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Jack Ayers has outlived nearly three generations of crew members but that hasn’t stopped him getting out on the water.
A sailor since he was five, the 100 year old had no difficulty taking the helm of Montego Bay III for the second year in a row, leading his crew safely out to Evans Bay and Somes Island in the annual Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club veterans race .
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Registrations are open for the Teams Racing Umpire Seminar being held in April in the lead up to the National Secondary Schools Teams Racing Regatta.
Kohimarama Yacht Club (KYC) hosted its annual Girls Regatta on Saturday 19 March.
This event is open to under -19 girls only. In fact all boys are banned from the club house while the event is on. The AON 29er clinic and Optimist training and they had to move down the beach and use the public change rooms.
The recent passing of New Plymouth yachting man Roy Holdt will leave a large gap for not only his family and friends, but also the wider yachting community.
Beau Geste clinches regatta title after a superb final days yachting at the Jack Tar Auckland Regatta 2016
Beau Geste have claimed another regatta title in style after a top class final day for Division A in Auckland. Helmed by Karl Kwok, Beau Geste won 3 out of the 4 races sailed today in what were fantastic conditions for yachting off the Eastern Beaches. Beau Geste were sitting in second place behind Viento 2 after day one, but their 3 solid wins and a 3rd in the final race surged them to the top of the standings, and with 7 out of 8 line wins across the regatta – I don’t think anyone can argue their victory isn’t deserved.
The 39th RSA Regatta was held on the challenging waters of Panmure Lagoon.
They came from far and wide, Taipa to the North and Ohope to the South as well as Whangarei, Waikato and Auckland with one sailor coming from the UK making up a strong fleet of 41 Lasers split into 30 standards and 11 Radials.
