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Port Ohope Yacht Club Regatta - King’s Birthday Weekend
Thu 24 Apr 2025 9:46pmPort Ohope is hosting its annual regatta over Kings Birthday Weekend: Saturday 31st May - Sunday 1st June.
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2025 Northshore Freshwater Champs 17-18 May
Wed 23 Apr 2025 6:04amJust a few weeks to the 2025 Northshore Freshwater Championships, hosted by the Pupuke Boating Club.
The PBC look forward to seeing to there in what is always a memerable event.
2025 Auckland ILCA Open, Youth and Masters Champs Results & Report
Tue 11 Mar 2025 4:12am
- Tamaki YC 5th & 6th April 2025
- Open and Youth - 2-day regatta
- Masters - 1-day Saturday regatta
There was a mix of conditions at Tamaki Yacht Club for the 2025 Auckland ILCA Champs on 5th & 6th April.
Open and Youth Results - Saturday + Sunday
The Souwester on Saturday threw up 4 challenging races for the sailors and a hard pressed race comittee trying to align the course. With that orientation at Tamaki the wind comes off the cliffs and around the point causing dramatic shifts and puffs.Then factor in the outgoing tide running out of Okahu Bay, along the shore, and across the Bastion reef.
On Sunday the North/Northeast directly from the Rangitoto peak had decent oscillations but was comparably stable. The pressure built to mid to late teens, the harbour waves kicked up, and the reflection by the club at the bottom mark got challending. With a tighter course area between the shipping channel and Tamaki Drive, race officers Garth & Alex changed to W3 - 3-lap windward leewards - to keep to the target 40 - 45 minutes. Both ILCA 7 and ILCA 6 fleets got 3 good competitive races which was enough for most sailors in those conditions.
Thanks again to the volunteers at Tamaki YC for making this happen.
Open and Youth Results - Saturday + Sunday
Open and Youth Winners
- ILCA 7 - Dylan Forsyth
- ILCA 6 overall and open male - Phil Wild
- ILCA 6 open female & 7th overall - Naiomi Ferrissey
- ILCA 6 youth male & 2nd overall - Arran Begic
- ILCA 6 youth female & 10th overall - Chloe Turner
Masters Results - Saturday only
Masters Champs Winners
ILCA 7 Overall - Giles Grigg
ILCA 7 Apprentice - Nik Kelis
ILCA 7 Master - Karl Nicholson
ILCA 7 Grand Master - Giles Grigg
ILCA 7 Great Grand Master - Nick Page
ILCA 6 Overall - Phil Wild
ILCA 6 Apprentice - Phillip Bennett
ILCA 6 Master - Phil WIld
ILCA 6 Grand Master - Roger Winton
ILCA 6 Great Grand Master - Ian Dobson
2025 ILCA North Island Freshwater Champs Results
Tue 11 Mar 2025 4:11amMany thanks to all the Taupo Yacht Club volunteer for another great ILCA North Island Freshwater Champs at their excellent Bayleys Centreboard Regatta.
2025 ILCA North Island Freshwater Champs Results
Guinness World Record for Salability Auckland
Tue 25 Feb 2025 7:48pm
Auckland sailor Fiona Heenan who has recently returned to sailing ILCA 6 after a long absence set off on an epic adventure last week. She is attempting to set a new Guinness World Record - longest distance in a single handed dinghy (female).
Lucy Luxford at the 2025 Oceania and Australian ILCA Nationals
Mon 27 Jan 2025 5:14am
The 2025 Oceania and Australian ILCA Nationals was a great opportunity and I was lucky enough to be a part of the Solidarity Program, which selects a female youth sailor from each state in Australia and from New Zealand and supports them to compete in the Oceania and Australia Nationals.
The program was all about making friends from different places, learning new things, and competing in a high performance regatta with lots of participants. I was given the opportunity to go to Brisbane and compete within this program, where I gained lots of experience sailing the ILCA 4.
More on the Solidarity Program
The sailing in Brisbane was really good with a minimum of 25 degrees everyday and lots of wind. My favourite day was the first one where 36 knot gusts sent us all off the course at the same time, making it very interesting on the ramp while over 200 sailors tried to find their 'dolleys'.
The program supplied a brand-new boat from Performance Sailcraft, a sail for the regatta, coaching, uniform, and entry fee. I made friends with people from all around Australia which was great fun and also means that I will know lots of people from Australia for my next international regatta.
I want to thank all the people who made it possible for me to be a part of this experience and the people who helped me immensely while I was there. Thanks also to Vaikobi, Performance Sailcraft for supplying our boats, the Australian ILCA association for making everything possible, and the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for hosting the event.
- Lucy Luxford
ILCA's at the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Regatta - Cancelled
Wed 22 Jan 2025 9:45pmWe have cancelled the ILCA sailing for the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Regatta.
The current and forecast conditions are too strong for most ILCA sailors. And this has been consistent with the forecast over the past fw days.
So sorry about that. But we will be back racing at Tamaki YC next Saturday.
2025 Scott Construction NZ ILCA Championships - Nelson - Final Day Report
Mon 20 Jan 2025 8:04am
Champions crowned - But boy it was tight!
Day 4 Photos from livesaildie.com
Prizegiving photos from livesaildie.com
On the "its never like this in Nelson" theme mentioned yesterday, the 104 boat ILCA fleet sailed out in a fresh Easterly, which one local was heard to say were conditions he had never raced in over 20 years! The course was set for the Easterly and the first race was 2 minutes from starting when, lo and behold, the "real" fresh Nelson sea breeze, virtually absent for the last 3 days, decided to push the Easterly out, and after the course was relaid all fleets enjoyed great racing in the fresh NW sea breeze with a nice chop, perfect conditions for the for the ultimate 2 races of the championships.
In the ILCA 7 it could not have been any closer. After 10 races Caleb Armit and Dylan Forsyth were tied on points and both counting identical results; 4 firsts, 3 seconds and 2 thirds, so the championship came down to who had beaten who in the last race. In the last race there was a big right hand shift on the first beat that saw most of the top sailors back in the pack at the first mark including Caleb and Dylan. It was Caleb who managed to recover the best to finish 2nd which, with Dylan back in 5th, proved sufficient to secure him the championship. Both deserve congratulations for pushing each other throughout the series and it certainly bodes well for continuing NZ's long legacy at world level in the class. George Pilkington wrapped up 3rd overall, and the U21 title, with a 2nd and 3rd on the day, while Zach Stibbe was highly a commendable 4th overall and second U21.
The battle for overall ILCA 7 master supremacy also came down to the last race. The shift that decided the overall championship also played out for the masters. GM Andrew Dellabarca picked the first beat perfectly led at the first mark and was never headed, winning the race to secure him 5th overall and the masters title by a single point from Nelson local, Apprentice Tim Pitcaithly. Leading Master Kris Decke was a few point back in 7th overall while leading GGM was David Giles in 19th overall.
The final result of the ILCA 6 open fleet was a contrast, with 2024 Olympian Greta Pilkington dominating the fleet with 4 firsts and 4 seconds to win by a convincing margin. There was however a very tight contest for the minor overall placings. Ex ILCA 6 mens world champion George Lane did enough to secure second overall by a single point from Greta's younger brother, and leading youth, Tom Pilkington, who in turn was just 2 points ahead of 4th placed Arran Begic. Arran was second in the youths ahead of Beau Utting and dual race winner Sam Clarke. Chloe Turner continued her great form with two top ten places on the final day to secure the top Youth girl title from Kate Rasmussen and Rose Dickey. Miro Luxford was the unlucky sailor of the day, winning the first race but then falling foul of the dreaded OCS in the last race to drop him down the standings.
In the ILCA 6 masters it was another overall result that came down to the wire. In the end it was also decided on count back, in favour of defending champion Phil Wild (M). Both he and second overall Josh Edmonds (AM) won 4 races but Phils four seconds vs Josh's three was just enough to see Phil again secure the title. Leading GM, and winner of two races, was Hamiltons Werner Henning. He held out an ultra consistent Hamish Atkinson, who was 2nd GM and 4th overall, and GM Roger Winton, 5th overall and winner of a couple of races. Graeme Tee from Whakatane was the leading GGM in 7th overall while Sandra Williams from the host club, and contest organiser extraordinaire, led the women masters.
To round out the close contests the final result of the ILCA 4 was also extremely close. Brooke Mundy secured the title with two 2nd places on the final day, holding off a late run by Lucy Luxford, who found the conditions on the final day to her liking, winning both races, but in the end falling just a single point short of the title. Ellie Tapper, Madison Smith and Louis Yang had a great battle for the 3rd spot on the podium, with Ellie doing enough to secure it in the final races.
So thanks to Nelson Yacht Club for being a wonderful host club with a fantastic vibe around the boat park. We all got to enjoy a quality contest and interesting conditions, with all 10 races completed on schedule and deserving champions crowned in every category. We can all now look forward to next year contest in the Bay of Islands, January 14th to 18th 2026.
Nick Page
2025 Scott Construction NZ ILCA Championships - Nelson - Day 3 Report
Sat 18 Jan 2025 6:16pm
Results
Photos - Suellen and livesaildie.com
More of the same - but its great!
We woke to 100% cloud cover and no wind, not a good sign for a sea breeze, but the cloud eventually burnt off and a light sea breeze again filled in, although the start of racing had to be delayed until 3pm. As in the past 2 days it was pretty light, patchy and shifty but all fleets completed 3 good quality races to keep the contest on track. The tide continued to be a factor, with a number of general recalls, black flag starts and unfortunately a few OCS's.
While it could have been dubbed "moving day" it was more a consolidation day for many of the leaders in all the fleets.
In the ILCA 6, 2024 Olympic rep Greta Pilkington continued her dominance, winning the days first 2 races and establishing a strong 17 point lead over the rest of the fleet. In a near repeat of yesterday Sam Clark (Y) again won a race, but struggled in the first two races to drop to 6th overall. Beau Utting had a super impressive day with two thirds and a forth to move into 4th, tied on points with ex World Champ George Lane in 5th. The two leading Youths boys improved their overall standings, with Greta's brother Tom moving up to 2nd overall and Arran Begic to 3rd, after both posted solid results in all 3 races. Chloe Turner continued her very impressive run of results to remain leading Youth Girl in 8th overall and notably only one place behind the second open women sailor, UK visitor Coco Barrett.
In the ILCA 7 it was Dylan Forsyth's day, with two wins and a second to move him into a three point lead overall over Caleb Armit, who split two thirds with an OCS in the days second race. U21's George Pilkington and Zach Stibbe continued their battle for U21 supremacy and remain 3rd and 4th overall, but George had by far the better of the day with a race win and two seconds to sit only 3 points behind Caleb and a solid 13 points ahead of Zach. The battle for the overall Masters supremacy continued between top GM Andrew Dellabarca, local AM Tim Pitcaithly and Whangarei Kris Dekke (M), who still sit 5th, 6th and 7th overall, but Tim and Andrew swapped places, with Tim moving into 4th overall after a super consistent 5th placings in all 3 of todays races.
In the ILCA 6 masters fleet GM Werner Hennig from Hamilton had a consistent but less spectacular day, dropping to 3rd overall, but just 3 points from the lead. Josh Edmonds (A) was however the one to impress today, winning two races to move into the overall lead by just two points from defending champion Phil Wild (M), who was second in all of todays 3 races. Roger Winton (GM) again scored a race win, in todays last race, to move into 4th while Sandra Williams continues to lead the women division and Graham Tee the GGM's.
Local sailor Brooke Mundy was the standout sailor of the day, winning all 3 ILCA 4 races to take over the lead in the fleet from Lucy Luxford, who's two 2nd's and a third keep her within striking distance of Brooke.
So yet another challenging day in Nelson ("its never like this in Nelson" according the the locals!), with three races completed in spite of the challenging weather conditions! Tomorrow's forecast is for something different, with a light to moderate Easterly forecast ,which is sure to throw up some new challenges. 2 races are scheduled to complete the championships, so we hope we can get them all through before the 3:30 start time cutoff .
Nick Page
ILCA.nz
2025 Scott Construction NZ ILCA Championships - Nelson - Day 2 Report
Fri 17 Jan 2025 8:53am
A sea breeze was again the order of the day on another sunny, warm Nelson day. The NNW sea breeze was in when the 104 boat fleet arrived on course, but again it was pretty light, patchy and shifty for the first two races of the day. However unlike yesterday, when it the breeze faded out early, today it freshened and gave us a decent hiking breeze for the third race of the day. The tide was again a factor, with a number of general recalls and the black flag getting a workout.
The leader board in all divisions is taking shape with the contest now at the half way point of the scheduled races. Racing in all fleets was again tight, and the variability in the breeze saw positions changing often through the races.
In the ILCA 6, Olympic rep Greta Pilkington really stamped her authority on the contest, scoring 2 races wins and a second to lead the contest by 8 points, and it's worth noting that she has a 2nd place as her current discard! Sam Clark (Y) from Murrays Bay won the second race and now sits 5th overall. He is third in the youths behind Tom Pilkington, who is now 3rd overall and Arran Begic in 4th overall, both of whom had an OCS today which they were luckily able to discard after the 5th race. Open mens sailor George Lane was however the other standout in the fleet today, being super consistent with a third and two 4th to move through to second overall. Chloe Turner continues to be the leading Youth Girl in 8th overall and she has established a solid lead over 2nd place both girl Kate Rasmussen. Miro Luxford was also looking good today, moving up the leaderboard with two 2nd places, but rather unfortunately he somewhat undid the good work with an OCS in race 2.
In the ILCA 7 the results were again dominated by the open sailors Caleb Armit and Dylan Forsyth, with Dylan again taking out the first race of the day but Caleb victorious in both the second and third races to lead Dylan by 1 point overall. U21's George Pilkington and Zach Stibbe both had solid results in all 3 races to sit 3rd and 4th overall. Just behind them a great contest for the overall Masters supremacy is developing between top GM Andrew Dellabarca, local AM Tim Pitcaithly and Whangarei Kris Dekke (M), who sit 5th, 6th and 7th overall after the 5 races. David Giles continues to lead the GGM's in 15th overall.
In the ILCA 6 masters fleet GM Werner Henig from Hamilton is having a blinder, winning the fresher third race today after scoring two 2nd places in the days earlier races to lead overall from Josh Edmonds (A), while defending champion Phil Wild (M) is clearly finding things a bit tough, but has done enough to sit 3rd overall. Sandra Williams had a fantastic day to convincingly take the lead in the women division from Helen Spencer, while Graham Tee continues to lead the GGM's. The starts also proved a challenge in this fleet, with GM Roger Winton winning the second race but then picking up an OCS in the days last race. Its tough at the top!
The ILCA 4 fleet is having a great contest. Local sailor Brooke Mundy won two of todays races to close the gap on Lucy Luxford, who won one race today but did enough to continue to lead overall. It also continues to be a close battle for the rest of the fleet, with all sailors again recording a top 3 placing in at least one race, ending the day with Madison Smith now third overall ahead of Ellie Tapper and Louis Yang.
So another great but challenging day in Nelson, with a clear advantage to those able to avoid the tide trap and get good starts without incurring the dreaded OCS! Tomorrow's forecast is again similar, with light to moderate sea breezes again expected. Another 3 races are scheduled, so there will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to improve or solidify their positions ahead of Sundays concluding 2 races.
Nick Page
