News.
2004 Sunburst Nationals, Eastbourne Easter 2004
Seven Wakatere boats headed south to Muritai Y.C., Eastbourne for the Harcourt 2004 Sunburst Nationals.
The team - Quentin and Sam Reeves, James Corbett and Claire Allen, John and Danny White, Mike and Nathan Long, Garth Ellingham and Mike Snow-Hansen, Malcolm, George or Alison Tubby and Bruce and Luke Yarnton.
A fleet of 55 boats took part in the seven race series. Conditions varied from a solid 25 knot cold southerly to a gentle 5-8 knot northerly. The Wakatere fleet were definitely more comfortable in the lighter breezes with Malcolm (and eight year Alison) winning race 6 in Rose Ann. Best overall placing went to Garth Ellingham and Mike Snow-Hansen in 6th place sailing in Zytz (loaned by Stefan Goldwater for the competition and currently for sale).
With racing abandoned on Saturday afternoon the team headed for the local go-kart track for a spot of friendly racing. Again Mike and Garth proved to be the quickest on the course.
John and Danny White sailing Elan finished 2nd overall on handicap. Last years winner Brett Linton finished 5th. This year's overall winner was Greg Wright with Penny Kerr as crew.
Garth & Mike 6th
Tubbys
9th
Yarntons
10th
James & Claire 12th
Longs
16th
Reeves
18th
Whites
22nd
The 2005 Nationals will most likely be held at Waimakariri.
Muritai hosted a great competition and those who travelled the distance were rewarded with a fun event. The next competition will be the NI Champs to be held at Taupo on 22-23 January 2005. Book your holiday now.
2004 Optimist Nationals, Worser Bay Easter 2004
The Optimists held their Nationals on the other side of Wellington Harbour in Worser Bay. The weather earlier in the week suggested a cold windy Nationals but other than for a couple of races, the winds were light to moderate and not particularly cold. The scheduled 15 races were run, the first time this has ever been managed.
Five Wakatere sailors competed with the best result coming from Paul Snow-Hansen who had a great battle with Daniel Willcox and Carl Evans, eventually finishing a close 3rd. This was good enough to secure a place in the team to the Worlds in Ecuador in July.
The other Wakatere sailors, Matthew Knox, Chris Kelly, Finn Drummond and Andrew McQueen all had a good race or two, especially towards the end of the series.
Click on http://www.toyotaoptinats.wellington.net.nz/results/finalresult.htm for results and http://www.onlinefotos.com/site/images.asp?Studio=100000203&Gallery=100001129 for photos.
2004 3.7 Nationals, Takapuna Easter 2004
Peter Evans, representing Wakatere has won the 3.7 Nationals held at Takapuna over Easter. According to an inside source, the top 4 placegetters were clearly superior, and as the contest went on, Peter Evans became clearly the best. For full results , click on 2004 37 Nats results.pdf
2004 City of Sails Regatta, Kohimaramara 3 April 2004
The City of Sails Regatta was held at Kohimaramara in a moderate but shifty SW wind. Kate Ellingham won the P Class and Paul Snow-Hansen placed second in the Optimists. Click on http://www.kyc.org.nz/ for full results.
2004 Dirty Dog Regatta & Auckland Champs, Eastern Beach 27 - 28 March 2004
The combined Dirty Dog Regatta and Auckland Champs was an impressive affair - 108 Green Fleet Optimists, 99 Open fleet, 40 odd Starlings, 30 P Classes, 14 3.7s, 8 Sunbursts and 11 420s.
There was a good turn out of Wakatere Green Fleet Optimists with the best performance from Chris Steele who finished 11th (from memory). Well done to all those who attended - Chris, Matthew McQueen, Alice Hawkins, George Grieve, Luke Yarnton, Tim Wilde, Lucy Hawkins, Isobel Hawkins, Sophie Lauder, Emily Tubby, George Tubby, Elizabeth Whitehead - sailing in a fleet of over 100 for your first regatta is quite an experience.
Paul Snow-Hansen finished 3rd in the Open Fleet on Saturday and moved into 2nd overall in the Auckland Champs on the back of two strong performances in Sunday's heavy conditions (averaging over 20 knots with gusts about 30). Matthew Knox also had one of his better days with a 9th and almost another top 10 placing until he capsized.
Matthew McQueen was the only Wakatere Green Fleeter who stayed on for the second day and was rewarded with an 8th in one of the races.
James Corbett won the Sunbursts on count back from Garth Ellingham and Mike Snow-Hansen.
Kate Ellingham convincingly won the P Classes but was disqualified for changing sails during the contest.
Jake Lawrence sailed his Starling well in the heavy races with placings of 7th, 6th and 3rd to show that he is coming to grips with his new boat.
Click on the following for full results:
Akld
Optimist C…-Open Fleet.htm
Auckland
Optimi…Green Fleet.htm
Dirty
Dog Regat…-Open Fleet.htm
Dirty
Dog Regat…Green Fleet.htm
P
Class.htm
Sailwave
result… - Starling.htm
Sailwave
result… - Sunburst.htm
3point7.htm
2004 Saltwater Champs, Murrays Bay Champs 20 March 2004
Another small contingent of Wakatere sailors sail Kate Ellingham and Paul Snow-Hansen place 3rd in the P and Optimist Classes. Racing was held in very shifty conditions. Click on http://murraysbay.org/Regattas.htm for results.
2004 Wakatere Club Champs 21 March & 4 April 2004
Please note that the Wakatere Club Champs will be held on 21 March and 4 April starting at the earlier time of 12.30pm. There will be 3 races per day. The reserve day is 18 April.
This is a new initiative this year and a separate honours board will be erected to honour the winners in each class. The existing honours boards will be retained for the winners of the seasons points in those classes that have honours boards.
2004 Wakatere Senior Classes Regatta 14 March 2004
The inaugural Wakatere Senior Classes Regatta got off to a slow start with racing delayed until the breeze settled in. Only one race was held in the morning with two in the afternoon. Highlight of the regatta was the appearance of the Javelin fleet, won convincingly by Philip McNeil from Kaikohe. Garth Ellingham and Mike Snow-Hansen won all three Sunburst races in the most dominating performance in any class. For full results, click on Wakatere senior regatta.htm
2004 BBYC Junior Regatta 13 March 2004
The postponed BBYC Junior Regatta was held at Eastern Beach in light to moderate conditions. A small contingent of Wakatere sailors was rewarded with second placings to Wade Gatfield in the P Class and Paul Snow-Hansen in the Optimist Open. For results, click on www.bbyc.org.nz/results/series/EBNc.htm
2004 North Harbour Champs 6 March 2004
Once again Wakatere were well represented in the P Class. Kate finished 1st equal on points but third on countback followed by Mike Snow-Hansen on 4th. Paul Snow-Hansen was placed second in the Optimist Open Class. Click on Results_NHC_Mar04.pdf for full results
2004 Auckland Secondary School Champs 26-27 Feb 2004
Takapuna Grammar made up of members of Wakatere won the overall teams trophy in the Secondary School Champs held at Wakatere. Second was Auckland Grammar and third St Kentigans. Three races were held on Thursday in light winds. A gale warning for Friday meant that no further races were held.
In individual classes, Kate Ellingham won the Ps with Wade Gatfield 3rd. Garth Ellingham and Mike Snow-Hansen placed 2nd in the Sunbursts and Paul Snow-Hansen was 3rd in the Optimists.
Click on the following for results: Summary, Optis, P Class, Starlings, Sunbursts
2004 Auckland Boys and Girls Champs, Murrays Bay & Kohimaramara 21 Feb 2004
In strong winds gusting over 25 knots, Kate Ellingham has won the Auckland Girls P class Champs and Mike Snow-Hansen the Boys Champs. Paul Snow-Hansen was placed third in the Boys Optimist Champs.
Jake Lawrence sailed his first Starling regatta to place a very commendable 5th while Matthew Knox showed a pleasing return to form to finish 11th in the Optimists. Luke Yarnton also sailed (and started) well to finish 8th in the green fleet Optis. Full results for the Boys Champs at http://murraysbay.org/regattas.htm
Photo Gallery Update
The Photo Gallery has been updated to include Opti, P & Starling North ISland Champs, Wakatere Regatta and P & Starling Nats. Click on Photo gallery
OK Nationals, Worser Bay Feb 6-9 2004
In a regatta characterised by heavy winds, Wakatere sailor Russell Wood sailed into first place ahead of other Wakatere sailors Mark Perrow (4th), Ben Morrison (7th) Mike Inwood (12th), Phil Rzepecky (13th) and Mike Wilde (14th). Well done to all and congratulations Russell.
Sail Auckland, Feb 6-9 2004
The Snow-Hansens all finished 3rd in their classes in Sail Auckland - Paul 3rd in the Optis, Mike 3rd in the Ps and Derek 3rd in the 3.7s behind fellow Wakatere sailors Tim Willets and Peter Evans. Kate Ellingham also performed well finishing 4th and 1st girl in the P Classes, following on from her win in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta at the same venue two weeks previous.
It was also good to see Edward and Sam Reeves attending their first regatta and competing in the Opti Green Fleet. It would be good to see more Wakatere green fleeters joining them.
Click on http://www.saildownunder.org.nz/?pg=Race%20Results%202004%20SA for results.
A Class Nationals & Worlds, New Plymouth Jan - Feb 2004
Mike Drummond came 2nd overall and winner of the NZ A Class Catamaran National Championships (the winner of the regatta was not elligible for the title). Unfortunately Mike has not carried this form into the worlds and was placed about 20th after 6 races. Click on http://www.aclassworlds2004.org.nz/index.htm for further info and updates.
Starling Nationals
10 January 2004
Garth Ellingham has won the Starling Nationals. A first and 2nd in the first 2 races meant that he didn't to need race the last 2 races. Congratulations Garth.
9 January 2004
No races were held due to 50 knot NW winds. Four races are now planned for the final day's racing.
8 January 2004
The grading rounds of the Starling Nationals are now complete with Garth Ellingham holding first equal position. The fleet is now divided into gold and silver divisions for the last two days of the regatta. The points are very close with 10 points covering the first 5 competitors.
For results click on http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/calendar---events/Results---Starling-Nationals.asp
P Nationals (Tauranga Cup)
4 January 2004
The wind for the last race of the series was light and for once favoured the boats on the right side of the course. This saw many of the front runners having one of their worst races of the series. Kates previous consistency meant that she could count her 10th place in race 7 and slipped only one place to 6th overall. Paul was the second best Wakatere sailor with his 2nd place securing him 15th overall. Wakatere results are:
POS SAIL HELM CLUB R 1 R 2 R 3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 PTS 6 888 KATE ELLINGHAM WBC (13) 5 6 8 7 7 10 8 (31) 51 15 898 PAUL SNOW-HANSEN WBC (55) (DNF) 1 14 25 1 45 14 2 102 20 8 MIKE SNOW-HANSEN WBC 25 29 4 9 22 (34) 21 (43) 24 134 22 555 JAKE LAWRENCE WBC 18 (39) (27) 20 19 10 27 25 23 142 25 987 ANDREW KNOX WBC (33) 24 19 10 18 28 (42) 32 17 148 62 404 WADE GATFIELD WBC 56 50 59 (74) 45 (75) 60 60 52 381 67 565 JEREMY DEY WBC (79) 75 54 (DNF) 71 44 64 72 56 465
For full results click on http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/calendar---events/Results---Tauranga-Cup.asp
3 January 2004
Another ground hog day - Paul winning the first (light wind) race and Kate stringing together another set of impressive performances. Kate is now assured of the Naomi James Trophy for top girl and cannot finish outside the top eight. Thomas Olds cannot be beaten for first.
POS SAIL HELM CLUB R 1 R 2 R 3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 PTS 5 888 KATE ELLINGHAM WBC (13) 5 6 8 7 7 (10) 8 41 19 898 PAUL SNOW-HANSEN WBC (55) (DNF) 1 14 25 1 45 14 100 21 8 MIKE SNOW-HANSEN WBC 25 29 4 9 22 (34) 21 (43) 110 22 555 JAKE LAWRENCE WBC 18 (39) (27) 20 19 10 27 25 119 26 987 ANDREW KNOX WBC (33) 24 19 10 18 28 (42) 32 131 62 404 WADE GATFIELD WBC 56 50 59 (74) 45 (75) 60 60 329 69 565 JEREMY DEY WBC (79) 75 54 (DNF) 71 44 64 72 379
2 January 2004
Day 2 of the P Nationals started with the first race being postponed due to lack of wind. Once it arrived, the sea breeze gradually increased to 15+ knots. Race 1 saw Paul win reasonably comfortably with Mike celebrating his birthday with a 4th. Once again Kate was consistently the best but Andrew and Jake also scored well. Wakatere results are:
POSITION SAIL HELM BOAT NAME CLUB R 1 R 2 R 3 R4 R5 PTS 4 888 KATE ELLINGHAM PIECES OF EIGHT WBC 13 5 6 8 7 39 17 8 MIKE SNOW-HANSEN HARRY HIGHET WBC 25 29 4 9 22 89 20 987 ANDREW KNOX REBEL WBC 33 24 19 10 18 104 23 555 JAKE LAWRENCE WRX WBC 18 39 27 20 19 123 35 898 PAUL SNOW-HANSEN HARRY HISTORY WBC 55 DNF 1 14 25 187 59 404 WADE GATFIELD VENGEANCE WBC 56 50 59 75 45 285 77 565 JEREMY DEY TERMINATOR WBC 79 75 54 DNF 71 371
1 January 2004
The first two races in the Tauranga Cup were held in a 15 to 20 knot sea breeze. Star sailor for Wakatere was Kate who followed up a 13th in the first race with a 5th in the second. Three races are scheduled for the second day. Wakatere results are as follows:
Place Sail No Name Boat Club Race 1 Race 2 Points 9 888 KATE ELLINGHAM PIECES OF EIGHT WBC 13 5 18 25 8 MIKE SNOW-HANSEN HARRY HIGHET WBC 25 29 54 30 555 JAKE LAWRENCE WRX WBC 18 39 57 31 987 ANDREW KNOX REBEL WBC 33 24 57 52 404 WADE GATFIELD VENGEANCE WBC 56 50 106 75 898 PAUL SNOW-HANSEN HARRY HISTORY WBC 55 DNF 147 80 565 JEREMY DEY TERMINATOR WBC 79 75 154
For full results click on http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/calendar---events/Results---Tauranga-Cup.asp
Tanner Cup
30 December 2003
Kate saved her best race for last, finishing 2nd in a blanket finish with two other boats. This was good enough to give Kate a highly commendable 5th placing overall. Final placings:
1 Riley
Deans, Canterbury 7 pts
2 Thomas Olds,
South Canterbury 14 pts
3 Josh Junior
,Wellington 16 pts
4 Grace Nixon,
Auckland 22 pts
5 Kate
Ellingham, North Harbour 25 pts
6 Peter Burling,
BOP 25 pts
29 December 2003
Riley Deans of Canterbury on 6 pts leads the Tanner Cup going into the last day of competition. Second is Thomas Olds of South Canterbury on 9 points, however dropping the worst performance leaves these two on equal points well clear of the rest of the fleet. Racing on the second day was held in 15 knot southerlies with three races back to back.
Kate is currently 6th on 23 points behind Josh Junior (Wellington) on 17 pts and Peter Burling (BOP) and Grace Nixon (Auckland) on 22 points. There are two more races scheduled for the final day.
28 December 2003
The first day of the Tanner Cup started with a brisk westerly for the invitation race. The wind gradually died and finished at about 5 knots. Paul Snow-Hansen led for most of the race hoping to repeat his victory of last year but headed fo the wrong mark on the last leg and finished 2nd. Kate Ellingham sailed well to move through the fleet to fourth.
As soon as the practice race finished, the wind shifted to the east and increased to 25 knots for the start of the first race in the Tanner Cup. Kate struggled a little at the beginning but settled down to finish 5th overall. For full results, click on http://www.cya.org.nz/pclass.htm
Season Points 14 December 2003
Compared to the previous day's racing, the wind turned to the North West and freshened with gusts of 20 knots. Once again the closest racing was in the P classes with Kate Ellingham and Peter Burling (visiting from Tauranga) sharing the victories. For results, click on results_141203.htm. For up to date points, click on Wakatere Season Pts14 Dec.htm
Wakatere Junior Regatta 13 December 2003
The 2nd annual Wakatere Junior Regatta was held in a perfect 12 knot northerly breeze. There was a great turn out of about 160 boats including for the first time a green fleet for inexperienced Starling sailors..
Best performances from Wakatere sailors were:
Garth
Ellingham Starling 1
Paul Snow-Hansen
P Class 1
Mike Snow-Hansen
P Class 4
Jess Wilde
Starling Green 4
For full results, click on. 2003 Wakatere Jnr Regatta.htm Photographs of the event can be found at www.chriscameron.co.nz and (eventually) at Photo gallery
Season Points 7 December 2003
For results, click
on results_071203.htm.
Sir Peter Blake Regatta, Torbay 6 - 7 December 2003
A large number of Wakatere sailors took part in the Sir Peter Blake Regatta. There were a number of good performances, namely:
Garth Ellingham Starling 2
Mike Snow-Hansen P Class 5
Paul Snow-Hansen Opti Open 3
Andrew McQueen Opti Green 1
Simon Swinton Opti Green 3, 1st in age
Luke Yarnton Opti Green, 3rd in age
Paul Lambert Sunburst 1
Rosalyn McDonald Sunburst 2
Other sailors
who performed well in individual races were Finn Drummond in the Opti
Opens who had a great second day, finishing with a 4th and Chris
Steele who had a number of top 10 placings in the Opti Green fleet.
For full results click on SPB2003.pdf.
Season Points 30 November 2003
For results, click
on results_301103.htm.
Season Points 23 November 2003
A combination
of the Optis being in Rotorua, wild weather and an even wilder
forecast, and hangovers (in the broadest sense of course) from the
World Cup Final meant that there were small fleets for the Season
Points racing. A number of Lasers visited from Pupuke making the
Lasers the largest fleet. Click on results_231103.htm
for results.
Larchmont Trophy, Seasons Points
Results of Larchmont Trophy are available by clicking on Larchmont Trophy.htm
Also, latest
seasons points - Season
points 2004.htm
NI Opti Champs, Rotorua 22 - 23 November 2003
Paul Snow-Hansen is the new NI Optimist Champs, following on from his brother Mike who won at the same venue two years ago. Paul had a titanic battle with World's team mate Daniel Willcox going into the last race only one point apart. Unfortunately the dog fight we'd all hoped to see fizzled out when Dan was over the line at the start and never recovered to finish back in the fleet. Conditions were extremely difficult with winds ranging from light to moderate/heavy with large shifts and wind lines. Paul managed these conditions really well, never finishing further back than 9th.
The other great news from a Wakatere perspective was the performance of our green fleet sailors, Andrew McQueen and Simon Swinton both winning their age groups with Andrew also winning overall and Simon third. Many of the other Wakatere sailors had some good individual races with all sure to have learnt lots over the regatta.
Another
feature of the regatta was its size - the largest Optimist regatta in
NZ, surpassing the previous largest, the Wakatere Nationals. There
were 111 boats in the open fleet and 77 in the green fleet. Click on
Open
final NIs 03.htm
and Green
Fleet final NIs 03.htm
for results.
Kate Ellingham wins!
NH P Class Tanner Cup Trials, Torbay 8 - 9 November 2003
Kate Ellingham has won the Tanner Cup Trials and will be representing North Harbour at the Tanner Cup in Christchurch. Kate broke the decades old stranglehold Murrays Bay and Torbay have had on this contest, although her brother Garth did win this event two years ago representing Murrays Bay.
The good news didn't stop there. Mike Snow-Hansen sailed well to finish 5th, Jake Lawrence sailed consistently for 6th, followed by Paul Snow-Hansen 8th, Andrew Knox 9th and Wade Gatfield 10th to give Wakatere 6 boats in the top 10 out of a fleet of 20.
Kate sailed consistently over the wide ranging conditions, winning only one race but always being a threat. The contest came down to three boats entering the last race, Kate, Chris Dawson and Josh McCormack. Wade had his best race to finish 2nd and push Chris down the fleet allowing Kate to win. There was an anxious wait while Chris attempted to reopen a protest hearing that he had lost before Kate was confirmed as the winner with Josh 2nd and Chris 3rd. Well done Kate. Click here for photo
For full
results click on 2003
NH Tanner Cup trials.pdf
NH P Class Tanner Cup Trials, Torbay 1 - 2 November 2003
The North Harbour Tanner Cup trials saw a strong Wakatere contingent, with seven sailors in the twenty boat fleet. Three races were scheduled for Saturday 1 Nov and Sunday 2 Nov. Race 1 saw Kate Ellingham leading from Mike Snow-Hansen for much of the race. However both were undone by the shifting winds and at the finish, Paul Snow-Hansen sailed from 4th to 2nd with Kate 3rd, Jake Lawrence 7th and Mike 8th.
The predicted fresh northerly arrived for the afternoon races and once again Kate and Mike were prominent. Mike was 3rd in the 2nd race with Kate 4th. In the 3rd race, Mike's forestay came adrift when he was placed 4th while Kate continued her good form with a 2nd placing.
The winds
changed to strong westerlies on Sunday. While the fleet left the
beach, gusts of 30 knots meant that racing was cancelled. This means
that 6 races will be held next weekend. Kate is holding second place
behind Chris Dawson of MBSC.
P Class & Optimist NI Champs, Napier 25 - 27 October 2003
Six Wakatere P sailors and one Starling sailor attended the NI Champs held in Napier. For the first two days of the contest, the wind blew from the south at 15 to 20 knots. Conditions were unpleasantly cold with snow supposedly falling to 700m. The wind for the one race held on the Monday was light and changeable with a sea breeze tying to supplant the westerly.
Garth Ellingham sailed extremely well to place 2nd and was very unlucky not to take out the title. Going into the final race, Garth held a one point lead having won all three races on the previous day. Unfortunately the light conditions meant that the race was shortened to only two legs and about 40 minutes. Garth had been on the wrong side of a shift metres from the top mark and the truncated race meant that there was no time to mount a comeback.
Kate Ellingham also sailed very well and had a very real chance of finishing 4th going into the last race. The changeable winds also put paid to her chances and she finsihed 9th overall.
Overall results:
Starlings, 1st Matt Coutts, 2nd Garth Ellingham, 3rd Nick Christiansen
P Class, 1st Riley Deans, 2nd Chris Dawson, 3rd Peter Burling.
Click on
Results
for full results
Junior Gold Cup, Bermuda 23 - 26 October 2003
Paul
Snow-Hansen represented NZ in the Junior Gold Cup for Optimists held
in Bermuda. Paul eventually finished 3rd in what was a heavy weather
regatta. Full results at www.boda.bm/
Manly Regatta 11 October 2003
A small
contingent of Wakatere sailors attended the Manly Regatta on a day
characterised by large wind shifts. Garth Ellingham won the Starling
class with 3 wins and a 2nd. Paul Snow-Hansen was the best performing
P Class finishing 4th overall, while Jake Lawrence and Andrew Knox
both had turns leading races, Jake winning the second
convincingly.
Season Points 12 October 2003
The wild
spring weather was still around for the second day of the season. The
coaching groups were confined to shore based activities by a large
surf crashing onto Narrow Neck Beach. This abated as a the northerly
wind was replaced by a westerly that weakened throughout the day to
the extent that the second races in the senior races were unable to
be held. Their situation was worsened by the drifting top mark which
meant that each leg was progressively longer. For results click on
results_121003.htm
Opening Day 5 October 2003
The new
season was started with the speeches from Commodore John Ellingham,
President Don Brooke and Patron George Gair followed by the
traditional canon shot. The winds for racing were extremely gusty and
against a backdrop of a forecast of 45knot only one race was held for
all classes. The green fleet racing was cancelled before the boats
left the water. For results click on results_051003.htm
2003 Rolex International Women's Regatta 30 Sept - 3 Oct
Sally Garrett
from our club is competing in the Rolex International Women's Regatta
being held at Annapolis, USA. Click here
for reports from
the crew and on http://www.race.annapolisyc.org/rolexkeelboats/
for the contest web site. Sally is sailing as part of Amber West's
crew.
2003 Winter Champs, Murrays Bay 26 - 28 September
The seasons first major regatta, the Winter Champs was held at Murrays Bay over three days. Conditions varied form 6 knots up with racing curtailed on the final day due to a heavy rain squall. Star performer was Paul Snow-Hansen who dominated the Optimist class to score 7 wins and 2 seconds over the 9 races meaning that he ended with a perfect 7 points after the two drops.
Kate Ellingham also continued to sail well in the extremely competitive P Class fleet, occupying 2nd or 3rd throughout the regatta only to slip back into 4th place overall on countback at the end of the regatta. Jeremy Dey also showed that he is getting to grips with the difficult P Class finishing all the races including those on the heavier final day. In the Teams Trophy run in conjunction with the individual event, the Wakatere team of Kate, Jake Lawrence, Wade Gatfield and Mike Snow-Hansen placed 3rd behind Kohimaramara and Murrays Bay.
Click on
http://www.murraysbay.org/regattas.htm
for results
2003 Fist Full of Dollars Regatta, Torbay 21 September
The season's first Fist Full of Dollars Regatta was held in shifty north westerly conditions with a bit of thunder, rain, sometimes a reasonable amount of wind, other times absolutely no wind. The forecast 15 to 20 knots never appeared and racing was eventually called off with only 3 of the 4 races competed.
The top result from the Wakatere contingent came courtesy of Garth Ellingham's first placing in the competitive Starling fleet. Garth sailed consistently in difficult conditions that generally seemed to favour the lighter sailors.
The next best result was in the P Class where Wakatere scored well to finish with Paul Snow-Hansen 4th, Mike Snow-Hansen 6th, Kate Ellingham 8th, Jake Lawrence 11th and Brendan Sheehan in his first P race about 25th. During the Winter Champs (this Friday to Sunday), teams of 4 yachts will contest the Auckland P Class Teams Trophy. Clubs nominate their teams prior to the first race. It looks like Wakatere will field a competitive team, based on results in the first two regattas of this season.
Results
should be posted at www.torbaysailingclub.org.nz
sometime (it wasn't when I wrote this).
2003 Icebreaker Regatta, Pupuke 13 Sept
The 2003 Season got underway at Lake Pupuke with the Icebreaker Regatta. Conditions were generally moderate and shifty, as is normal for Pupuke. Highlight for the Wakatere contingent was the battle for supremacy in the P Class between Kate Ellingham and Paul Snow-Hansen with 3 out of the 4 races being shared between them (Kate 2 wins, Paul 1). In the end, Kate triumphed by 1 point to take out the regatta. Congratulations Kate.
It was also good to see Simon Swinton sailing in the Opti Green fleet, his first regatta other than the Dirty Dog. Well done Simon and let's hope we see more of you and the other green fleeters on the regatta circuit.
For full results, see http://www.murraysbay.org/regattas.htm
Next Sunday
is the Torbay Fist Full of Dollars regatta where the prizes,
including spot prizes, are usually ... fists full of
dollars.
Optimist Worlds Team
Reports from
the Optimist Worlds Team can be found by clicking Opti
Worlds Reports
2003 Fistful of Dollars, Torbay 15 June
Several
Wakatere sailors competed in the Fistful of Dollars regatta held at
Torbay on 15 June. The predicted 35 knot wind never eventuating with
the regatta being reduced to 3 races by flat calm accompanied by
heavy rain. Best results came from Paul Snow-Hansen who won the Optis
and Kate Ellingham who came 2nd in the P Class. Mike Snow-Hansen
& Jake Lawrence finished 6th equal in the Ps with Mike winning on
countback.
OK Winter Newsletter
The OK winter
newsletter is on the Newsletters
page. It features a detailed summary of the OK Worlds by Ben
Morrison. Ben is a Wakatere memeber and placed 2nd in the
Worlds.
Closing Day Regatta, 11 May 2003
For results
of the Closing Day Regatta, click on results_110503.htm.
And here's the news Dylan has been waiting for in Nevada - you've
managed to hang on to the lead in the Optimist Green Fleet Post-Xmas
series. One more weekend would probably have seen Brendan Sheehan
take out the title. Brendan sails his wooden Opti extremely well and
finished the season winning both races. Third place was also hotly
contested with Jono Spurdle not quite catching Amy Watkins who held
on for third place overall. Andrew McQueen was close behind in fifth,
stringing together a good series of results at the end of the season.
Congratulations to all the Green Fleeters for some tremendous
performances. Go to Season
Points for
final results.
Season Points Races 29 & 30, 4 May 2003
The final
points races of the season were held in varying conditions. Final
Opti, P & 3.7 results are on Season
Points .
The Optimist Green Fleet have two more races to go in their post Xmas
Points. For results, click on results_040503.htm
2003 Optimist Nationals
Lack of wind meant that no racing was held on the final day, meaning that the regatta was reduced to 7 races held over 2 days. Paul Snow-Hansen was best placed Wakatere sailor finishing 2nd overall and securing a place in the NZ team to the Worlds to be held in the Canary Islands in July. Mike Snow-Hansen & Kate Ellingham were next best placed Wakatere sailors finishing 18th & 24th.
Web site
including results for Opti Nats is http://www.scenic-circle.co.nz/optimist/
2003 Sunburst & 3.7 Nationals
Refer
sunburst_nats.htmfor
reports & commentary.
Season Points Race 25, 6 April
Races 25
& 26 were scheduled for this day. Unfortunately the wind was very
light with heavy rain, meaning that only one race was held and only
the most staunch raced. For results, click on results_060403.htm
OK Worlds. India Reports - updated 6 April
Final result - Ben Morrison placed 2nd in the OK Worlds. Congratulations Ben.
Ben Morrison
from Wakatere is in India to compete in the OK Indian Nationals and
World Champs. Click
here
to read Ben's interesting reports on India. It's definitely a bit
different to our normal regatta venues. If anybody wants to send
messages to Ben, his email address is brwmorrison@hotmail.com.
Results are at www.okdia.org
2003 City of Sails Regatta, 5 April
The City of
Sails Regatta was held at Kohimaramara in brisk 12 to 17 knot winds,
the first moderate to heavy regatta for some time. Most of the Opti
fleet turned out as this was the last regatta before the Nationals.
Star performer for Wakatere was Mike Snow-Hansen who placed third
after convincingly winning race 3. Other good results were 2nd
plcaings in individual races by Andrew Knox, Kate Ellingham and Paul
Snow-Hansen. For full results click on http://www.kyc.org.nz/
Season Points19 & 20, 30 March
Rescheduled
Season Points races 19 & 20 were held in light conditions. For
results, click on results_300303.htm
2003 Freshwater Champs, Lake Pupuke 29 March
The
Freshwater Champs were held at Lake Pupuke in light conditions. Best
performances came from Paul Snow-Hansen, 4th in the Optis and Jake
Lawrence, 6th in the P Class. For results click on http://www.murraysbay.org/results.htm
Season Points 23 & 24, 23 March
Season Points
races 23 & 24 were held in conjunction with the 3.7 Auckland
Champs. For results, click on results_230303.htm
2003 Auckland 3.7 Champs & 420 Regatta, 22 & 23 March
A fleet of 18 3.7s contested the Auckland Champs held at Wakatere. Racing was held in light to moderate easterlies, Saturday morning racing characterised by some large shifts. The pacesetter was Lance O'Connell from Rotorua whose regatta came to a premature end with a broken side stay with two races remaining. This allowed Nathan Handley from Wakatere to come through to convincingly win the title from Nick Dawson (RNZAF) and John Elliot (Hamilton). Thanks to John Ellingham and Matt Brown for efficiently carrying out their race officer duties.
The 420 fleet also sailed a regatta in conjunction with the 3.7s. Clear winners were Scott Kennedy & Alastair Thompson from Garth Ellingham and Scott Illingsworth.
Full results
to be posted here shortly.
Auckland Boys & Girls Champs, 22 March
Kate Ellingham convincingly won the Auckland Girls Optimist Champs held at Kohimaramara with placings of three firsts and one second. Well done Kate.
Over at the Boys Champs Paul Snow-Hansen almost emulated Kate's feat with 3 wins but a 16 th in race 2 blotted his copybook, meaning that he finished second overall.
It was also good to see George Grieves competing in the green fleet. Let's see more Wakatere green fleeters at regattas.
Full results
of the Boys Champs only can be found at http://www.murraysbay.org/results.htm
Handicap Series. 16 March
Once again a
good fleet of 3.7s competed in the light conditions. Unfortunately
the wind died before any of the senior classes finished. For results
click on results_160302.htm
2003 Olympicsail. 15 & 16 March
Olympicsail
was held at Torbay and in a departure from previous events, Optimist,
Ps, Starlings & 420s were invited. Wakatere sailors produced some
outstanding results, namely Garth Ellingham who lost first place in
the 420s on countback, Jake Lawrence who placed second in the P Class
and Kate Ellingham who finished third in the Optimists. Results at
http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/135_1/135_1_top.cfm?pageid=402&parentid=396
Black Stick Race. 9 March
The Black
Stick Race was held on 9 March in a moderate easterly wind. The
feature of the racing was the fleet of 11 3.7s, bolstered by the
return of the Team NZ sailors. For results click on results_090302.htm
Dirty Dog Regatta. 8 March
The famous
Dirty Dog Regatta was held at Glendowie in perfect conditions,
attracting fleets of 86 (open) and 89 (green). A large contingent of
Wakater sailors attended and it was good to see most of the green
fleeters hanging in to the end. Wakatere place getters included Paul
Snow-Hansen, first overall & first in age, Mike Snow-Hansen 5th
overall & second in age and Finn Drummond, Dylan Vogel & Jess
Wild who all secured age group placings in their respective fleets.
For full results click on http://glendowiebc.tripod.com/glendowieboatingclub/id9.html
Auckland Opti, P & Starling Champs. 1 & 2 March
The Auckland Starling, P & Opti Champs were held at Eastern Beach in light shifty conditions. Highlight for the Wakatere contingent was the performace of Jake Lawrence in the P Class. Jake placed fifth overall with a best placing of 2nd and with a number of turns leading the fleet.
The Wakatere
Optimist sailors turned in a mixed bag of results with little
consistency. The best results came in the slightly brisker breezes of
the last two races where Paul Snow-Hansen placed 2 & 4 and Mike
Snow-Hansen 5 & 3. Optimist results only can be found at
http://glendowiebc.tripod.com/glendowieboatingclub/id8.html
Secondary School Regatta 27 & 28 February
This year the
official secondary school regatta was called off and an invitation
regatta held at Kohimaramara in its place. Mike Snow-Hansen put an
indifferent first day's performance behind him to gain places of 2, 1
& 1 in the heavier winds of the last day to finish 2nd overall.
Kate Ellingham did not sail on the first day but her final results of
1, 2, 2 were enough to secure first girl overall.
Season Points Races 17 & 18.
Season Points
races 17 & 18 were due to be sailed on the morning of Sunday 16
February, prior to the Americas Cup race.Unfortunately the extremely
light conditions only meant that oine race could be sailed, and even
then many boats did not finish. For results click on results_160202.htm
Season Points Races 15 & 16.
Season Points
races 15 & 16 were sailed on Sunday 9 February. shifty
south-westerlies predominated. Fleet sizes were down as many of the
sailors were attending Sail Auckland or the sunburst Auckland Champs.
For results click on results_090202.htm
2003 Sail Auckland
Paul Snow-Hansen continued his good run of
form by finishing second in the Sail Auckland Regatta for Optimists.
Matthew Knox and Jeremy Dey also showed an encouraging improvement
with the highlight being Matthew's third in race 3. Full Optimist
results at http://www.saildownunder.org.nz/coptimist2.htm.
Other Wakatere competitors in other classes in the Regatta were Garth
Ellingham in the 420s and Sally Garrett in the 470s.
Season Points Races 13 & 14
Season Points
races 13 & 14 were sailed on Sunday 2 February. Conditions were
bright and sunny with a very shifty westerly. Main features of the
racing were the large fleets of Lasers and Green Fleet Optimists
(about 70 boats in total). For results click on results_020202.htm
2003 BBYC Junior Regatta
Wakatere sailors did well in the BBYC Junior
Regatta held at Eastern Beach on 1 February. Paul Snow-Hansen won the
Optimist Class (4, 1, 2, 1) with Kate Ellingham third. In the P
Class, Jake Lawrence was placed second, Wade Gatfield fourth and Nick
Mitchell fifth. For full results
click here.
2002 North Island Opti Champs
Click
here to read Louis Newton's report
on the 2002 NI Opti Champs.
Whirlwind at Hamilton Optisail
A whirlwind at the Hamilton Optisail created a stir at the yacht club. It damaged some of the boats (a wooden one quite badly), and lifted a rigged fibreglass boat about 25m into the air. It smashed a first floor window of the clubhouse, put a hole through the wall on the 2nd storey and demolished a loudspeaker. It finally flew right over the roof missing the aerials and flagpole, before landing in the lake some distance from the shore. The port stern corner was badly scratched and the eyelets tore out of the sail. It was fixed up with a replacement sail so that it could be used for the remainder of the 4-day live in camp. The only injury to the kids was a cut toe as they ran for cover. In fact they deemed the freak of nature as being "really cool", especially since it got a mention in the TV1 weather section which they all watched later that night.
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2003 OK Dinghy Nationals
We have a national champion in the club!
Ben Morrison won the OK Dinghy nationals which finished yesterday (19/1/03). The contest was held in trying conditions at Manly. Ben won against a top fleet including the current World champion, a former national Laser champion and a former World Splash champion. Click on Results for full results including the performance of other Wakatere sailors.
Ben has earned a silver fern for the worlds
in Goa, India in April. Congratulations Ben.
Season Points Races 11 & 12.
Season Points
races 11 & 12 were sailed on Sunday 19 January. Conditions were
bright and sunny with a light north easterly making for good sailing.
For results click on results_190102.htm
Sail Melbourne
Sally Garrett
sailed her 470 in Sail Melbourne, finishing 19th. Results are at
www.sailmelbourne.com.au/results2003/syc/470/SGrp1.htm
Starling Nationals
Three
Wakatere club members competed in the Starling Nationals - Paul
Lambert & Tom Allen representing Wakatere and Garth Ellingham who
sailed under the Murrays Bay banner. Garth sailed well in the heavy
conditions to place 6th overall. Paul finished 67th and Tom 89th in
the 110 boat fleet. Results are at http://www.murraysbay.org/Results/StarlingPNationalsDec02/starling.htm
Australian Optimist Nationals
Jeremy Dey is
competed in the Australian Optimist Nationals finishing 14th overall.
Jeremy was a member of a NZ development team sent to Australia by
Sail One. Full results at www.asc.com.au.
The team also built their own web site - click on http://www.sailteam.iwarp.com
P Class Nationals (Tauranga Cup)
Final Results. The wind continued to be light to the end of the regatta. Entering the final race, Paul Snow-Hansen & Kate Ellingham were racing to win the Murrays Bay Cup for best first time sailor (won last year by Garth Ellingham) while Kate was also only two points off the lead in the race for the best girl. In the end, Paul managed a 7th in the race to secure the Cup and 8th overall while Kate won the Harken Trophy as second best girl, finishing 12th overall.
Final places:
Paul Snow-Hansen 8
Kate Ellingham 12
Mike Snow-Hansen 25
Wade Gatfield 31
Jake Lawrence 42
Andrew Knox 61
Nick Mitchell 78
These were tremendous results for a club that has only been sailing P Classes for half a season. Well done to all the sailors. Congratulations also to Scott Morrison from Kohimaramara who dominated the contest. Refer http://www.murraysbay.org/Results/StarlingPNationalsDec02/results2.htm for full results.
Day 2. A good day for Wakatere. The second race saw Paul Snow-Hansen 3rd, Kate Ellingham 9th, Jake Lawrence 10th & Mike Snow-Hansen 12th. Overall places in the 104 boat fleet at the end of the second day are Kate 5, Paul 8, Mike 19, Jake 37, Wade Gatfield 55, Andrew Knox 72 & Nick Mitchell 75.
Day 1. Follow
the results of the Wakatere P sailors at http://www.nzl.freeservers.com/StarlingP2003/default.htm.
Highlights so far have been Kate Ellingham's 10th & 13th in the
first two races and Paul Snow-Hansen's run away win in the Tanner Cup
Invitation race.
Season Points Races 9 & 10.
Season Points
races 9 & 10 were sailed on Sunday 15 December. Gusty westerlies
predominated as usual. Let's hope the New Year brings more favourable
conditions. For
results click on results_151202.htm
Wakatere Youth Regatta
A fleet of 95 boats competed in the inaugural Wakatere Youth Regatta. As usual for this season, racing was held in gusty 15 to 25 knot south westerlies.
It was good to see all the Wakatere green fleet Optimist sailors, most of them racing in their first regatta.
For full results click on Wakatere Youth Results.htm
