Andy Maloney won 5 of 9 races for a clear win at the 2011 Cork OCR regatta in Kingston Canada. He 8 net points clear of 2nd place Chris Dold (CAN) and 19 point ahead of Andys travelling partner Clay Dold (USA). He had no races outside the top 10 in the 47 boat fleet at the ISAF Grade 1 event. 

Full results

Andys trip continues on to San Francisco for some training before the Perth Worlds at the end of the year.

Keep up with Andy's activity & plans at andymaloneyracing.com

The 2011 Laser Masters Worlds has finished up in San Francisco with New Zealanders Scott Leith and Ed Tam first and second in the Apprentice Radials, and James Quinn and Mark Page also getting cubes.

The Masters were hosted by a very up market but friendly and well organised St Francis Yacht club on the city shoreline between the CBD and the Golden Gate Bridge. Naturally the backdrop was stunning. But while the sailors enjoyed the famous San Francisco sea breeze it was really all about the tide.

With a 9 and 2 on the penultimate day Andrew Murdoch lead into the final days medal race at the Olympic test event in Weymouth, just one point ahead of Australian Tom Slingsby. But the double points format meant a 7th in the medal race dropped Andrew to 4th behind Tom Slingsby,  Rutger van Scaardenburg and Paul Goodison.

A frustrating end for Andrew, but his performance across the regatta looks like it's just where he wants it a year out from the Olympics.

Sara Winther finished 22nd in the radial.

Sailing a Laser on the last day of the Laser 4.7 Worlds was a bit like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer ......it felt so good when you stopped!

Images at sail-world.com

Guten Tag
This Postcard comes by way of Munich as we head for the Splash Worlds in Czech.
 
The last day held lots of promise for the Kiwi Team, everything to sail for ....and everything to let slip away,

The Laser Radail Youth Worlds ran at La Rochelle, France from 24th to 31st July.
No new reports from this regatta, but NZL results were;

• Michael Cate 18th - Gold Fleet (including 2 x 1st's, a 2nd 4th and 6th)
• Alexander Dyet 20th - Gold (incl 2 x 1sts a 3rd and 7th)
• James Roberts 90th - Silver
• Jack Collinson 121st - Silver
• Mathew Kempkers 41st under 17 and 159th overall - Bronze

Regatta site results & reports
Day 6 report at sail-world.com

"Many that are first shall be last, and those that are last shall be first" Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke
 
Kia Ora from San Francisco, enough of the Hippy stuff....
 
The Boys Fleets were divided today, all the Kiwis made the Gold fleet and we had first start after the Girls raced, starting at 2pm.
 
A beautiful day, warm and sunny, lighter winds early, forecast to be stronger at 17 to 22 knots but stayed under that but quite shifty with Max Flood current at 12.30pm.

San Francisco, the city of peace, love and mung beans....
We got some peace this morning, the traffic was way down with the Marathon on and the Race Committee showed us some love by rescheduling the Coaches Meeting to 9.30am, and the beans? ....visit your local taco stand...
 

Hello all
Saturday night in San Francisco, wear flowers in your hair ...maybe not quite, but the St Francis Sailing Club did put on a 'party' for the sailors and supporters to mark the midway point of the regatta.
 
We had some interesting choices of music and food while viewing some great photos taken on the water ...and the latest results scrolling round and round, reminding the sailors of their triumphs or otherwise. The company was good, great to socialize with the other parents and have a drink once off the water.
 

A big hello from San Francisco...and can I have mustard on that?
 
At the 8.30 am Coaches meeting this morning,  the Race Director said he hoped our sailors had got over the first day nerves. Some of our Team did, some didn't.
Keith, Trent, Taylor and Liam were all in the 1st flight, leaving Ryan all alone in the 2nd. Early start 11.am today, grey skies and the famous 'Finger of Fog' still hanging over the Golden Gate Bridge and the race area but lighter winds supposedly, leaving the girls to start at 3pm. The launching ramp was a well oiled machine and all sailors got away with minimum of fuss.