held from Tauranga to Hibiscus Coast, Manly over a 6 month duration and totalling 52 races. There were 120 sailors competing, compared with 96 in the nationals. The winner was James Roberts on 173.5pnt ahead of Mahia Pepper 173.0 points, third was Romano Chung then Matthew Kempkers 4th. An excellent result for Wakatere wtih 3 of the top 4 spots.James won the traveller series and Mahia the Asia Pacific/ Super city regatta at Torbay on the weekend...
Super City Regatta
The Super City Regatta at Torbay Apr 8-10. has a 1.5x points value and Mahia had a stunning run of success. 2.1,1,2,1,1,2,1. This is his second regatta in a row won in convincing style. All aspiring sailors should look at Mahia as an example of how far you can progress in a year. He was chased hard in several races by Oscar Rorvk who came second and Yuri Cowan did well sailing starling for the first time...
To read more, click on the link to the Starling Portal
2010 Hobie Nationals, Takapuna Easter
Wakatere sailors won both the Open & Youth titles in the Hobie Nationals held at Takapuna at Easter. Grant Beck & Alex Maloney (MBSC) won the open fleet while Luke Stevenson (TYPBC) and Alex Munro won the youth fleet. Click here for results
2010 Club Champs
The club champs were held over three weekends. Congratulations to:
Alan Turner Optimist Open
Jonathon Weston Optimist Green
Kelsey Smith Starling
Mike Keeton Lasers
Russell Wood OKs
Kevin & Elizabeth Whitehead Sunbursts
Geoff Shearman Frostbite
Izzy Hawkins Techno
Click here for results of Junior Classes
Click here for results of Senior Classes
29er Nationals, Auckland Sailing Club, 27-28 March 2010
Logan Dunning-Beck has added to his trophy cabinet by placing second in the 29er Nationals, sailing with Ben Goodwin. Alexandra Maloney & Sam Bullock won the predominately heavy wind contest.
Junior Pacific Series, Viaduct Basin, March 2010
Wakatere’s opti sailor Jack Simpson won the Junior Pacific Series held in the Viaduct Basin during the Louis Vuitton Trophy series and apart from winning a Bic surfboard he also won a place as the 18th man aboard Team NZ for the final of the big boys Louis Vuitton Trophy.
A Sail-World.com story is in this link. http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=67679.
Auckland Champs, Howick, 14-15 March 2010
Good results from the Starling and 470s where Wakatere sailors featured in the first three of both classes. Mahia Pepper won the Starlings (see the Starling Portal for an entertaining article by Mike Pepper) from James Roberts and Matt Kempkers. The 470s were won by Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders from Frankie Lardies & Finn Drummond and Mike Snow-Hansen & crew.
It was also a good regatta for the Dunning-Beck household - Hamish placing 2nd in the Bic Technos and Logan and Ben Goodwin 2nd in the 29ers. Grant Beck won the Zephyrs (although their regatta wasn't the class Auckland Champs).
Click here for results
North Harbour Junior Champs, 24 April 2010
Please note that the NH Junior Champs have been postponed for a month to avoid a clash with the Louis Vuitton Trophy racing which could take place off Wakatere. Click here for the NOR
Finn Nationals, Maraetai, 4-7 March 2010
Mark Perrow has won the Finn Nationals. Report from Sail-World follows:
470 Nationals, Wakatere, 6-8 March 2010
Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox are the new 470 National Champs. The last two races were held in very light northerly winds. Jo Aleh & Olivia Powrie won both but could not overcome Geoff & Dan's lead. Third were Mark Overington & Ben Goodwin. Full results can be found by clicking here.
Day 2 was similar to Day 1 with a brisk breeze subsiding through the day. Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox started the day with a victory but Jo Aleh & Olivia Powrie closed the gap with wins in the final 2 races.
Day 1 of the Nationals was held in winds that covered all points of the compass rose. Despite this four races were held with the wind strength between 0 and 15 knots. Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox dominated the results with 3 first placings.
Wakatere/Devonport Yacht Club Picnic, 21 February 2010
Sunday 21st February was the annual club picnic which this year was different as we invited our friends from Devonport Yacht Club to supply the boats whilst Wakatere supplied bags of fun.
With an outstanding turnout of fast and graceful keelboats, we raced off to Castor Bay (having been warned off Rangitoto's wasp-infestation). Click here to read more...
Click on photo to view more
420 Nationals, Murrays Bay, February 2010
James Turner & Logan Dunning-Beck won the 420 Nationals with a race to spare. In fact, Wakatere sailors featured in the top three NZ crews.
1st 420 53928 Murrays Bay/Wakatere James Turner Logan Dunning Beck NZL 1.0 (9.0) 1.0 (8.0) 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 34.0 17.0
2nd 420 52362 Wakatere/Tauranga Chris Steele Thomas Saunders NZL (13.0) (13.0) 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 54.0 28.0
3rd 420 53995 Malaysia Yachting Assn Ku Anas Ku Zamil Mohd Hafizzudin Mazelan MYA (9.0) 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 (34.0 DNC) 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 71.0 28.0
4th 420 53994 Malaysia Yachting Assn Khairunnisa Afendy Norashikin Sayed MYA 3.0 (15.0) 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 (11.0) 5.0 3.0 9.0 3.0 69.0 43.0
5th 420 52358 Wakatere/Tauranga Alex Munro Luke Stevenson NZL 5.0 7.0 (34.0 OCS) 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 (8.0) 85.0 43.0
6th 420 52713 Murrays Bay Erica Dawson Vicky Francis NZL 7.0 (11.0) 4.0 6.0 7.0 (12.0) 9.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 85.0 62.0
For day by day reports see http://www.420sailing.org.nz
RSX & Techno Nationals, Manly, February 2010
Over 50 windsurfers were at Manly over the weekend competing for the nationals titles. In the RSX fleet there were sailors representing 6 different countries, and the men’s title was won convincingly by Olympic Gold Medallist, Tom Ashley. (Life member of Wakatere)
Kate Ellingham was only 1 point behind the Italian Sailor to fininsh 2nd in the Woman’s RSX event and took out the National Woman’s title.
Alice Hawkins competed in the RSX Women’s Youth event finishing 2nd.
There were 22 Technos competing including 7 from New Caledonia. Hamish Dunning Beck finished 4th overall (on countback) and as first New Zealander, earned the Techno National Title.
Isobel Hawkins placed 8th overall and was the first New Zealand under 17 girl.
Full results at http://manlysailingclub.org.nz/
Click on photo for more
OK Worlds & Nationals, Wellington, February 2010
A large contingent of Wakatere sailors are competing in the OK Nationals and Worlds. Full reports & results at www.okworlds2010.com/welcome.htm
Laser Nationals, Timaru, January 2010
Racing in Timaru has decided the Laser, Radial, 4.7 and Masters titles for 2010. Wakatere sailor Pete Thomas was 5th in the Masters division, Mike Keeton was 5th in the Radial Masters division and Chris Steele, Sam Schofield and Jack Collinson fared further down the ranks in the radial youth class in the changeable conditions.
Full results and report www.nzlaser.org/results/nz_nationals_2010/NZ_Laser_Nationals_Results_2010.htm
Zephyr Nationals, Tauranga, January 2010
The Zephyr Nationals have concluded in Tauranga, with some very good racing. Murray de Lues has been providing some great reports and images of the racing. The series gave well-known keelboat sailor and long-time Zephyr stalwart, Tim Sneddon his first national title in the class, with Olympic coach, Grant Beck in second place. www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=65758
P & Starling Nationals, January 2010
Logan-Dunning Beck has won the Starling Nationals from Luke Stevenson (Tauranga) and Chris Steele. See reports on the Starling Portal & Sail-World. For official web site & results click here
Logan also reprersented North Harbour in the match racing, placing third overall.
Ellie Copeland sailed in the P Class Nationals (Tauranga Cup & finished 10th. Results are at click here
Splash Worlds, Takapuna, January 2010
Chris Steele (NZL) has won the Splash World Sailing Championships raced this week off Takapuna in Auckland, New Zealand. Declan Burn (NZL) takes silver, and Ben Lutze (NZL), bronze – making it the sixth time in ten years that New Zealanders have won the world championship.
The talented 17-year old is a member of Wakatere Boating Club in Auckland’s North Shore, and is in his final year of high school. This is his second world championship title in sailing – he also won the Optimist World Championships in 2007... Go to sail-world.com/NZ/Chris-Steele-wins-Splash-Worlds-for-New-Zealand/65251 to read more and view photos. Wakatere's other representative, James Roberts, placed 4th in the silver fleet.
Results at http://www.splashworlds.org/index.php
Wakatere Junior Regatta, 12 December 2009
The Wakatere Junior Regatta attracted a record entry of over 120 boats, predominantly in the Optimist and Starling fleets. While the forecast was for 25 to 35 knots most of the racing took place in 10 - 15 knots except for a brief spurt that saw the fleet sent to the beach for a break. Full results can be found by clicking here.
North Island P & Starling Sir Peter Blake Regatta, Torbay, 5-6 December 2009
Wakatere saiulors produced some very good results at the Sir Peter Blake Regatta which was held in light winds.
Click here for full results.
North Harbour Starling Match Racing Trials, Wakatere, 28 November, 2009
Logan Dunning-Beck took out the North Harbour match racing trials from club member Chris Steele in a close battle this weekend. Conditions were gusty north westerlies, shifty and, of course, the infamous Wakatere tide was a factor. Wakatere's James Roberts made the semi finals, along with Murrays Bay sailor Elise Beaver. Next year, with a little more experience under their caps, we're likely to see James and Elise asserting themselves in the Class.
The semi finals and finals were a best-of-three competition, and while former NH representative Chris had a relatively easy ride against James, the remainder of the racing was very close. In the second semi-final Logan and Elise had a win each, followed by another for Logan in the brisk conditions directly in front of the clubrooms. Heavy cloud remained overhead bringing squally wind which swung wildly from moderate to strong in the brief duration of an approximate 12 minute race.
Not unexpectedly, the final came down to a battle between old on-the-water-rivals Logan and Chris... the first race was very close with Logan getting ahead of Chris in the last few metres before the finish line. The second race was won quite comfortably by Chris, so with one apiece it was all on. Race three was very close, Logan managed to win the start and keep just ahead of Chris through most of the race, though depending on your viewing position it looked as if it could go either way. Chris hit the top mark and was unable to recover in the final down wind, making Logan the North Harbour representative for the National competition which will be sailed in Lyttelton early next year.
Wakatere would like to thanks those who gave up their Saturday to help out on the course, and on shore; also, well done to all sailors who took part.
North Island P & Starling Champs, Tauranga 24-26 October 2009
Wakatere Sailors performed well at the 2009 NI Champs with Chris winning from Logan. James, Matthew, Mahia and Alex all had some top 10 finishes to make six Wakatere competitors in the top 13. Heather and Lauren found the racing tough but have set some standards to compare their improvements against for the future. Ellie also sailed well to place 11th in her first major P Class regatta.
Racing was held over two days with wind ranging from light to moderate strength, plenty of tide to consider and some good wind shifts to exploit. Even the top guys had to work hard to get the good results and most slipped up at least once. In the end, however, consistently good starts, and acceleration off the start line meant Chris and Logan ended up at the top of the board again. Click on the Starling Portal for results.
North Shore OK Champs 24-25 October 2009
The 2009 OK Dinghy North Shore Championships were this year sailed for The Rum Bucket trophy for the first time... Click here to read more. Results here
Opening Day 11 October 2009
Results on Season Points page. Also see photos on Sail-world.com
Wakatere E-News Oct 8th 2009 click here
Winter Champs, Murrays Bay 5 October 2009
Wakatere results:
Club programme click here
September newsletter click here
The annual migration of Wakatere sailors to the northern hemisphere has started. The list will be updated regularly.
Click on the following links for reports of Wakatere sailors competing overseas:
- 24-27 June. Logan Dunning-Beck & James Turner, 420 Kiel Week Regatta, Keil, Germany. Placing 8/194. http://www.kieler-woche.de/eng/livecenter/international.php
- 26 June-3 July. Mike Drummond, A-Class Worlds, Cesenatico, Italy. http://www.congregavelisti.it/anno%202010/Worlds%202010.html
- 2-10 July. Jack Simpson, Optimist Eurpopeans, Kamień Pomorski, Poland. http://www.europti2010.pl/.
- 8-17 Jul. Logan Dunning-Beck & James Turner, ISAF Youth Worlds, Istanbul, Turkey. http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/
- 9-18 July. Finn Drummond & Frankie Lardies, 470 Worlds, The Hague, Holland. http://470worlds2010.com/
- 9-18 July. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders, 470 Worlds, The Hague, Holland. Paul/Jason 470 racing http://470worlds2010.com/
- 6-9 May. Waka Racing (Garth Ellingham), http://www.wakaracing.com
- 25-30 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders, 470 Semaine Olympique Francaise, Hyeres, France. Placing 52/90. Paul/Jason 470 racing on Facebook, http://sof.ffvoile.net/
- 14-18 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders, 470 Spring Cup, Marseille, France. Placing 14/60. Paul/Jason 470 racing on Facebook, http://www.470.org.ar/champ10/spring/
- 7-11 Apr. Jack Collinson, Byte Worlds, Cannes, France. Placing: 28/44. Full results at http://www.yachtclubdecannes.com/cms/img/CuteUploads/ch_monde_byte_10_g.htm
- 27 Mar - 2 Apr. Kate Ellingham RS-X - Princes Sofia Regatta, Palma Spain. Placing:14/41. http://trofeoprincesasofia.org/portada.php
- 27 Mar - 2 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen 470 - Princes Sofia Regatta, Palma Spain. Placing: 19/100. http://trofeoprincesasofia.org/portada.php
2010 Prizegiving
Major prize winners for 2009-10 are:
PRESTIGE AWARDS
Waterwise Cup |
Junior Sportsmanship | Sam Barnett |
| Hughes Trophy | Most Guns in Season Points | James Roberts (7) |
| Top Junior Female Cup | Top Junior Female |
Ellie Copeland |
Wakatere Paddle |
Outstanding Female Sailor |
Kate Ellingham |
| Hayman Rosebowl | Most Helpful Senior Member |
Steve Oliver |
| Junior Merit Trophy (Mabee Cup) | Meritorious Junior |
Logan Dunning-Beck |
| Yachtsman of the Year | Most Meritorious Skipper | Chris Steele |
| Wakatere Commodore Award | Outstanding Achievement | John & Pauline Ellingham |
Click here for full list of prize winners
AGM
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at the clubhouse on Tuesday 1 June, 8.15pm can be downloaded here.
Congratulations to John & Pauline Ellingham, our newest life members
Laser Freshwater Champs, Pupuke 15-16 May 2010
Good results from a couple of Wakatere old timers - Peter Kempkers 2nd overall and 2nd master in the full rig and Pete Thomas 3rd overall and 1st master in the wimp's radial rig. Full results at http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Efrancesbriden/results/nsf10rsl.htm
Wakatere Sailor to Sail in Youth Olympics
Jack Collinson has been selected to go to the ISAF Youth Olympics in Singapore next August. He will be sailing a Byte C11.
Wakatere wins Keel Boat Nationals, RAYC 1-2 May 2010
Stefan Goldwater representing the Wakatere Boating Club wins the 2010 Club Marine National Keelboat Championship in convincing style... Click here for more
2010 North Harbour Champs, Wakatere 24 Apr 2010
The NH Champs were held on the afternoon to allow for winter sports in the morning. The wind was 8 - 10 knots off shore and a good turn out was achieved. Click here for results.
Wakatere Sailors Overseas 2010 Updated
The annual migration of Wakatere sailors to the northern hemisphere has started. The list will be updated regularly.
Click on the following links for reports of Wakatere sailors competing overseas:
- 6-9 May. Waka Racing (Garth Ellingham), Korea Match Race Qualifier. First place and qualfied for Korea Match Race, a round of the World Match Tour. http://www.wakaracing.com
- 25-30 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders, 470 Semaine Olympique Francaise, Hyeres, France. Placing 52/90. Paul/Jason 470 racing on Facebook, http://sof.ffvoile.net/
- 14-18 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders, 470 Spring Cup, Marseille, France. Placing 14/60. Paul/Jason 470 racing on Facebook, http://www.470.org.ar/champ10/spring/
- 7-11 Apr. Jack Collinson, Byte Worlds, Cannes, France. Placing: 28/44. Full results at http://www.yachtclubdecannes.com/cms/img/CuteUploads/ch_monde_byte_10_g.htm
- 27 Mar - 2 Apr. Kate Ellingham RS-X - Princes Sofia Regatta, Palma Spain. Placing:14/41. http://trofeoprincesasofia.org/portada.php
- 27 Mar - 2 Apr. Paul Snow-Hansen 470 - Princes Sofia Regatta, Palma Spain. Placing: 19/100. http://trofeoprincesasofia.org/portada.php
Season Line & Handicap Points
Final results have now been posted.
Click here for Line results
Click here for Handicap results
2010 Optimist Nationals, Whitianga Easter Updated
The 2010 Opti Nationals in Whitianga have been won by Kimberly Lim from Singapore from Jayvee Buchanan from Christchurch, who was the first NZer.
There was an official opening ceremony on Wed 31st Mar and racing began April 1st. Wakatere had a record 32 entries across the open and green fleet. The regatta was plagued by a lack of wind early on which filled in as the series progressed, though the Teams racing had to be cancelled to allow more races to be held.
Markus Somerville was the top Wakatere sailor in Open Fleet, finishing in 13th position overall, the fourth NZer and qualifying for a spot in the World's team.
Tim Adair won 1st place for his age group (13 yrs) He also achieved 14th NZ’er in his first nationals & in his first open season.
Jonathon Weston was top Wakatere sailor in the Green Fleet finishing 2nd... Click on the Wakatere Optimist portal for more. Results & reports at http://www.optimistnationals.org.nz/
Devonport Yacht Club Mayday Sale
On Sunday 2nd May the Devonport Yacht Club are having a MAYDAY SALE. A family fun-day and monster garage sale to raise funds for their renovation project. Bouncy castle, face painting & sausage sizzle. If you have any garage sale donations such as marine goods, books or plants contact Mike Strong ladybird334@gmail.com or leave in their club foyer anytime over the next 2 weeks.
2010 Starling Results
Starling Traveller Series.
The Starling Traveller Series is like a Marathon of sailing. There are 9 regattas of which your best 6 count. They are held from Tauranga to Hibiscus Coast, Manly over a 6 month duration and totalling 52 races. There were 120 sailors competing, compared with 96 in the nationals. The winner was James Roberts on 173.5pnt ahead of Mahia Pepper 173.0 points, third was Romano Chung then Matthew Kempkers 4th. An excellent result for Wakatere wtih 3 of the top 4 spots.James won the traveller series and Mahia the Asia Pacific/ Super city regatta at Torbay on the weekend...
Super City Regatta
The Super City Regatta at Torbay Apr 8-10. has a 1.5x points value and Mahia had a stunning run of success. 2.1,1,2,1,1,2,1. This is his second regatta in a row won in convincing style. All aspiring sailors should look at Mahia as an example of how far you can progress in a year. He was chased hard in several races by Oscar Rorvk who came second and Yuri Cowan did well sailing starling for the first time...
To read more, click on the link to the Starling Portal
2010 Hobie Nationals, Takapuna Easter
Wakatere sailors won both the Open & Youth titles in the Hobie Nationals held at Takapuna at Easter. Grant Beck & Alex Maloney (MBSC) won the open fleet while Luke Stevenson (TYPBC) and Alex Munro won the youth fleet. Click here for results
2010 Club Champs
The club champs were held over three weekends. Congratulations to:
Alan Turner Optimist Open
Jonathon Weston Optimist Green
Kelsey Smith Starling
Mike Keeton Lasers
Russell Wood OKs
Kevin & Elizabeth Whitehead Sunbursts
Geoff Shearman Frostbite
Izzy Hawkins Techno
Click here for results of Junior Classes
Click here for results of Senior Classes
29er Nationals, Auckland Sailing Club, 27-28 March 2010
Logan Dunning-Beck has added to his trophy cabinet by placing second in the 29er Nationals, sailing with Ben Goodwin. Alexandra Maloney & Sam Bullock won the predominately heavy wind contest.
Junior Pacific Series, Viaduct Basin, March 2010
Wakatere’s opti sailor Jack Simpson won the Junior Pacific Series held in the Viaduct Basin during the Louis Vuitton Trophy series and apart from winning a Bic surfboard he also won a place as the 18th man aboard Team NZ for the final of the big boys Louis Vuitton Trophy.
A Sail-World.com story is in this link. http://www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=67679.
Auckland Champs, Howick, 14-15 March 2010
Good results from the Starling and 470s where Wakatere sailors featured in the first three of both classes. Mahia Pepper won the Starlings (see the Starling Portal for an entertaining article by Mike Pepper) from James Roberts and Matt Kempkers. The 470s were won by Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders from Frankie Lardies & Finn Drummond and Mike Snow-Hansen & crew.
It was also a good regatta for the Dunning-Beck household - Hamish placing 2nd in the Bic Technos and Logan and Ben Goodwin 2nd in the 29ers. Grant Beck won the Zephyrs (although their regatta wasn't the class Auckland Champs).
Click here for results
North Harbour Junior Champs, 24 April 2010
Please note that the NH Junior Champs have been postponed for a month to avoid a clash with the Louis Vuitton Trophy racing which could take place off Wakatere. Click here for the NOR
Finn Nationals, Maraetai, 4-7 March 2010
Mark Perrow has won the Finn Nationals. Report from Sail-World follows:
The
2010 NZ Finn Nationals sailed at Maraetai 4-7 March was won by Mark
Perrow in a display of consistent sailing and a degree of good fortune
in a boat borrowed from Dan Slater.
For the 8 races over the first 3 days Dan produced a clinical performance to win all 8 and looked on track to complete the task on the final day. However he was a no-show on Sunday when the final 3 races were sailed. This meant he carried a DNS and allowed Mark to finish ahead on 16 points against Dan's 26. Click here to read more...
For the 8 races over the first 3 days Dan produced a clinical performance to win all 8 and looked on track to complete the task on the final day. However he was a no-show on Sunday when the final 3 races were sailed. This meant he carried a DNS and allowed Mark to finish ahead on 16 points against Dan's 26. Click here to read more...
470 Nationals, Wakatere, 6-8 March 2010
Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox are the new 470 National Champs. The last two races were held in very light northerly winds. Jo Aleh & Olivia Powrie won both but could not overcome Geoff & Dan's lead. Third were Mark Overington & Ben Goodwin. Full results can be found by clicking here.
Day 2 was similar to Day 1 with a brisk breeze subsiding through the day. Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox started the day with a victory but Jo Aleh & Olivia Powrie closed the gap with wins in the final 2 races.
Day 1 of the Nationals was held in winds that covered all points of the compass rose. Despite this four races were held with the wind strength between 0 and 15 knots. Geoff Woolley & Dan Willcox dominated the results with 3 first placings.
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| 2010 470 Nationals |
Wakatere/Devonport Yacht Club Picnic, 21 February 2010
Sunday 21st February was the annual club picnic which this year was different as we invited our friends from Devonport Yacht Club to supply the boats whilst Wakatere supplied bags of fun.
With an outstanding turnout of fast and graceful keelboats, we raced off to Castor Bay (having been warned off Rangitoto's wasp-infestation). Click here to read more...
Click on photo to view more
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| 2010 Wakatere / Devonport Yacht Club Picnic |
420 Nationals, Murrays Bay, February 2010
James Turner & Logan Dunning-Beck won the 420 Nationals with a race to spare. In fact, Wakatere sailors featured in the top three NZ crews.
1st 420 53928 Murrays Bay/Wakatere James Turner Logan Dunning Beck NZL 1.0 (9.0) 1.0 (8.0) 2.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 34.0 17.0
2nd 420 52362 Wakatere/Tauranga Chris Steele Thomas Saunders NZL (13.0) (13.0) 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 2.0 54.0 28.0
3rd 420 53995 Malaysia Yachting Assn Ku Anas Ku Zamil Mohd Hafizzudin Mazelan MYA (9.0) 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 (34.0 DNC) 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 71.0 28.0
4th 420 53994 Malaysia Yachting Assn Khairunnisa Afendy Norashikin Sayed MYA 3.0 (15.0) 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 (11.0) 5.0 3.0 9.0 3.0 69.0 43.0
5th 420 52358 Wakatere/Tauranga Alex Munro Luke Stevenson NZL 5.0 7.0 (34.0 OCS) 3.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 (8.0) 85.0 43.0
6th 420 52713 Murrays Bay Erica Dawson Vicky Francis NZL 7.0 (11.0) 4.0 6.0 7.0 (12.0) 9.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 85.0 62.0
For day by day reports see http://www.420sailing.org.nz
RSX & Techno Nationals, Manly, February 2010
Over 50 windsurfers were at Manly over the weekend competing for the nationals titles. In the RSX fleet there were sailors representing 6 different countries, and the men’s title was won convincingly by Olympic Gold Medallist, Tom Ashley. (Life member of Wakatere)
Kate Ellingham was only 1 point behind the Italian Sailor to fininsh 2nd in the Woman’s RSX event and took out the National Woman’s title.
Alice Hawkins competed in the RSX Women’s Youth event finishing 2nd.
There were 22 Technos competing including 7 from New Caledonia. Hamish Dunning Beck finished 4th overall (on countback) and as first New Zealander, earned the Techno National Title.
Isobel Hawkins placed 8th overall and was the first New Zealand under 17 girl.
Full results at http://manlysailingclub.org.nz/
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OK Worlds & Nationals, Wellington, February 2010
A large contingent of Wakatere sailors are competing in the OK Nationals and Worlds. Full reports & results at www.okworlds2010.com/welcome.htm
Laser Nationals, Timaru, January 2010
Racing in Timaru has decided the Laser, Radial, 4.7 and Masters titles for 2010. Wakatere sailor Pete Thomas was 5th in the Masters division, Mike Keeton was 5th in the Radial Masters division and Chris Steele, Sam Schofield and Jack Collinson fared further down the ranks in the radial youth class in the changeable conditions.
Full results and report www.nzlaser.org/results/nz_nationals_2010/NZ_Laser_Nationals_Results_2010.htm
Zephyr Nationals, Tauranga, January 2010
The Zephyr Nationals have concluded in Tauranga, with some very good racing. Murray de Lues has been providing some great reports and images of the racing. The series gave well-known keelboat sailor and long-time Zephyr stalwart, Tim Sneddon his first national title in the class, with Olympic coach, Grant Beck in second place. www.sail-world.com/indexs.cfm?Nid=65758
P & Starling Nationals, January 2010
Logan-Dunning Beck has won the Starling Nationals from Luke Stevenson (Tauranga) and Chris Steele. See reports on the Starling Portal & Sail-World. For official web site & results click here
Logan also reprersented North Harbour in the match racing, placing third overall.
Ellie Copeland sailed in the P Class Nationals (Tauranga Cup & finished 10th. Results are at click here
Splash Worlds, Takapuna, January 2010
Chris Steele (NZL) has won the Splash World Sailing Championships raced this week off Takapuna in Auckland, New Zealand. Declan Burn (NZL) takes silver, and Ben Lutze (NZL), bronze – making it the sixth time in ten years that New Zealanders have won the world championship.
The talented 17-year old is a member of Wakatere Boating Club in Auckland’s North Shore, and is in his final year of high school. This is his second world championship title in sailing – he also won the Optimist World Championships in 2007... Go to sail-world.com/NZ/Chris-Steele-wins-Splash-Worlds-for-New-Zealand/65251 to read more and view photos. Wakatere's other representative, James Roberts, placed 4th in the silver fleet.
Results at http://www.splashworlds.org/index.php
Wakatere Junior Regatta, 12 December 2009
The Wakatere Junior Regatta attracted a record entry of over 120 boats, predominantly in the Optimist and Starling fleets. While the forecast was for 25 to 35 knots most of the racing took place in 10 - 15 knots except for a brief spurt that saw the fleet sent to the beach for a break. Full results can be found by clicking here.
North Island P & Starling Sir Peter Blake Regatta, Torbay, 5-6 December 2009
Wakatere saiulors produced some very good results at the Sir Peter Blake Regatta which was held in light winds.
Rory McCutcheon, 1st Optimist
Green
Jack Collinson, 1st Laser 4.7
Kate Ellingham, 1st RS-X
Paul Snow-Hansen & Dan Willcox, 1st 470
Mahia Pepper, 2nd Starlings
Alex Munro & Luke Stevenson, 2nd 420
Chris Steele, 3rd Starlings
Marcus Somerville, 3rd Optimist Open
Logan Dunning-Beck & James Turner, 3rd 420
Jack Collinson, 1st Laser 4.7
Kate Ellingham, 1st RS-X
Paul Snow-Hansen & Dan Willcox, 1st 470
Mahia Pepper, 2nd Starlings
Alex Munro & Luke Stevenson, 2nd 420
Chris Steele, 3rd Starlings
Marcus Somerville, 3rd Optimist Open
Logan Dunning-Beck & James Turner, 3rd 420
Click here for full results.
North Harbour Starling Match Racing Trials, Wakatere, 28 November, 2009
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| Logan Dunning Beck (FRA01) and Chris Steele in the finals - click here for more photos | James Roberts and Chris Steele - semi-finals |
Logan Dunning-Beck took out the North Harbour match racing trials from club member Chris Steele in a close battle this weekend. Conditions were gusty north westerlies, shifty and, of course, the infamous Wakatere tide was a factor. Wakatere's James Roberts made the semi finals, along with Murrays Bay sailor Elise Beaver. Next year, with a little more experience under their caps, we're likely to see James and Elise asserting themselves in the Class.
The semi finals and finals were a best-of-three competition, and while former NH representative Chris had a relatively easy ride against James, the remainder of the racing was very close. In the second semi-final Logan and Elise had a win each, followed by another for Logan in the brisk conditions directly in front of the clubrooms. Heavy cloud remained overhead bringing squally wind which swung wildly from moderate to strong in the brief duration of an approximate 12 minute race.
Not unexpectedly, the final came down to a battle between old on-the-water-rivals Logan and Chris... the first race was very close with Logan getting ahead of Chris in the last few metres before the finish line. The second race was won quite comfortably by Chris, so with one apiece it was all on. Race three was very close, Logan managed to win the start and keep just ahead of Chris through most of the race, though depending on your viewing position it looked as if it could go either way. Chris hit the top mark and was unable to recover in the final down wind, making Logan the North Harbour representative for the National competition which will be sailed in Lyttelton early next year.
Wakatere would like to thanks those who gave up their Saturday to help out on the course, and on shore; also, well done to all sailors who took part.
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| Committee boat - Ted and Dean | Judge, Oscar, watches Logan and Elise Beavis - semi finals |
North Island P & Starling Champs, Tauranga 24-26 October 2009
Wakatere Sailors performed well at the 2009 NI Champs with Chris winning from Logan. James, Matthew, Mahia and Alex all had some top 10 finishes to make six Wakatere competitors in the top 13. Heather and Lauren found the racing tough but have set some standards to compare their improvements against for the future. Ellie also sailed well to place 11th in her first major P Class regatta.
Racing was held over two days with wind ranging from light to moderate strength, plenty of tide to consider and some good wind shifts to exploit. Even the top guys had to work hard to get the good results and most slipped up at least once. In the end, however, consistently good starts, and acceleration off the start line meant Chris and Logan ended up at the top of the board again. Click on the Starling Portal for results.
North Shore OK Champs 24-25 October 2009
The 2009 OK Dinghy North Shore Championships were this year sailed for The Rum Bucket trophy for the first time... Click here to read more. Results here
Opening Day 11 October 2009
Results on Season Points page. Also see photos on Sail-world.com
Wakatere E-News Oct 8th 2009 click here
Winter Champs, Murrays Bay 5 October 2009
Wakatere results:
- Opti Green. 1st Rory McCutcheon, 3rd Max Hayman
- Opti Open. 4th Markus Somerville, 5th Ellie Copeland
- Starling. 1st Chris Steele, 3rd Logan Dunning Beck
- Laser 4.7. 1st Jack Collinson
- 470. 1st Frankie Lardies & Finn
Drummond
Club programme click here
September newsletter click here
Wakatere Sailors Overseas - updated
Kate Ellingham - 11th overall at the RSX Women's World Championship in Weymouth, UK.
Kate finished one place off racing in the medal race, and held her 11th position after the final race and the completion of the RSX World Championship. For full results click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RSX-World-Windsurfing-Championships/128531972312
Click on the following links for reports of Wakatere sailors competing overseas:
- Kate Ellingham RS-X, Paul Snow-Hansen 470 - Sail for Gold Regatta Weymouth (14 Sept) http://www.sailracer.co.uk/events/18401/
- Kate Ellingham, RS-X Worlds http://www.facebook.com/pages/RSX-World-Windsurfing-Championships/128531972312
- Garth Ellingham, Waka Racing Match Racing Team. Waka Racing has just won the Chicago Match Race Cup. Click here for a Sail-World report, regatta site: http://www.chicagomatchrace.com/regatta/2009/august/ & the Waka Racing blog: http://www.wakaracing.blogspot.com/
- Paul Snow-Hansen 470 Worlds http://www.470.org/champ09/world/
- Paul/Jason 470 racing on Facebook
- Chris Steele Moth Worlds http://www.mothworlds2009.org/
- Logan Dunning-Beck, Finn Drummond, Alex Munro 420 Worlds http://420sailing.org.nz/ & http://420sailing.org/
- Jack Collinson, Laser 4.7 Worlds http://www.laser47.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=79
- Mahia Pepper, Opti North Americans, http://twitter.com/peppersailing
- Logan Dunning-Beck, ISAF Youth Worlds, http://www.isafyouthworlds.com/
Patrol Boats
Click on the link to the left to access the Patrol Boat Policy and roster for next season.
Congratulations - Alex Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher of Murrays Bay win Gold, Finn Drummond and Frankie Lardies win Silver at the International 420 Worlds, Riva del Garda, Italy
New Zealand's 420 team has just completed the 420 World Championship and come away with a gold for Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher of Murrays Bay, and silver for Wakatere club member Finn Drummond with helm Frankie Lardies of Glendowie.
Going into the final day of racing Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond had secured a healthy 10pt lead over third position and sailed three good races to hold the silver position with a 27 point margin. Antonios Tsimpoukelis, George Karonis of Greece dispelled anyones hopes of snatching the series by coming out and winning the first race of the day, followed by another good result which decided the Open class winner. Frankie and Finn sailed an extremely consistent series amongst such a large fleet and found the speed to counter the challenges of 60 boats on the start line.
Frankie and Finn have been sailing together for a year and spent last season in the 470, feeling they'd seen benefits for previous sailors who had crossed over classes. This was the third World Championship for Frankie, and the second for Finn who competed with Marcus Hansen last year in Athens.
Also competing in the championship were Logan Dunning-Beck with Ben Goodwin (Napier), who topped the Silver fleet, and Alex Munro with Sam Schofield. Logan and Ben's OCS placings during the qualification round put them out of Gold fleet running, however in a fleet of 122 boats competition was fierce. Alex and Sam were also in the Silver fleet and finished a creditable 18th.
Final Open Fleet results:
1 GRE 53161 Antonios Tsimpoukelis, George Karonis 26,0 3 (25) 1 2 5 2 7 1 5 (dnf)
2 NZL 52550 Francisco Lardies, Finn Drummond 29,0 4 1 (ocs) 5 1 3 (20) 4 6 5
3 GBR 53116 Ben Palmer, Konrad Weaver 56,0 (13) 9 11 7 6 7 10 2 (bfd) 4
Wakatere AGM
Click here for Commodore's Report
Click here for Treasurer's Report
Wakatere Opti "Fun" raiser
A ‘fun’ raiser for our 4 opti sailors representing NZ this year is to be held on Saturday August 29th.
Come along for a fun night including a Quiz, Auction, Guest Speaker, Nibbles and Cheap Drinks.
Cost is $50, and bookings can be made on the Opti Portal. Click here for poster
Starling Portal
A Starling Portal is now available to go with the Optimist Portal which has been running all year. Click on the link in the panel to the left or on the banner above.
2009 Prizegiving
Major prize winners for 2009 are:
PRESTIGE AWARDS
Waterwise Cup. Junior Sportsmanship - Hamish Dunning-Beck
Hughes Trophy. Most Guns in Season pts - James Roberts (7)
Top Junior Female Cup. Top Junior Female - Ellie Copeland
Wakatere Paddle. Outstanding Female Sailor - Isobel Hawkins
Hayman Rosebowl. Most Helpful Senior Member - Gary Hill
Junior Merit (Mabee Cup). Meritorious Junior - Logan Dunning-Beck
Yachtsman of the Year. Most Meritorious Skipper - Mark Perrow
Click here for a full list
2009 Brass Monkey Amateur Open, Napier 30 - 31 May
The inaugural Brass Monkey Amateur Open was held in Napier over Queens’ Birthday weekend. As the final regatta before the 2009/2010 Ranking/Worlds Selection Series kicks off in Wellington in October, this was a great chance for NZ OK sailors to get some winter regatta training, test their latest gear developments and, of course, have a few rumpos with their mates. Marty Weeks and Brass Monkey Yachting took the opportunity to organise a fantastic, extremely well-run regatta, with excellent support provided by Napier Sailing Club personnel who gave of their holiday weekend to run races for us. All of the fleet are extremely grateful for that support. Read more...
And click here for results.
Wakatere Development Trust
The Wakatere Sailing Development Trust has been established to act as a facilitator for raising funds to assist elite young sailors striving to excel in their sport. It is envisaged that the Trust, as a charity and an independent, professionally-managed entity, will be able to access sources of funding that may not be available to individuals. Read more...
Various Keelboat Results
A number of Wakatere keelboat sailors have excelled in recent weeks.
In Lake Garda, just off Malcesine (Italy) the New Zealand crew skippered by Roger Pagani, have won the World Final of the BMW Sailing Cup, from an eight nation fleet. Pagani and his crew from the Young 88 class were selected from the BMW Cup regatta sailed in Auckland under the auspices of Royal NZ yacht Squadron and Buckland's Beach Yacht Club, using a selection process which allowed any keelboat crew to compete for selection. Roger Pagani is a WBC member and his son Leo is in the Sunday opti programme.
Stfan Goldwater has finished fourth in the Young 88 nationals and first owner/driver. His boat, Panama Jack, sailed under the Wakatere flag.
And finally, Garth Ellingham and friends have just competed in their first Group 1 Match Racing event, finishing a creditable 10 th. See reports and updates at http://www.wakaracing.blogspot.com/
2009 Auckland Masters Laser Champs, Tamaki 18 - 19 April 2009
Congratulations to Mike Keeton who has won the Auckland Masters Laser Champs. Click here for results.
2009 470 NI Champs & 420 Lower NH Champs, Wakatere 18 - 19 April 2009
Perfect moderate SE winds blew for the two days that racing took place. Geoff Woolley & Mark Overington took out the 470s while Alex Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher won the 420s. Full results here
2009 Season Points 2009
The final results of the club Season Points can be found on the results page
2009 Optimist Nationals, Worser Bay 9 - 14 April 2009
The Optiumist Nationals have finished with Jack Collinson putting together a consistent series to finish 7th overall and 5th NZer meaning that he has made the NZ Worlds Team. Well done Jack. Mahia Pepper placed 11th overall and will be in the second NZ team. Winner was Taylor Burns from Queen Charlotte Sound followed by Naomi Mannering (Napier) and Erica Dawson (Murrays Bay). Reports and results at http://www.optimistnationals.org.nz/
2009 Club Champs
The final results of the club champs can be found by clicking here. Congratulations to all the winners.
Proposed Club Alterations
A sub-committee has been formed to assess possible alterations to the club house and seek your opinions on their proposal. Please click on the following for more information:
2009 OK 24 Hour Race
The annual sailing 24 hr endurance race was held at Lake Pupuke over the weekend from Sat 2:00 till Sunday in light 3-5Kn breezes (fortunately) All you have to do is provide a boat and the sponsor (ours was MacKay Boats) provides the sail.
This year we had a team of junior sailors from the starling fleet competing. James Roberts, Sam Schofield, Alex Munro and Hamish Chadderton from Howick SC. They were entered in the under 18 years section and sailing a full rig laser. We had 40 boats in all and 7 in our section. The closest competing teams were Brad Moss and Toma Simhony from Murrays bay with Alex Dyet and Josh Salthouse from Torbay. Another strong team was Sam Mackenzie Kohi, Scottie Barnes Murrays, Molley Meech, and Sam Bullock from Tauranga... Read more. Click on the following for photos
2009 470 Nationals, Takapuna 20 - 22 March 2009
Four crews with Wakatere representation contested the 470 Nationals held at Takapuna over three days. Friday's winds were a brisk SW, Satyrday was windless while Sunday was light. Geoff Woolley & Mark Overington defended the title they had won last year at Wakatere. Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders secured second just, from Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond. Full results at http://www.takapunaboating.org.nz/index.php?id=20,225,0,0,1,0
2009 Auckland Champs, Howick 7 - 8 March 2009
Some good results from Wakatere sailors, notably Chris Steele who won the Starlings convincingly, Mike Snow-Hansen & Carl Evans finishing 2nd in the 470s and Logan Dunning-Beck and Ben Goodwin finishing 2nd in the 420s. Full results at http://www.howicksailingclub.co.nz/regattas/aklchamps/Auckland%20Champs%202009%20results.htm
2009 Senior Classes Regatta, Wakatere 28 February - 1 March 2009
Racing on Saturday was cancelled due to strong north easterly winds and surf on Narrow Neck Beach. Four races were held on Sunday in an unusual northerly wind which end up as a north westerly. 65 boats competed with sailors from as far away as Worser Bay (Wellington) racing. Thanks to Kim Ardmore who did an admirable job as PRO in difficult conditions. Click here for results
Post Xmas Roster
Click here for post Xmas roster or click here to download an xl spreadsheet.
Click here for patrol boat allocation.
2009 420 Nationals & Youth Trials, Napier 20-23 February 2009
Four Wakatere crews contested the 420 Nationals held in a range of conditions - Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders defended the title Paul won with Ben Goodwin last year with Frankie Lardies & Finn Drummond second and Logan Dunning-Beck & Ben Goodwin close behind in fourth place. Alex Munroe & Sam Schofield placed 11th in the 24 boat fleet. Logan and Ben's fourth place has secured them the boys nomination for the Youth Worlds. Reports & results at http://www.napiersailingclub.org.nz/ and http://420sailing.org.nz/
2009 RS-X & Techno Nationals, Manly 18-22 February 2009
Wakatere were represented by Kate Ellingham and Simon Swinton in the RS-X, Alice & Isobel Hawkins and Hamish Dunning-Beck in the Technos. Results after the final race 12 are not on the web site so we're not sure of final placings other than that Kate was the second placed women in the 8.5 class. Click here for results
Panama Jack Match Racing Team
Garth Ellingham is a member of the Panama Jack Racing Team that has been securing good results in Australia recently, including winning the Warren Jones Youth Regatta in Petth giving them entry to the Danish Open (World Match Racing Tour Event) and the Open de Espana (Grade 1 event). In one recent regatta they needed an additional crew member, Click here to read Markus Somerville's account of his experiences with team. Panama Jack's home page is at http://panamajackracing.blogspot.com/
2009 Junior Sail Auckland, Kohimarama 14-15 February 2009
There were some strong performances from Wakatere sailors at the Junior Sail Auckland Regatta - with the highlight being a win in the Opti Open class for Mahia Pepper with Markus Somerville 2nd. There was also strong performances from Maddie Brogan finishing 2nd in the Green Fleet, Hamish Dunning-Beck 5th in the Bic Technos and James Roberts 6th in the Starlings. Click here for results
New Zealand Herald Junior Pacific Series Sailing Championship
Chris Steele yesterday won the New Zealand Herald Junior Pacific Series sailing championships on the waters of the Viaduct Harbour. Click here for full report
2009 OK Nationals, Wellington 6-8 February 2009
Congratulations to Mark Perrow who has won the OK Dinghy Champs, beating current World Champion Karl Purdie into 2nd. Russell Wood finished 5th. Click here for results.
2009 Sail Auckland, Kohimarama 5-8 February 2009
There were a raft of good results from Wakatere sailors at Sail Auckland. Kate Ellingham won the women's RS-X, Logan Dunning-Beck and Ben Goodwin the 420 class & Chris Steele the Starlings, while Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders placed 2nd in the 470s. Click here for results
2009 Sunburst North Islands, Worser Bay 6-8 February 2009
Two Wakatere crews ventured south for the NI Champs - Dean & Chris Coleman and Bruce Yarnton & Hamish Dunning-Beck. Click here for results.
2009 Sunburst Nationals, Wakatere 24-26 January 2009
2009 Sunburst Nationals.
The Rangitoto Channel out from the Wakatere Boating Club provided three days of blazing sunshine, calm to moderate wind and flat water for the 2009 Sunburst Nationals. The seven race series was sailed over the three day Auckland Anniversary holiday weekend, and the Monday races were included in the Anniversary Day Regatta program. The fleet comprised 27 boats, and as is usual with Sunbursts there were skippers and crews of ages ranging from schoolchildren to 60 plus, with many parent and child combinations.
Wellington Sailmaker Brett Linton with daughter Penny from Worser Bay Boating Club, with first or second placings in each race were clear winners overall. Grant Bourke and Nikita Stetensko of Pupuke Sailing Club, sailing a recently launched glass boat with Quantum Sails were second and Dean and Chris Coleman of Wakatere Boating club were close behind in third place.
Saturday was frustrating for everyone with very light and shifting breezes, and the first race attempt was eventually canned after running out of the allowed time. The second attempt at a race on Saturday afternoon got a result, even though it was sailed in the similar conditions. On the Sunday there were four races scheduled and completed, with the wind coming up in the afternoon to fourteen knots, the strongest over the contest. Mondays two races were in the six to thirteen knot range.
The Wakatere Cup for performance on handicap over the last six races, was won by Craig and Mitchell Fraser. The Kettlewell Cup for Under 19 years youth sailors and the Secondary School Cup was won by Nathan and Jamie Long, who were sixth overall in the fleet.
With 1809 boats built since the first one in 1964, the Sunburst is one of the most popular sailing boats built in New Zealand with boats at most centreboard sailing clubs, and an even spread of boats throughout the country. It is used as a two handed training boat by many Yacht Clubs, Schools, Sea Scouts and Young Mariners groups as well as being a competitive race class. The Class Association is very active with CNC routed frame pack kitsets and plans being available for wooden boat construction and glass boats are produced commercially from Association owned moulds.
Participation at all ages is encouraged, and indeed the Masters, Grand Masters and Veterens Prizes, this year won by Dean Coleman, Bruce Yarnton and Maurice Scott respectively are keenly sought after.
For North Island Sunbursts the next regatta on the Sunburst racing calendar is the Sunburst North Island Champs, being run at Worser Bay in Wellington over Waitangi Weekend. Defending North Island Champ from 2008, and current National champ Brett Linton will not be competing as he will be OD for this series as well as the R Class Leander Trophy, Z Class worlds and OK Interdominion contests that will be running concurrently over the same time period.
The next regatta in the South Island, the Sunburst South Island Championships will be run at MacAndrew Bay boating Club in Dunedin over the same weekend. Look to the Sunburst website www.sunburst.org.nz for NORs and details.
Congratulations to the winners, Brett & Penny Linton from Worser Bay Boating Club. Second were Grant Bourke & Nikita Stetensko from Pupuke Boating Club followed by Dean & Chris Coleman from Wakatere. Click here for results.
Handicap placings were first Craig & Mitchell Fraser (WBC), second Nathan & Jamie Long (WBC) and third Heath & William Morris (Paremata SC). Click here for handicap results.
P & Starling Nationals, Whangarei 17 - 23 January 2009
Eight Wakatere starling sailors contested the Nationals, at Parua Bay this January. It was the first test for the Wakatere second trailer with starlings, managing to transport 5 hulls and 7 rigs. James Munro took Mad Dog up to support the fleet and most sailors arrived Sat, leaving time to practice and get used to the local conditions. Chris had been there a day early to prepare for the Match racing where he represented North Harbour.
There was a very competitive fleet of 120 starlings and 50 P class. Chris came send to Thomas Saunders of Tauranga in a closely contested match racing series held Sat and Sunday.
The main racing started Monday with a testing fresh conditions gusting from the SW up to 40 knots at times. Mad Dog's job as mark layer was busy as the large bottom mark had too much windage for the small anchor provided. The light sailors of the group had a lot of work cut out for them. But Logan still seemed to be right up there, with Chris and the top group with a few top 5 results. Chris began his regatta the best way he could, 3 bullets. For James, Alex and Heather the race seemed to be against the clock, as you could only finish 30 mins behind the first boat. And cart wheeling slowed them down a bit! This meant a long night ahead for John the boat builder.
Second day and the wind blew in, again! It was a little lighter but still more than desired for most. Logan and Chris did very well again with Logan getting a 3rd 4th and a 9th and Chris getting 3 top 3 results. Results were slightly improved for everyone else.
The 3rd day was the complete opposite extreme, with about 12 knots dropping to around 5 in the afternoon and incredibly shifty. This was where all of our team did best! Logan did incredibly well, getting 2 bullets and a second, which he later found to be OCS. Sam had one great race being a 3rd, even with a leaky boat! But for everyone, being consistent was difficult, as the breeze was shifting up to 45 degrees often. Chris again did well with 2 firsts and a race which wasn’t so good. James and Alex also had stunning races. James got 2x 9ths and a 2nd but was called OCS. This result dropped him back to silver fleet. Alex found it much easier with all top 20 results. Heather, Lucy and Sam all had a much better day, improving all the time.
On the 4th day, the fleets were split into gold and silver. Sam, Logan and Chris made gold. Alex, James, Lucy, Heather and Kelsey silver fleet. Generally heavier sailors filled gold fleet based on good results from the first two days. The next few days were to be light though, so it caused a lot of place changing. A rather shifty sea breeze from NE of about 12 knots, only kicking in at about 1pm. Chris had good results but having to make a few massive comebacks. He got all top 10’s. Logan and Sam had days they would probably rather have forgotten! In silver fleet everyone was going well with Alex and James right up there (all top 10 results) and Lucy with 7th and 8th places. Heather's best result was a 19th on the last day and Kelsey found this a tough first Starling Nations but had 2x 46th places in testing conditions.
The sailors liked the venue having plenty of grass area to rig. It was good for shore based spectators as the racing was so close in. The meals at the Parua Bay Tavern were great too.
In the end Chris came second, once again behind Thomas Saunders.
Full results & reports at http://www.wcc.net.nz/CentreBoard/P_StarlingNat2009.htm
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Laser Nationals, New Plymouth 24 - 27 January 2009
3 Wakatere sailors are competing in the Laser nationals. Full results & reports at http://www.nzsailing.net/2009-nz-laser-championships-xidc52653.html
Wakatere Junior Classes Regatta 13 December
The Wakatere Junior Classes Regatta was held in difficult conditions. Starting off as a very shifty westerly, the breeze died completely and only reappeared as an easterly long enough to allow a third race to be held. About 80 boats and boards sailed with the biggest fleet being 39 boats in the green fleet. Click here for results
North Island Laser Champs, Taupo 6 - 7 Dec
Mike Keeton has won the NI Laser Champs held in Taupo - not just the NI Masters Champs but the overall title as well. Pete Thomas wasn't far behind in 7th place.
For full results go to http://ltyc.org.nz/regattas/laser2008.htm
Sir Peter Blake Regatta, Torbay 29 - 30 Nov
Last weekend Wakatere sailors raced in most classes at Torbay with many mentioned at prize-giving. There were 281 entries in 14 classes.
Largest fleet was the Optimist, with 72 entries won by Taylor Burn from Queen Charlotte. Jack Collinson (Wakatere) and Olivia Mackay (Napier) both had 39 points coming 4th and 5th place consecutively, Mahia Pepper 6th (Wakatere/MB). Marcus Somerville (Wakatere) sailed an impressive regatta for his 12 years, coming 7th overall and having a win in race 6 and a second place in Race 5. The Optimist green fleet attracted 45 entries with Jeremy Mitchell (MBSC) 1st, Stefan-Sanford Scott (Taipa) 2nd, Tessa Hunt (Kohi) in 3rd place, Sam Wallis (Wakatere) in 4th.
420 – 1st Logan Dunning-Beck, 470 - 3rd Snow Hansen brothers, Sunburst 1st Long brothers (the only entry and they had to discard one of their wins) Techno 3rd Alice Hawkins, Starling 19th James Roberts (in a fleet of 64). Further report on the Optimist Portal and full results at http://torbaysailingclub.org.nz/
NH Starling March Racing Trials, Torbay 29 - 30 Nov
The NH Starling match racing trials featured Chris Steele and Logan Dunning-Beck facing off in the finals. Chris won 2-0 and goes on to represent North Harbour in the inter-provincial match racing competition to be held in conjunction with the Starling Nationals in Whangarei next January.
Wakatere named joint winner of YNZ Presidents Cup
From the YNZ web site: "The Yachting New Zealand President’s Award went to the yacht clubs involved in making the series of seven World Championship events held off Takapuna Beach a reality over three months last summer, involving 620 competitors from 55 countries. The clubs collectively honoured for this Award were Takapuna Boating Club, Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, Kohimarama Yacht Club, Murrays Bay Sailing Club, Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Torbay Sailing Club and Wakatere Boating Club. Seven other clubs also received special mentions."
Life member Judith Salthouse received an Honour Award and Grant Beck received a Merit Award for his coaching efforts. Paul Snow-Hansen was a nominee for Young Sailor of the Yearr, the award going to Peter Burling & Carl Evans. Tom Ashley was named Sailor of the Year.
OK Turangi International Open Nov 22-23
A number of Wakatere OK sailors raced at Turangi Nov 22-23
Full report & results at http://www.okdinghy.co.nz/results/results.php
New Caledonian Optimist Champs
The 2008 New Caledonian Optimist Champs were sailed from 8-11th Nov in Noumea. Wakatere's Markus Somerville and Ellie Copeland both competed. Marcus was there as a member of the NZ Optimist Development squad who were all participating.
Clement Muller from Noumea, who finished 5th at this years European champs, won the series with Ellie finishing 3rd and Markus 5th, a great result for both of them. See Optimist Portal for more. Also news on the Murrays Bay Teams Racing event where Wakatere placed 3rd.
Season Points
Season Points for the 2008-9 Season are posted on the Season Points page and will be updated regularly. www.wakatere.org.nz/seasons_points.htm
2008 Asian Opti Champs, Quatar 26-31 October
Follow James Robert's progress on the Optimist Portal page http://wakatere.org.nz/optimist/
2008 NI P & Starling Champs, Parua Bay 18-19 October
Chris Steele has convincingly won the 2008 Starling NI Champs held in Parua Bay, Whangarei. The wind was fresh on Saturday and moderated on Sunday. Logan Dunning-Beck placed 9th in the 58 boat fleet. Full results at http://www.wcc.net.nz/CentreBoard/P_StarlingNats2009/Starling.htm
2008 Winter Champs, Murrays Bay 4-5 October
The 2008 Winchamps saw a number of good performances by Wakatere sailors in a heavy weather regatta. Jack Collinson lead the Wakatere contingent in the Optis, winning the open fleet. A full report including photos and details of other competitors' results, can be found on the Wakatere Optimist Portal. Other notable performances included Chris Steel and Logan Dunning-Beck placing 3rd & 9th respectively in the 56 strong Starling class, Kate Ellingham winning the 8.5 m division of the RS-X class, Sam Schofield & Alex Muro finishing 3rd in the 420s and Derek Snow & Pete Sharp winning the Javelins. Full results can be found at www.murraysbay.org.
2008-9 Programme
The 2008-9 Programme is now available. Click here
The season opens with a working bee on 28 Sep followed by Opening Day on 12 October.
Patrol Boat Operators Course
The Wakatere Boating Club is running patrol boat operator courses on Sunday 21 September and Saturday 15 November 2008
These courses are fully funded by YNZ and the Club and are free to members.
The courses are for one day and all participants are awarded a Coastguard Certificate and will be qualified to operate the Club’s rescue/coach boats.
Confirm now to avoid missing out.
Contact Philip Rzepecky:
021 486 416
przepecky@bar.co.nz
Panama Jack
Follow progress of the Panama Jack Match Racing Team, featuring Garth Ellingham, at http://panamajackracing.blogspot.com/
New Season's Regattas
NORs for the first regattas of the season are posted on the Regattas page.
Wakatere Optimist Sub-Site
A sub-site has been developed specifically for the Optimist class at the club. Click on the following link to view: http://wakatere.org.nz/optimist/ or click on "Optimist" in the banner at the top of the page.
420 Worlds, Athens 25 July to 1 August
3 1/2 Wakatere sailors competed in the 420 Worlds in Athens - Paul Snow-Hansen with Ben Goodwin finished 6th, Chris Steele with Thomas Saunders 34th and Mike Snow-Hansen with Vicki Francis 13th in the silver fleet. Finn Drummond who now sails out of MBSC finished 25th.
Event web site is http://www.420worlds08.gr/
NZ reports are on http://www.420sailing.org.nz/
Opti Teams Overseas
The Opti Worlds have finished in Cesme in Turkey. Logan Dunning-Beck had a difficult regatta to finish 58th overall. Sam MacKay from Napier was the best placed NZer finishing 19th ahead of Andrew McKenzie (Kohimarama) in 22nd place. The Worlds were won by Paul Rios from Puerto Rico.
The second team icompeted in Curacao for the North Americans while the fourth team featuring Alex Munro from Wakatere raced at lake Garda for the Eurpeans. Links:
North American Champs
European Champs
World Champs
Reports from NZ teams
New Caledonia-NZ development team
Marcus Somerville from Wakatere has been selected in the NZ development team and will travel to New Caledonia November 8-11 to race in their championships. He is joined by 11 other age group sailors (11,12 and 13) from around NZ.
Website details will follow closer to the time.
ISAF Youth Worlds
The ISAF Youth Worlds were held in Denmark from 12 to 18 July. Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin represented NZ in the double handeds class and were placed 4th overall. They also helped NZ to finish 2nd overall in the Volvo Trophy for top country in the youth worlds.
Event web site: http://www.youthworlds2008.org/
On line boat tracking, both in real time and in replay mode - well worth the effort and a window on where yachting coverage will go. You need Java installed on your computer. May or may not work with Macs: http://sportcasting.org/home/
Daily podcasts: http://www.youthworlds2008.org/Media/VOLVO%20Podcasting.aspx
OKs in Europe
ThreeWakatere sailors competed in the OK Dinghy Worlds at Warnemunde Germany from 6 - 12 July. Congratulations go to Mark Perrow (6th), Alistair Deaves (17th) and Grant Pedersen (43rd). The event was won by Karl Purdie from Worser Bay.
Website
http://www.okworlds2008.org/
Alastair sailed at Kiel Week. http://www.kieler-woche.de/eng/sailing/index.htm
The Warnemunde regatta served as the Pre-Worlds. http://warnemuender-woche.com/eng/ergebnisse.php
Wakatere Photo Gallery
Photos of Wakatere events over the years can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/wakatere
P & Starling NI Champs, Parua Bay 18 - 19 October
P and Starling North Island Championships - Whangarei Cruising Club will host the P & Starling North Island Champs at Parua Bay over the weekend of October 18th and 19th, 2008. Being the weekend prior to Labour weekend, the organiser’s intention is that tidal conditions will be similar to those expected for the National Championships between Jan 17th and 23rd 2009.
Problems/questions: nzmikew@igrin.co.nz
For more information and the notice of race visit the Whangarei Cruising Club website www.wcc.net.nz. Go to Parua Bay and click on centreboarders.
Whangarei Cruising Club dates
North Island 18/19 October 2008
Tanner Cup 17/18 Jan 2008
Tauranga Cup 19/23 Jan 2008
Starling Match racing 17/18 Jan 2008
Starling Nationals 19/23 Jan 2008
Report from Kate Ellingham in Europe
I arrived mid April to compete in the French Olympic sailing week in Hyeres, Southern France. The weather I experienced there was a contrast to the warm conditions I left New Zealand in days earlier. So I spent the first two days of racing
freezing in 20-25knots, the third day was 30-40knots and was abandoned. Then it lightened off finishing on the last day with huge wind shifts and full pumping. I had a very disappointing regatta finishing 30th, due to poor starts and speed issues down wind.
From Hyeres I drove to Lacanau for a day of surfing and kiting before heading to Brest to compete in the Europeans. Brest was cold and wet, so training sessions were short, I even got caught in a hailstorm! The conditions were similar throughout the entire regatta with very shifty 8-12 knot winds. I was still having starting and down wind issues in this event how ever I was sailing the tricky up winds pretty well. I ended the regatta with a pleasing 19th place.
I was keen to leave Brest, which isn’t known to be the most beautiful or interesting place in search of warmer weather forecasted in Medemblik, Holland.
The drive to Holland with Aaron Macintosh took around 13 hours, so I was destroyed by the time we arrived at 2am! I had a week of really nice training with 18 knots most days, but then I got sick and couldn’t sail much just before Holland Regatta started. Most of the racing in the event was between 10-12 knots, I finally got my starts sorted and my speed all around the coarse was pleasing. After the first 2 days I had no races outside the top six, but then the race committee decided to score me OCS. They had confused me with someone else, I had witnesses and video evidence to prove that I wasn’t over. The committee also briefly brought down the individual recall flag after some one went back. So I protested and won, not because they admitted they confused my sail number but because they should only drop the individual recall flag when everyone that was over has gone back. Going into the medal race I was 6th with a good points buffer behind me, the conditions were quite extreme with 25-28 knots,
huge waves and pouring with rain. I was coming 5th until the end of the second lap when I went to low and crashed into the back of a wave and catapulted away from my gear. After that I was exhausted and ended 8th which was annoying, but I finished 6th over all and it was exciting to be competing in the medal race.
I then had two days in Amsterdam and then flew to Athens to stay with a friend for a rest and a bit of training. I’m now in Kiel for the rest of June to stay and train with a good friend of mine who lives there. Then compete in Kiel Week before returning home in July to go straight to university. Click here for results from Kiel
2007 - 2008 Season Prizegiving
Waterwise Cup
Junior Sportsmanship
Emily Jones
Hughes Trophy
Most Guns in Season pts
Derek Snow
Wakatere Paddle
Top Female Sailor
Lucy Hawkins
Hayman Rose bowl
Most Helpful Senior Mem
Gary Hill
Junior Merit (Mabee Cup)
Meritorious Junior
Logan Dunning Beck
Yachtsman of the Year
Most Meritorious Skipper
Chris Steele
Click here for full results
Potential Windsurfers - Read This
WINDSURFING: Wakatere want to offer group windsurfing lessons to Wakatere members from Mad Loop at Lake Pupuke on Sundays from 12.00 to 2.00 this winter.
The idea is to encourage potential windsurfers to learn new skills rather than just to race. Essentially it is to have fun. Age is not an issue. From opti age up!
All of the gear is supplied by Mad Loop. For those wanting to purchase their own gear the recommended board is a Bic Techno 293. Current cost for a new board and rig is $2900.
There is specialised locker space available for boards at Wakatere.
For those who do become competitive there are Techno worlds and overseas regattas in Noumea and other exciting places.
Should anyone want more information they can call Ian Swinton, the Wakatere techno rep on 376 2013.
Notice for Optimists
OPTIMISTS
The Optimist committee is working on some programmes offering a chance to continue sailing optis through the winter. Auckland's winter is mild and by keeping sessions short and being properly clothed, year round sailing can be enjoyable. This is for those opti members that sailed/raced at the club last season, this is not a ‘learn to sail’ course. Wakatere Opti rep - Andrew Copeland 021-665 085
1. RACE/Learn to Race Combined Coaching Group
If you were part of the Race or Learn to Race groups in the summer OR if you've been to a Green fleet Nationals OR if you've been in occasional regattas OR if you've been competing in the club racing AND you are keen for some winter coaching THEN this could be for you . Every 2nd Saturday Afternoon from 1.30-3.30pm through until the end of September. Please advise ALAN GIBB alangibb@xtra.co.nz
2 INFORMAL Racing group
If you were part of the Learn to Race or Confidence 1 or 2 Groups in the summer and you want to get yourself round a race course, and maintain your level of comfort in an Opti AND you are keen for some winter fun/coaching THEN this could be for you. You should be able to launch and beach your boat, and require the minimum of "parenting" whilst sailing. Every 2nd Saturday Afternoon from 1.30-3.30pm through until the end of September. Please advise BOB McCUTCHEON bobmcc@xtra.co.nz
2008 Youth Champs
Paul Snow-Hansen & Ben Goodwin (Napier) won the double handed youth trials held in Algies Bay. Chris Steele, sailing with Thomas Saunders from Napier) finished third. This win when combined with their victory in the 420 Nationals qualified Paul & Ben to represent NZ in the ISAF Youth Worlds, to be held again in 29ers.
Wakatere Club Champs
Go to the Season Points Page for final results.
Winners were:
- Sunbursts - Mike Long
- OKs - Mark Perrow
- Starlings - Lucy Hawkins
- Bic Techno - Alice Hawkins
- Optimist Green - Alan Turner
- Optimist Open - Ellie Copeland
- Laser - Ian Gladwell
North Harbour Champs, Wakatere 19 April
The NH Champs were held in blustery winds. Results are at NH Champs results
Wakatere Club Season Points & Handicap Series
Go to the Season Points Page for final results (provisional).
Winners were:
Season Points
- Optimist Green - Alan Turner
- Optimist - Sam Schofield
- Starling - Lucy Hawkins
- Sunburst - John & Matthew Dibley
- Laser - Derek Snow
- OK - Mike Wilde
Handicap Series
- Optimist - Sam Schofield
- Starling - Lucy Hawkins
- Sunburst - John & Matthew Dibley
- Laser - Paul Turner
- OK - Mike Wilde
Wakatere Club Champs - Lasers
The 2nd day of racing for the Club Laser Champs has been rescheduled AGAIN. Racing is now schedule for Sunday 6 April and Sunday 13 April.
The reason for this change is that the Auckland Masters to be held at Tamaki Yacht Club has been changed to Sat 19 and Sun 20 April.
Wakatere Club Champs - All classes
Note: Racing on Club Champs days is scheduled to start at 1 pm (Sunday 6 April and Sunday 13 April).
North Harbour Champs, Wakatere Saturday 19 April
The North Harbour Champs will be held on Saturday 19 April, contrary to the date shown in the AYBA Handbook and some club programmes. Go to the Regattas page to download the NOR & Entry Form.
Opti Nationals, Lyttelton Easter
Logan Dunning-Beck finished third overall in the Nationals and top NZer, qualifying for the 5 boat NZ Worlds team. The top two places were taken out by sailors from Noumea - Nicolas Poree & Maxime Masard. Sam Schofield sailed solidly to finish 17th and 10th NZer to qualify for the second NZ team, just edging out club mate Jack Collinson who finished 19th and 11th NZer. Mahia Pepper had a great first Nationals finishing 22nd just ahead of James Roberts in 24th with Alex Munroe not far behind in 34th.
In the Green Fleet Regatta held in conjunction with the Nationals, Jack Simpson finished 5th with Danielle Schofield 9th.
Full report from one of the participants will hopefully follow.
Click on http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/ for Opti Nats results
420 & OK Nationals, New Plymouth Easter
Paul Snow-Hansen & crew Ben Goodwin from Napier are the new National 420 Champs, winning with a race to spare. Second overall was Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth, current World No 2 ranked crew with Alex Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher third. Mike Snow-Hansen teamed up with Vicki Francis from Murrays Bay to finish 6th in the 31 boat fleet.
Click on http://www.npyc.org.nz/Regatta's.htm for OK & 420 Nats reports and results.
Auckland Junior Champs, Howick 8 - 9 March
Best results came in the 420s with Chris Steele and helm Thomas Saunders winning from Paul Snow-Hansen & Ben Goodwin with Mike Snow-Hansen & Vicki Francis 4th. Logan Dunning-Beck finished 4th in the Optis with Jack Collinson 7th. Go to http://www.howicksailingclub.co.nz/regattas/aklchamps/Auckland%20Champs%202008%20results.htm for full results
Sunburst NIs, Auckland Champs & Senior Classes Regattas
Click on Regattas for results of all these regattas held at Wakatere on 2 March.
470 Nationals
Geoff Woolley & Mark Overington have successfully defended their title and have once again been crowned NZ 470 Champions. The third day's racing was held in little shifty north easterly winds. Dan Willcox and Chris Dawson sailed extremely well to record 2 wins and snatch second from Carl Evans & Peter Burling.
Day 2 racing has been cancelled.
Perfect sailing conditions greeted the 470 Nationals fleet for the first day's racing. Four races were held in a steadily increasing NE wind. Provisional placings:
Click here for full results
SI Opti Champs, Lyttelton 23/24 February 2008
Last weekend a group of our sailors travelled to Lyttleton to try out the local conditions at the South Island Champs. A very competitive fleet of 49 boats took part, including many of the top Auckland sailors. This was a great warm up for the Nationals and was sailed in very challenging conditions. On Saturday racing was called off after the wind gusts rose
above 30 knots. The two races that were sailed that day were in about 20-25knots and, by Auckland standards, in a huge swell. Sunday started out windy as well with 18 knots at the start of the first race. Later in the
day the wind shifted 90 degrees and dropped down to about 10 knots, the big shift causing the abandonment of a race already underway and restricting the day to three races overall.
Our Waka sailors did us proud in the five race series, with Logan Dunning-Beck taking out the championship in 1st and Alex Munro coming in a strong 3rd overall. Close on his heels was Sam Schofield in 4th. James
Roberts finished 12th, Mahia Pepper 23rd and Markus Somerville 36th in only his third ever Open Fleet regatta
Photos can be found at...
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Navalpoint/SouthIslandOptimistChamps
Full results are available at http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/results/optisouth.htm/
Laser Masters Worlds, Australia February 2008
Three Wakatere Laser sailors attended the Worlds hels in Terriigal, Australia. Final positions were:
Mike Keeton 10th in Masters Radials, Pete Thomas 25th in Masters Full Rig and Ian Gladwell 39st in the same fleet. Full results at http://aus08.laserinternational.org/resultsMaster.php
Junior Sail Auckland, Auckland February 2008
There were good results in the Opti Open class for Wakatere sailors Logan Dunning-Beck, Sam Schofield and Jack Collinson who finished 1st, 3rd & 9th in a 96 boat fleet. Results at Jnr Sail Auckland Results
470 Worlds, Melbourne January 2008
Mike & Paul Snow-Hansen are competed in the 470 Worlds in Melbourne. Paul & Riley Deans finished 25th in the silver fleet while Mike & Josh MacCormack finished 7th in the bronze. Results are at http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au
RS:X Worlds, Takapuna January 2008
Tom Ashley has won the men's RS:X Worlds while Babara Kendall finished 2nd in the women's competition behind long time rival Alesandra Sensini. Kate Ellingham put in a good performance being the only other NZ woman to qualify for the gold fleet, finishing 33rd overall. Full Results at http://rsxclass.com/blog/2008/01/08/online-scoring-system-first/#more-34
Starling Nationals, Torbay January 2008
Chris Steele & Hardy Michel qualified for the Gold Fleet in the Starling Nationals. Chris was in contention right up to the end but slipped to 9th at the end of the regatta. The regatta was won by Matt Vincent from Nelson. Results at http://www.torbaysailingclub.org.nz/
P Class, Tanner Cup & P Nationals, Torbay December 2007 - January 2008
Logan Dunning-Beck, representing North Harbour, has won the Tanner Cup held in light winds at Torbay. In second place was James Turner from Bay of Plenty who was equal on points with Logan going into the final day.
James & Logan resumed their battle in the P Nationals (Tauranga Cup) with positions reversed, James taking out the trophy. Results at http://www.torbaysailingclub.org.nz/
RS-X Nationals, Takapuna 14-16 December 2007
Kate Ellingham cemented her position as the number 2 ranked woman RS-X sailor placing 16th in the international fleet who competed in the Nationals off Takapuna. Babara Kendall won the women's division while Thomas Ashley won the mens. Full results at http://www.takapunaboating.org.nz
Wakatere Junior Regatta 15 December 2007
The Wakatere Junior classes regatta was held in a brisk north easterly wind. Highlight was the size of the green fleet Optis - 43 boats with many of the sailors being recent graduate of the Wakatere learn to sail programme. Well done to all the competitors.
Results are on the Regattas page.
Click on following to go to photo album
Wakatere Junior Regatta December 07
Sir Peter Blake Regatta Torbay, 8-9 December 2007
Wakatere sailors had much success at the SPBR held at Torbay. Saturday's conditions were light and variable while the wind was so strong on Sunday that racing could not be held. Stand out performances:
Bic Techno. 1st Simon Swinton
P Class. 1st Logan Dunning-Beck
Sunbursts. 1st Nathan Long
470. 1st Paul Snow-Hansen & Riley Dean. 2nd Mike Snow-Hansen & Joshua McCormack
Javelin. 1st Derek Snow & Peter Sharp
Sunbursts. 1st Nathan Long
Opti Green. 3rd Marcus Somerville
Full results at http://www.torbaysailingclub.org.nz/
Wakatere New Year Regatta, 19 January 2008
Wakatere have established a new Optimist regatta following on from the Optimist training regatta held each year after Xmas. It is hoped to make this an annual event, filling in the gap between New Year and the Auckland Anniversary Regatta when many clubs do not race. Note, there will racing for both Open and Green fleets. Click on Regattas for NOR and Entry Form.
North Harbour Tanner Cup Trials, 24-25 November 2007
Logan Dunning-Beck has won the Tanner Cup trials and will represent North Harbour in the Tanner Cup to be held at Torbay over Xmas.
Wakatere Junior Regatta, 15 December 2007
Click on Regattas for NOR, Entry Form & SI Schedule.
North Island Optimist Champs, Rotorua 17-18 November 2007
Thirteen of our young sailors, and their support teams, headed down to Rotorua last weekend to contest the North Islands. They produced some great results, had some fun and hopefully gained a lot of positive experience for their future race careers. Conditions were generally fine with very light and shifty winds, which made for a very challenging event with lots of delays and plenty of false starts to frustrate everyone – particularly the spectators!
In the Open fleet there were 109 entries, all on the start line at once so there was a lot of yelling going on in the last minute of the start sequences. Black flag fever struck and three of our sailors experienced disqualifications for being over the line – although this seemed to produce more smiles and laughs than it did heartache. In the end the race officials did a sterling job and managed to get in six races. Typically, no sooner were the sailors off the water at the end of racing on day 2 than a strong and consistent wind arrived – much to the annoyance of the sailors and officials who had been fighting crazy shifts in 5 knots, or less, of breeze all weekend.
Alex Munro finished 5th overall and was the top Wakatere sailor in Open Fleet, a tremendous result considering he won Green Fleet at this event only last year. Jack Collinson finished in 6th overall, putting in a fantastic effort sailing for the first time in over a month since he broke a bone in his hand. Logan Dunning-Beck, our defending North Island and National champion, finished in 10th overall which was also a brilliant effort considering he has been focusing on his P-Class sailing so far this season. Three sailors in the top-10 for Wakatere, a very strong showing for our club.
Sam Schofield finished 16th overall, James Roberts in 21st and Mahia Pepper in 28th. Mahia in fact won race 2, which is a stunning result for a sailor in his first major Open Fleet. Our lone lady in Open Fleet, Ellie Copeland, finished in 57th and Liam Coleman came in at 67th. Both Ellie and Liam had top-20 finishes during the event which was brilliant. A special mention to Aaron Gibb-Pearson who travelled all the way to Rotorua only to become quite ill and be unable to sail at all.
Open fleet was won by Sam Mackay from Napier, with Naomi Mannering from Napier in 2nd and Erica Dawson from Murrays Bay in 3rd.
Over in Green Fleet our four Wakaterians had fun and sailed well during the seven races held. Mathew Kempkers finished 4th overall (out of 60 entries), confirming that his Green Fleet days are over. Lukas Walton finished in 23rd in his first ever regatta, Danielle Schofield came in at 40th and Kelsey Smith finished in 45th.
Click here for full results - Open Fleet, Green Fleet.
A Class World Champs, Florida November 2007
Mike Drummond finished 14th in the A Class Worlds sailing a chartered boat. Click here for full results.
Yachting New Zealand Young Sailor of the Year 2007
Congratulations to Chris Steele, joint winner with Carl Evans and Peter Burling of the 2007 Young Sailor of the Year for his achievement in winning the Optimist Worlds.
ASB College Sportsman of the Year 2007
Paul Snow-Hansen has been awarded ASB College Sportsman of the Year as well as being awarded top sailor
Noumea Optimist Champs, Oct - Nov 2007
A NZ Development team, including Alex Munroe, competed in the Noumea Optimist Champs. Alex finished a commendable 12th. For final results click on http://www.src-noumea.com/resultats/2007/champ/o07cha_s.htm
2007 Opening Day 7 October
Thanks to Thomas Ashley who came along and spoke at opening day.
Opening Day 2007
2007 Winchamps, Murrays Bay 28-30 September
Report from James & Donn Roberts... A new season of sailing started with a beautifully fine crisp day for the Winter Champs at Murrays Bay Sailing Club. On leaving Devonport I was worried that there might not be enough wind, but by the time we arrived at Murrays Bay there was a definite sea breeze and building all the time. There was a definite buzz in the air as there had been sailing tuition organized from Monday onwards and the Secondary Schools Girls competition mid week. Wakatere was well represented by in the 420's, 470's, Techno boards, P Class, Starling, Laser 4.7, Opti open and Opti Green fleets. 320 boats and boards competing over 3 days. Unfortunately there was no club representation in the laser, laser radial, Javelin, RSX, or splash classes. ( we can't do everything, can we?)
It was impressive to see the effort put in by Napier Sailing Club who organized over 30 competitors to travel up to Auckland. They also achieved at a high level in the fleets they competed in. We had competitors from Nelson, Christchurch, Otago, and even Australia attending.
The rest of my comments relate to the Opti Open course.
The lighter winds on the first day was of advantage to the smaller sailors. Those who have been sailing at Lake Pupuke over the winter or attending the sailing clinic did well.
On the second day the breeze filled in to a steady 10-12 knots. Excellent sailing conditions with those sailors not allowing for the tide often going past the lay lines.
Again a consistent performance from our club sailors with Jack Collinson picking up an emphatic 1st in the third race. All of our team were consistent but looking forward to the following day's forecast of a steady 20knots building thru the day with the occasional squall for a little bit of excitement. A small front was to cross the North Island at about mid day with worsening conditions for the afternoon.
The first race got underway in 22knts. Those tacking to the right looked to gain the advantage until the fleet converged at the top mark where the inshore half of the fleet were generally leading. Alex Munro was in third and worked hard in the reach and run to cement a good lead over the trailing group of boats in 4th.
Just before the second race of the day we had to tow a sailor in who was cold so missed the start.
When we returned the fleet was approaching the third mark and Alex was in the lead. He was eventually hunted down and passed by Naiomi Mannering (11th NZer at the 2007 Nationals) Sam MacKay (6th in the 2007 Nationals) and Ryan Arnhelm (an up and coming sailor from Nelson.) Distinguished company to keep.
The fleet was bought off the water for lunch and the last two races were not sailed, much to our team's disappointment. Good results in the fresher conditions and a large number of withdrawals meant that our boys points tallies and positions were improving on the last day.
The Opti open was where the largest number of Wakatere sailors were entered. In the Opti open fleet of 64 boats we had Jack Collinson 6th, Alex Munro 11th, Sam Schofield 12th, James Roberts 22nd, and for his first regatta in open fleet Mahia Pepper in 34th with an 11th and 15th place in the last 2 races. Definitely a talented sailor.
In green fleet was Nathan Kampkers was 5th, Finn Croft 15th, Lukas Walton 19th, and Danielle Schofield 22nd. A great effort from some very new sailors.
In the laser 4.7 fleet Nick Mahoney was 1st. He totally dominated the fleet.
In the P Class Logan Dunning-Beck was 5th with a 1st place on the last day. This is a really tricky class and is extremely tough to sail in fresh conditions.
In the Starling class an excellent fleet of 61 boats took to the water. Finn Drummond was 27th and Nick Croft 30th (Nick has only just started racing in this class.)
In the 420s Chris Steele and Thomas Saunders suffered gear and body damage. They did not compete in the last 3 races. They finished 7th on a fleet of 9 boats.
In the 470s Paul Snow-Hansen and his crew of Riley Dean from Naval Point finished 5th and Mike with his crew of Joshua MacCormack (MBSC) finished 6th in a highly competitive fleet of 9 boats.
In the Techno Boards Simon Swinton finished 8th and Terry Cookson 9th.
In the RSX Kate Ellingham was 6th place and second female in a fleet of 13 boards.
Some excellent racing coming up with Wakatere Club opening next weekend and a variety of events around Auckland. Even if you are not competing get on board a patrol craft and let your kids see what great fun is in competitive sailing. A helping hand is always appreciated.
Go to http://murraysbay.org/ for full results
Click on the following for photos
2007 Winchamps
Roster
The pre-Xmas roster is posted. Please note:
• Every club member will be allocated at least one duty prior to Xmas and one post xmas
• If you can’t make your duty please arrange for someone else to take your place and email Kevin Whitehead ( kevinw@solutionm.co.nz )
• Please arrive at the Club by 12.00 for boat and mark preparation
• Briefing at 12.30
• Check the whiteboard for boat allocations
• It is your responsibility to organise a boat crew to help if required
• Clean up your own boat after sailing, including marks and removing fuel tanks
• Assist with any other boat clean up including the Waka 1 don’t leave it to the PRO!
Click on Misc/Roster.htm
Photo Gallery
We've reached our web hosting limit so we will now be using the Picasa site to host our photos. Click on the following to link to the Galleries.
Chris Steele wins 2007 Opti Worlds
Chris Steele has won the Optimist Worlds - the first time ever by a New Zealander. Alexandra Maloney finished third and top girl while Logan Dunning-Beck had a good second half of the regatta to finish 9th. These results combined to make NZ the top nation overall. Congratulation to the whole team and Chris in particular. Click on http://optimist.org.nz/ for full reports and links. The link for the regatta site is http://www.yachtclub-cagliari.com/eventi/ioda/ioda_e.html
Click on following photos to link to photos
2nd placing in 2007 Youth Worlds
Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke have finished 2nd in the 2007 Youth Worlds boys double handed class in Kingston, Canada. Sailing a 29er, they helped the NZL Yachting Trust team to third place overall in the teams trophy. Click here for a report.
2nd placing in 2007 OK Worlds
Mark Perrow has finished in 2nd place after Nick Craig (GBR) at the OK Worlds which has just come to a close in Leba, Poland. Ten New Zealand boats took part including Mark and Mike Wilde of Wakatere BC. Other top placed NZL boats were Karl Purdie in 3rd (on 27 points with Mark Perrow) and Paul Rhodes in 5th.Results and photos at http://www.okdworlds2007.com/
US 29er Champs
A report from Paul Snow-Hansen:
Today was a lot of fun with 18 knots most of the time. We have really good speed, probably the best out there. We led around the first mark today by 100 metres or more but ended up getting sailed around when we sailed into no breeze. We learnt alot and gained on almost every other down wind - we ended up 4th in that race. The 2nd race was unfortunate when we got caught behind a keel boat practically going through the gate and went from 3rd to 9th but gained back to 8th. The third race today was mean as it became really windy and we overtook someone on the last downwind when they capsized and got 2nd. We had a good last race where we got taken out by another keel boat on the start but made a good gain on the second beat to lead around the last mark and take the race.
Yeaterday we had good speed but we had to concentrate so much that we made some average calls tactically. The conditions were light and really sloppy making it hard not to heal over to windward. Our main problem was starts or acceration but we improved today.
Prizegiving
Main prize winners:
Waterwise Cup
Junior Sportsmanship
Chris Steele
For maturity in the face of adversity at the Opti Worlds Uruaguay.Honourable mention Finn Drummond.
Hughes Trophy
Most Guns in Seasonpts
Mike Long
Wakatere Paddle
Top Female Sailor
Kate Ellingham
26th Place at RSX euro champs and first Wakatere member to make a mark in Windsurfing at an international level
New Cup
Top Junior Female
Kate Wanless
Hayman Rosebowl (base only)
Most Helpful Senior Mem
Gary Sugden
Junior Merit(Mabee Cup)
Meritorious Junior
Logan Dunning Beck
Totally dominating the Opti nationals and almost all leadup regattas including the North islands.
Yachtsman of the Year
Most Meritorious Skipper
Paul Snow Hansen
12th 420 Worlds, 2nd Starling nats, 6th 470 Nationals, 2nd 420 Nationals, 2nd Youth champs, 1st youth trials and representing NZ in double handed at the ISAF youth worlds.
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