There was a mix of conditions at Tamaki Yacht Club for the 2025 Auckland ILCA Champs on 5th & 6th April.

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.

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Open and Youth Results - Saturday + Sunday