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2008 NZ
Optimist Nationals, Naval Point Nicolas
Poree of New Caledonia has won the NZ Optimist championship sailed at
Naval Point YC, Lyttelton. Nicolas and fellow New Caledonian Maxime
Masard, who was only one point behind in second, have been
attending NZ champs since 2005 when it was held in Taipa. They are part
of an ongoing exchange between the two nations which was originally
fostered by Glendowie BC many years ago, this year they have entered a
particularly strong team with four sailors in the top 15.
Logan
Dunning-Beck of Wakatere BC in Auckland was third overall, and the
first New Zealander. Logan makes up part of the New Zealand Worlds
team, along with Sam Mackay of Napier SC, Andrew McKenzie of Kohimarama
YC, Erica Dawson of Murrays Bay SC and Naomi Mannering of Napier SC.
Click on any of the photos
below for more images from the Opti Nationals
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| Logan
Dunning-Beck NZL 4232 and Marcus Somerville NZL4010 |
Waiting
for wind |
Starting
sequence on Lyttelton Harbour |
1
Nicolas Poree SRC M 14 FRA 48
2 Maxime Masard SRC M 15 FRA Yellow 49
3 Logan Dunning-Beck Wakatere BC M 15 NZL Yellow 53
4 Sam Mackay Napier SC M 15 NZL Yellow 61
5 Andrew McKenzie Kohimarama YC M 13 NZL White 63
6 Erica Dawson Murrays Bay SC F 14 NZL Blue 75
7 Naomi Mannering Napier SC F 14 NZL Red 75
8 Mark Wong Vinn Howe Singapore SC M 13 SIN White 103
9 Keith Inglis Taupo YC M 14 NZL White 108
10 Lloyd Collings Sorrento SCBC M 14 AUS Red 116
11 Olivia Mackay Napier SC F 12 NZL Red 122
12 Nicholas Gunn Tauranga YPBC M 15 NZL Blue 126
13 Shelley White Keppel Bay SC F 15 AUS Red 127
14 Clement Muller SRC M 14 FRA White 135
15 Laszlo Horvath SRC M 15 FRA Blue 137
16 Alex Dyet Torbay SC M 15 NZL Blue 138
17 Sam Schofield Wakatere BC M 14 NZL White 140
Click here for full
results from the Open and Green fleet
Click
here to read a Report from Team MAD DOG Racing about Waimakariri SPCB
green fleet sailor Patrick Haybittle at the Nationals - Brian Haybittle
The
Nationals are in their final day and positions at the top are very
tight. Erica Dawson of Murrays Bay SC has had a wonderful regatta,
leading the New Zealand fleet for much of the time; Logan Dunning-Beck
of Wakatere BC has shown his experience by putting together a series of
good races after suffering a confusing finishing result in one of the
first races; Sam Mackay of Napier Club, Andrew McKenzie of Kohimarama
YC and Naomi Mannering of Napier SC have also sailed well and are in
contention for the coveted top five NZ Worlds team positions. Close
behind are Keith Inglis of Taupo YC and Olivia Mackay also of Napier SC.
Of
the 178 sailors in the Open fleet, 34 internationals are attending the
event, with Nicolas Poree of New Caledonia, representing France,
currently leading the regatta. Other nations represented are Singapore,
Australia, USA, Norway, Tahiti, Hong Kong, and United Arab Emirates. 41
sailors are taking part in the Green fleet division of the regatta -
this is currently being led by Evie Baxter of Queen Charlotte YC.
A variety of conditions
have been experienced, but the majority has been sailed in light
weather.
Auckland
Champs 2008, Howick
The
Auckland Champs attracted 107 Open fleet, and 41 Green fleet sailors
from all over New Zealand - a massive 148 boats! Conditions were
generally light and flukey earlier in the day but races held later
enjoyed a more steady, and fairly brisk breeze at times. Andrew
McKenzie of Kohimarama came out on top with first girl Naomi Mannering
from Napier 2nd and Alex Dyet of Torbay 3rd. In the Green fleet
Charlotte de L'Isle, Torbay, came 1st, Nick Egnot Johnson, MBSC, 2nd
and Justin McDonald of Tauranga 3rd. For full results go to
the RESULTS page.
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| Racing on Sunday off
Howick YC at the 2008 Auckland Champs
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SI Opti Champs, Lyttelton
23/24 February 2008
Logan
Dunning-Beck added the South Island Opti Champs to the North Island
title he already holds.
Andrew Mckenzie placed second with Alex Munro in third.
1st Logan Dunning
Beck
Wakatere
1.0
1.0 2.0
2.0
(3.0) 9.0
6.0
2nd Andrew Mckenzie
Kohimarama
7.0
(22.0) 1.0
1.0
1.0 32.0
10.0
3rd
Alex Munro
Wakatere
2.5 2.0
(5.0)
3.0 4.0
16.5
11.5
Full results are available at http://www.navalpoint.co.nz/results/optisouth.htm/
Junior
Sail Auckland, Auckland February
2008
There
were good results in the Opti Open class for Logan Dunning-Beck, Sam
MackKay and Sam Schofield who finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in a 96 boat
fleet sailed in moderate winds on Saturday and blustery wet conditions
on Sunday. Jnr Sail Auckland Results
Wakatere
Junior Regatta, December 15, 2007
Reasonable
sized fleets turned out for the annual Junior Regatta in Devonport this
year. Conditions were cloudy with moderate but shirfty northerlies and
choppy waves. The young sailors dealt well with sightly challeging
launching conditions as the receeding tide fought the wind and created
dumping waves along the shoreline. Results will be posted when they
come to hand.
Click
here for more photos of the Open fleet

Sir
Peter Blake Memorial Regatta, Torbay Sailing Club, December 8 - 9 2007
One
hundred and twenty seven optimist sailors turned up for the Sir Peter
Blake Memorial Regatta this year sailed out of Torbay Sailing Club. In
the Open fleet eighty five competitors sailed four races and enjoyed
sunny conditions on
Saturday with a breeze that began lightly from the south and moved into
the north and increased to a moderate sea breeze in the afternoon. Sam
MacKay of Napier was at the top of the board at the end of the day on
26 points, ahead of Andrew McKenzie of
Kohimarama with 37 and Jayvee Buchanan of Murrays Bay/Charteris Bay
with 40.
The
forty two boat Green fleet also enjoyed conditions well suited to young
sailors learning the ropes - Jarrod McDonald of Murrays Bay came in a
clear first with 7 points; Charlotte Moss of Murrays Bay second with 25
points; and
Markus Somerville of Wakatere third with 28 points.
Unfortunately
Sunday brought strong winds of
30+ knots so sailing was called off after a number of boats in the
large Starling fleet suffered gear breakages - fortunately the series
was complete with four races and the previous days results stood. Thank you to the many
volunteer helpers from Torbay SC and supporting clubs. For full results
go the Torbay SC website by clicking here.
Light
winds were the order of the day for Opti sailors attending the North
Island Champs held on Lake Rotorua. Up and coming sailors came to the
fore in the light breezes which stayed under 10 knots over the weekend.
The Open fleet was dominated by Napier sailors - Sam Mackay
1st and Naomi Mannering 2nd, with Murrays Bay sailor
Erica
Dawson snapping at their heels - putting two girls on the podium for the first time at a major NZ Opti regatta in
recent years. A
good fleet of 108 boats took part, with about one third girls - and a
visitor from Noumea.
Another
60 sailors competed in the Green fleet, Murrays Bay sailors
taking the top three closely contested positions, and again we saw 2
girls in the top 3. Charlotte Moss 1st, Jarrod McDonald 2nd and Ellie
Lane 3rd.
Big night for NZ Optis at the 2007 Yachting New Zealand Excellence
Awards
The NZIODA and it's sailors were
well represented at the awards ceremony held at the Royal Yacht
Squadron on 16 November.
2007
World
Optimist Champion Chris Steele was joint winner of the Young Sailor of
the Year, along with 2006 & 2007 International 420 World
Champions
and ex NZ Opti representatives Peter Burling and Carl Evans. As top
country team at the Opti Worlds, winners of the Miami Herald trophy,
Chris Steele, Alexandra Maloney, Logan Dunning-Beck, James Turner and
Sam MacKay received a Merit Award. Andrew Wills received a Merit
Award for his role as coach to the Worlds team, and Alexander Maloney
was a finalist nominee for the Young Sailor of the Year. The list of
nominees in both the Young Sailor of the Year, and Sailor of the Year
featured many past Opti sailors.
Amongst
the
Honour Awards were Lorna and Mike Judd who have been involved with the
class for many years. As well as looking after measurement and coaching
for the class; building regional club participation and development;
Lorna and Mike also helped finance entries for the first teams
travelling to World Opti Championships - the humble beginnings of our
opti sailors' achievements today.
Barry
Davies
also received an Honour Award. Barry initiated the annual Opti Clinic
which has become one of the three big national events on every NZ Opti
sailors' calendar. Barry also organised the NI's on behalf of NZIODA
for many years - along with his wife Dianne, he has
put countless
hours into the class.
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Top
left: Jan Dawson, YNZ, and Opti team members James Turner, Chrs Steele
and Alexandra Maloney. Absent - Logan Dunning Beck and Sam MacKay.
Bottom left: Lorna Judd, His
Excellency the Governor-General Anand Satyanand, Mike Judd
Photos Richard Gladwell |
Top
right: Jan Dawson and Andrew Wills
Bottom right: Barry Davies and His Excellency
the Governor-General Anand Satyanand
Photos: Richard Gladwell |
Interclub
teams racing at Murrays Bay 10 November '07
A
beautiful sunny day with light northerly winds set the scene for some
early season teams racing. The courses were set just off Mairangi Bay
and Murrays Bay, giving spectators a good view from the popular walkway
over the cliffs, and along the foreshore walkway when the tide was
low. The sailors had a great time and I believe there are
plans
to hold another competition later this summer - not sure where and when
but we'll keep you posted.
Judge
Jim Maloney agreed that it was a great day - "the kids had a
blast". Kohimarama YC, Tauranga BC, Howick SC, Bucklands Beach YC,
Wakatere BC and Murrays Bay SC entered teams with a total of 12 taking
part. Official results aren't available at this stage, but 1st place
went to a Murrays Bay team, 2nd to Tauranga, 3rd to Wakatere and 4th to
Kohimarama. Click
here for more photos
Andrew McKenzie reports on his
Bermuda Junior Gold Cup trip
On Monday Dad came home
from work saying he had received a phone call from Kevin Brown
President of
NZIODA asking if I wanted to go to Bermuda to compete in the King
Edward VIIth
Junior Gold Cup next week. Did
I
What!! We also received an email from Peter Montgomery saying we had
hit the
jackpot and were sure to have a great time. He said that Dad should
watch out
for the 'Dark and Stormies', On Sunday we were on the plane.
Bermuda
is a small series
of islands, 22 square miles in total, approximately 600 nautical miles
off the
east coast of North America, and 800 miles North East of the Bahamas,
and 32
degrees north of the equator. Actually
it is way out in the Atlantic, seemingly a million miles from
anywhere. The islands
form
part of the ring of a volcanic crater atop a 13,000 foot underwater
mountain. Wow!
31 hours after take off and
a four hour sleep at a JFK Airport hotel we arrived in sunny
Bermuda..... to
read more click here
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