2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland – So who took the prizes?

2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland was once again hosted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club gathering together all of New Zealand’s top Olympic and Paralympic campaigners, and the youth that wish to emulate them.

The NZL Sailing Team travel the world to compete and regattas hampered by light winds are simply a part of international campaigning – and so it was at 2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland. Meanwhile the World Cup cricket and the arrival of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet into Auckland kept the waiting sailors and volunteers entertained.

So who took the honours this year? Here’s a wrap-up of the podium placings with full results available here.

Olympic Classes

Laser
1st Andy Maloney
2^nd Sam Meech
3^rd Mike Bullot

Laser Radial
1^st Scott Leith
2^nd Sara Winther
3^rd Susannah Pyatt

Finn
1^st Pieter Jan Postma (NED)
2^nd Andrew Murdoch
3^rd Josh Junior

49er
1^st Peter Burling and Blair Tuke
2^nd Marco Soffiatti Grael and Gabriel Portilho Borges (BRA)
3^rd Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski

49erFX
1^st Alex Maloney and Molly Meech
2^nd Martine Soffiatta Grael and Kahena Kruze  (BRA)
3^rd Erica Dawson and Ellie Copeland

470 Men/Women
1^st Paul Snow-Hansen and Daneil Willcox
2^nd Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie
3^rd Sam Barnett and Zak Merton

Nacra17
1^st Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders
2^nd Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson
3^rd Mariana Basillo and Tomer Simhony 

RS:X 8.5
1^st Natalia Kosinska
2^nd Finn Croft
3^rd Maja Dziarnowska (POL)

RS:X 9.5
1^st JP Tobin
2^nd Alex Hart
3^rd Mahia Pepper

Invited Classes

420
1^st Jonathon Weston and Taylor Balogh    
2^nd Brittany Wornall and Emma Stenhouse  
3^rd Kerensa Jennings and Chelsea Rees

29er
1^st Tam Lindsay and William Mckenzie  
2^nd Jackson Keon and Nick Egnot-Johnson  
3^rd Tom Fyfe and Josh Handa

Kites
1^st Torrin Bright
2^nd Ric Black
3^rd Bradley Nixon

Flying 15
1^st Murray Gilbert and Jon Burgess  
2^nd Rob Ward and Bruce Yovich    
3^rd Sally Garrett and Neil Easton

OK Dinghy

1^st Luke O'Connell (Colt)
2^nd Steve McDowell    
3^rd Ben Morrison

Laser Radial Youth Boys
1st Tim Adair
2nd Josh Armit
3rd Alistair Gifford 

Laser Radial Youth Girls
1st Ali Nightingale
2nd Olivia Christie
3rd Julia Francis

Paralympic Classes

SKUD 18
1^st Tim Dempsey and Gemma Fletcher  
2^nd Helena Horswell and Mark Winters  
3^rd Paul Wager and Rachel Shardlow  

Sonar
1^st Richard Dodson, Andrew May and Chris Sharp    
2^nd John Weston, Tony Vaka and Simon Mander 

2.4 mR
1^st  Paul Francis
2^nd Brett Willcock

All photos

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech  © Oceanbridge Sail Auckland / Royal Akarana Yacht Club | Brad Davies

Action on the skiff course  © Oceanbridge Sail Auckland / Royal Akarana Yacht Club | Brad Davies

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders  © Oceanbridge Sail Auckland / Royal Akarana Yacht Club | Brad Davies