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At the suggestion of sailors and their families, Sailability Wellington held its first of many Annual Regattas from Lowry bay Yacht Club on the weekend of 2nd and 3rd of April. All racing was in Hansa 303 yachts.
Mark Orams (Torbay) has won the 2016 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger International Championships which were hosted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club in Auckland over the Easter long weekend.
Murrays Bay Sailing Club will proudly host the 2016 RS:X, Techno, Raceboard and Kona Nationals this ANZAC weekend with racing from 23rd-25th April.
- The Kristin School team of Henry Haslett, Oscar Gunn, Leonard Takahashi, and Lachlan Grimwade have won the 2016 Harken School Regatta in dramatic fashion!
- 2016 RNZYS Coast New Zealand International Etchell Class Championships & Women’s Keel Boat Nationals
The Coast New Zealand International Etchell Class Championships finished racing on Sunday 3 April, with six races being completed by the fleet of twelve one design Etchell 22s racing windward leeward courses near the Bean Rock area.
The 2016 Jollyboat Nationals were sailed in the Bay of Islands alongside the 3.7 Nationals. The friendly hospitality of BOIYC went down well with both classes and the visiting youth sailors attending the inter schools champs over the weekend. Sumptuous food, including some beautifully smoked king fish, provided the foundation for a healthy and family friendly apres sail environment
New Zealand has won gold in both men’s single-handed events at Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR Regatta with Andy Maloney winning in the Laser and Josh Junior taking out the Finn class.
New Zealand is well placed to secure two gold medals at Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR Regatta. Both Andy Maloney (Laser) and Josh Junior (Finn) lead their fleets and are well clear on points after an eventful and rainy day in Palma. Just the medal races remain, and all Josh Junior needs to do to win gold is show up and complete the race.
The NZL Sailing Team’s Andy Maloney and Josh Junior have had another top day at Trofeo SAR Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR Regatta on now in Spain, and are in great shape with two days of competition remaining.
