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2017 South Pacific Laser Masters, Brisbane

Thu 27 Jul 2017 9:04pm
6 Kiwis and 60 Aussies might seem a bit of a one sided contest but during 4 days of blue skies, light warm breezes and wonderful hospitality at the SPLM in Brisbane the Kiwis certainly held our own and were able to give the Aussies a few lessons on the way through.
 
We had a variety of breezes, mostly light and variable as is typical for this time of year in Brisbane, but we did enjoy a nice shifty challenging offshore (just) hiking breeze on day 3 as a change from the 4-8 knot "sea breezes" on the other 3 days. It was pretty much flat water the whole time but there were big tides that had to be respected and used wisely to get ahead of the very closely bunched fleets in both the Radial and Standard.
 
In the Radials it was a 3 way contest from the start between Kiwi Scott Leith (M) and Queensland locals Mark Kennedy (GM) and Danny Fuller (A). It was close all the way but Scott was able to keep control of the contest to win overall by a couple of points from Mark, with Danny having to carry a 15th from the second to last race to finish a few points further back.
 
After having a look at the forecast, waifes like Mike Knowsley (M) changed to the Standard fleet at registration and went on to record a couple of excellent bullets, joining GM's Chris Sadler and Gary Lock, who also scored bullets, in making sure the Aussies knew we were there. Unfortunately, unlike Scott in the Radials true consistency deserted all the Standard rig kiwis.
 
Local heavies ex World GM Champ Greg Adams & Brad Taylor (GM), Chris Dawson (GM) from Sydney and David Waite(M) from Perth ended up at the top of the Standard  results. They were closely followed by a flock of kiwis including Chris in 5th, GM's yours truely and Gary in 6th and 7th and Mike in 8th in the 35 boat fleet. GGM Bob Blakey finished mid fleet after pulling out early on the last day with the excuse of "having to get ashore to meet an old mate for drinks". Bob was spotted on the flight home the next day so it could not have been too tough a session.
 
So overall another great regatta to follow up on the trans tasman rivalries from the World Master Games and not a foil, X box or pedal in sight. 
 
Next opportunity to take on the Aussie Masters will be their Australian Laser Masters on the ocean at Mooloolaba in February, at which they tell us all kiwis will be welcome! They are expecting 250 masters so it should be a really great event so why not put it in the calendar and give it a shot.
 
Nick Page
 

2017 Northshore Freshwater Laser Champs Report & Results

Mon 3 Apr 2017 11:08pm


 

Another stellar Laser regatta as the local Laser Masters fleet warms up for the World Masters Games, which kicks off in two weeks. Following last week's Auckland Masters at Tamaki, which attracted a record fleet of 66, this weekend 45 Masters and a few younger guys turned up for two days of light to moderate E/NE racing at Pupuke.
 
The lake provided typically challenging gusty and shifty conditions for the 31 Standard and 16 Radial sailors, not to mention challenges for race officer Garth Briden. Saturday was the lighter of the two-day, with 4 races completed in a 5 to 10 knot breeze that started in the E and moved around to NE during the day while on Sunday there was a bit more pressure with the early NNE gusting up to 15 knots before moderating and turning Easterly for the 3rd and last race of the day.

 

 

 

The Radial fleet saw a really close contest which was only decided in the last race. Youth Joshua Bull convincingly took out race 7 to secure the title by a single point from Master Richard Blakey, who was 2 points ahead of Apprentice Phil Wild with first GM Kevin Welsh in 4th. Kevin was unlucky not to take out the Masters title after getting a UFD when he had won race 3 on the water. Last weeks Radial winner at the Auckland Masters Werner Hennig was a close 5th followed by first women, Michelle Bain in 6th. Sueellen Davis kept Michelle honest in 7th overall, a great performance as she has only just got back into the Laser ahead of the WMG.

 

The Standard fleet was dominated by three sailors. Top youth sailor Josh Armit gave all the masters sailors a true lesson in lake sailing, with 5 wins and 2 seconds, and showing an amazing ability to read the conditions and either dominate from the start or work his way to the front of the fleet on the rare occasion he got buried and gave the rest of us a chance. Almost as impressive were Masters Rohan Lord and Giles Grigg. Rohan won the two races Josh when "stumbled" and was consistently in the top 5 in all the other races, as was Giles. While Josh and Rowan were able to break away from the rest of the front bunch to win their races there was incredibly close racing in the rest of the fleet, with the top half of the fleet regularly bow to stern at every mark throughout the races. This made consistency incredibly difficult to achieve and all the rest of the fleet ended up carrying a couple of higher scoring races. Third Master and 4th overall was local lake sailor Tony Nicholson, who had a great run of pin end starts and just pipped top GM Mark Oliver in 5th overall. Past multiple NZ Masters National Champion, Apprentice Kris Decke struggled for consistency and ended up first Apprentice but 7th overall.

 

Pupuke provided the usual generous selection of prizes to finish a very enjoyable weekend. The last formal warmup regatta before the WMG is at Takapuna Friday/Saturday next weekend then it is on to the big Masters' event of the NZ season, the World Masters Games at Torbay, with 10 races over 5 days certain to provide top quality racing for the 170 Laser Masters entered.

- Nick Page

Standard
 

pos class.div.sail 1 2 3 4 5 6 7   dis net name club
1 Laser  O 7250 1 1 1 1 2 2 1   2 7 ARMIT Josh MBSC
2 Laser  M 10 7 5 3 4 1 1 3   7 17 LORD Rohan PBC
3 Laser  M 8808 3 4 2 3 4 5 5   5 21 GRIGG Giles TYC
4 Laser  M 5549 2 7 8 11 6 9 4   11 36 NICHOLSON Tony PBC
5 Laser  G 7127 4 8 4 8 7 7 10   10 38 OLIVER Mark HSC
6 Laser  M 4323 6 2 13 13 10 4 7   13 42 BRODIE Cris BYC
7 Laser  A 9238 8 3 15 12 5 3 15   15 46 DECKE Kris OYC
8 Laser  M 0151 5 9 6 14 3 ufd 11   30 48 DRUMMOND Dean PBC
9 Laser  G 8520 9 6 12 7 11 11 8   12 52 SHOWELL John PBC
10 Laser  G 8107 14 10 5 2 20 ufd 2   30 53 KEETON Mike PBC
11 Laser  G 1519 10 14 7 10 9 6 14   14 56 PAGE Nick PBC
12 Laser  G 6909 16 12 10 6 13 15 9   16 65 LOCK Garry PBC
13 Laser  G 0009 13 13 14 5 17 12 16   17 73 BORRMANN Thomas PBC
14 Laser  M 8881 12 17 18 15 14 13 18   18 89 ANDERSON Rob KYC
15 Laser  A 2705 19 18 9 dns 16 23 6   32 91 ATCHISON Ken HYC
16 Laser  M 2872 17 11 ufd 18 15 18 13   24 92 NICHOLSON Karl WBC
17 Laser  G 2259 18 19 11 9 18 19 21   21 94 DOWSETT John PBC
18 Laser  S 1512 15 16 ufd 19 12 14 19   24 95 PITMAN John NPYC
19 Laser  M 6528 11 15 17 17 19 17 dns   32 96 BATENBURG Luuk PBC
20 Laser  M 0537 21 20 19 20 23 24 22   24 125 CAMILLERI John PBC
21 Laser  G 0213 20 21 20 22 26 22 23   26 128 WADDELL Rob PBC
22 Laser  G 4689 22 22 21 21 24 25 24   25 134 SANDERS Dave PBC
23 Laser  G 3125 dns dns dns dns 8 16 17   32 137 LOWE David PBC
24 Laser  G 3947 dns dns dns dns 25 10 12   32 143 HURSTHOUSE Mark PBC
25 Laser  M 6871 dns dns dns dns 22 8 20   32 146 CANECELLO Marco PLSC
26 Laser  G 0545 dns dns 16 16 dns dns dns   32 160 ABICHT Grant TYC
27 Laser  G 2226 1 dns dns dns dns dns dns   32 161 IRWIN Murray PBC
28 Laser  M 6876 dns dns dns dns 28 20 25   32 169 BERRY John PBC
29 Laser  G 1878 dns dns dns dns 21 21 dns   32 170 FERGUSON Wayne PBC
30 Laser  S 2123 dns dns dns dns 27 27 26   32 176 WESTMORELAND Mickey PBC
31 Laser  M 7862 dns dns dns dns 29 26 27   32 178 BERRY David  

Radial

pos class.div.sail 1 2 3 4 5 6 7   dis net name club
1 Radial  O 6381 3 4 4 1 2 6 1   6 15 BULL Joshua MBSC
2 Radial  M 5886 4 3 2 6 1 3 3   6 16 BLAKEY Richard TYC
3 Radial  A 5538 8 2 6 4 3 1 2   8 18 WILD Phil MSC
4 Radial  G 6029 2 5 ufd 2 5 2 4   17 20 WELSH Kevin PLSC
5 Radial  M 7892 1 1 5 7 4 5 6   7 22 HENNIG Werner HYC
6 Radial wM 6406 5 9 ufd 3 6 4 12   17 39 BAIN Michelle TSC
7 Radial wA 1 9 7 7 dns 7 10 5   17 45 DAVIES Suellen RAYC
8 Radial  M 7775 12 15 8 5 9 8 9   15 51 COFFIN Jeff PLSC
9 Radial  S 2968 10 14 3 9 10 11 11   14 54 KNOTT Barrie PBC
10 Radial  M 9384 11 10 10 ufd 8 7 8   16 54 YANKOV Georgi PBC
11 Radial  M 4468 6 6 1 8 dns dns dns   17 55 WOOLDRIDGE Neil WBC
12 Radial  A 8891 13 11 11 12 12 9 10   13 65 MINKOV Vlad PBC
13 Radial  O 2441 7 8 9 10 dns dns dns   17 68 DRUMMOND Finn MBSC
14 Radial  S 5806 15 12 12 ufd 11 12 7   16 69 SHEARMAN Geoff TSC
15 Radial wO 9211 14 13 ufd 11 14 14 13   17 79 BOYD Isabella BOI
16 Radial wM 7146 16 16 13 13 13 13 14   16 82 McKEE Shaaron PLSC

2017 Auckland Laser Masters Results and Report

Mon 3 Apr 2017 6:01am
There were testing conditions at Tamaki for the 2017 Auckland Laser Champs on the 1st and 2nd of April.
The 66 strong fleet is the largest we can remember in recent years, with many masters getting on the water time prior to the World Masters Games.

RO Garth Briden (who else) did an excellent job getting us 7 races in light and veering N to NE winds and big tides.

The first race on Saturday was light NE but fair. The first attempt at a second race was abandoned when a small group jumped out ahead while the majority parked up at the wing mark - a robust discussion on events ensued.

Some sailors waited ashore for the breeze to settle in. And when it did a pretty even second race was completed. The 3rd race was completed in a dying breeze that caught a few out.

4 races were completed on Sunday. Races 4 & 5 started in a Northerly breeze and a triangle, which shifted right half way through race 5. It hung in long enough to finish races 6 and 7 on a windward leeward course.

Garth tried to control the general recalls with the U flag as the tide flowing over the reef and under our bows pushed us over the line.

Despite the light breezes, the waves (some would say slop) could be worked - but carefully.

Even the successful sailors had a few trying moments. On the water Josh Armit was the most successful in the standard fleet. But he doesn't count as he's only 15 and we get sick of him winning everything.

Dan Slater eventually came out on top master in the Standard fleet.

And Werner Henning won the radial fleet on countback, being tied at the top with Richard Blakey.

Great to see Jim Quinn winning the Legends Radial division with a brand new knee.

For others Sunday's roast beef sandwiches were the most successful part of the regatta.

Many thanks to the volunteers at Tamaki and to the generous prize sponsors

  • Smart Marine
  • The Water Shed - thanks Dan Slater
  • nzsailing.net - thanks Mike Pasco

2017 Auckland Women's Laser Champs Results

Fri 24 Mar 2017 1:56am
Auckland Women Laser Championships - 18th March
 
A gorgeous day, some Hawaiian leis and big smiles from the Kohimarama organisers welcomed on 18th March eight women representatives coming as far as Port Ohope and Hamilton It was great to see sailors from 7 different clubs that are championing women sailing supporting this event.
 

It was the girl's regatta at Kohimarama, so the laser women were surrounded by the future new pool of women laser sailors hopefully, who were competing in Optimists or Starlings for the top spot.

 
Michelle from Torbay Sailing Club won the day after some tough competition between Libby from Kohimarama, the previous 3 times women reigning champion, who came second and Georgina from Wakatere Boating Club came third. Heather enjoyed learned a lot about choppy sea conditions and capsizing and will take these learning to the Laser World Champs in April at Torbay. Taylor showed up the next day at the Club wondering why nobody was there.
 
We would like to thank Kohimarama Yacht Club and the team of volunteers for making this another successful Auckland Women Laser Champs. All ladies thoroughly enjoyed it and enjoyed the treats: the voucher to PredictWind, the white rose and all the goodies in the pack.

Results

  • 1st Michelle Bain
  • 2nd Libby Porter
  • 3rd Georgina Wooldridge
  • 4th Kirsty MacDonald
  • 5th Helen Spencer
  • 6th Deborah Killen
  • 7th Heather Hourigan
  • 8th Chantal Grass
  • 9th Taylor Farrel
     

2017 RSA Regatta 40th Edition - Results and Report

Tue 7 Mar 2017 4:17am


2017 Bayleys Laser Nationals - Day 4 - Nationwide storm seals results

Sun 22 Jan 2017 5:19pm

The final day of the 2017 Laser Nationals at Lake Taupo dawned with strong Northerly winds and heavy rain from the weather system that affected most of NZ today. Contrary to the forecast the wind moderated a bit and the skies cleared as the morning progressed and the PRO and his team were out on the course looking to get the races started on time. Alas it was not to be and with a 30 knot squall coming through the course just before the D flag was due to go up, gale warnings in place and the wind forecast to rise even further during the afternoon the decision was made to abandon racing for the day and declare yesterdays results as final for the contest.

So after 3 days quality racing in fresh conditions defending champion Andrew McKenzie was crowned NZ Laser champion again in the Open fleet but we have new champions in the other 3 fleets. Outstanding youth sailor Josh Armit was victorious in the Open Radial fleet while apprentices Phil Wild in the Masters Radial and Anthony Merrington in the Masters Standard both won their respective titles by just a single point.

Other division winners included last years Radial champion George Gautrey, who picked up the Under 21 cube in the Standard fleet and Open Women's champion Susannah Pyatt and Youth Women's champion Olivia Christie in the Radials. In the Standard Masters Giles Grigg was second overall and the leading Master, Peter Kempkers the leading GM and John Pitman from New Plymouth the first Great Grand Master. In the Radial Masters Richard Blakey was only 1 point behind Phil to be leading Master, Hamish Atkinson from Naval Point in Christchurch, host for next years Nationals, was the leading GM and Gus Fry from last years hosts Muritai the leading GGM.

So an extremely successful and well run contest is concluded with many sailors looking to meet again in only a couple of weeks at the Oceanbridge NZL regatta at Murrays Bay. Special thanks to LTYC for hosting the contest so well and Bayleys Taupo for their support of the regatta.

- Nick Page
 

2017 Bayleys Laser Nationals - Day 3 - Down to the wire

Sat 21 Jan 2017 4:56am
Day 3 Results

Day 3 of the Bayleys Laser Nationals started as forecast with a light , and much warmer, northerly breeze but this quickly freshened through the day providing a challenging gusty ands shifty offshore breeze for the later races. The race committee, led by PRO Gerald Martin from Napier, again did a fantastic job in testing conditions to set fair but challenging courses.

 
In the Open the day belonged to NZL squad member Tom Saunders who won both Races 7 and 8 to win the day following a third in the days first race to move up to second overall. However not be outdone defending champion Andrew McKenzie was 2nd in all 3 races to retain the overall lead by 3 points. Chinese sailor Jianan Wu was top 5 in each race but slipped to third overall ahead of the winner of todays first race, teammate Ning Zhao. NZ sailors George Gautrey and Matt Kempkers both has solid days to hold 5th and 6th overall ahead on the other Chinese team sailors.
 
In the Radial Youth Josh Armit stamped his authority on the regatta to lead with two wins, split by a discard 9th in the second race of the day. Tied with Josh going into the day Alastair Gifford had a solid day and is now clear second over leading Woman Susannah Pyatt, who won the second race of the day and was able to discard an OCS in the first race to have a solid 10 point lead over second women's sailor and now 4th overall Stephanie Devaux Lovell. World Masters champ Scott Leith's challenge for the Open title evaporated today with and OCS in the first race and gear breakage in the third race dropping him well down the table. Open sailor George Lane and local Youth Blake Woodfield both had consistently strong results in all 3 races to sit 5th and 6th overall.
 
Expat Australian Anthony Merrington (A) was the sailor of the day in the Masters, winning both races to take the overall lead by a solitary point from overnight leader Giles Grigg (A), who has a handy 6 point lead on third placed defending masters champion Andrew Dellabarca (M), who had a costly capsize at the gybe mark in the second race when leading. Former NZ open champion Mark Oliver (M) holds 4th overall ahead of leading GM Peter Kempkers who was consistent in both races. Former champion Kris Decke's OCS in the first race of the day put pay to his title challenge while Master Tony Evans lapped up the condition with a 3rd and 4th to move to 6th overall.
 
In the Masters Radial leader Apprentice Phil Wild and 2nd overall placed Richard Blakey (M) are locked in a close battle after both scoring a 1st and 2nd today to be separated by a single point overall. Defending champion Ed Tam is third overall after a couple of 5th today. Leading GM Hamish Atkinson had a tough first race but did enough in the second to hold off Werner Hennig (M) and second GM, former World GM champion Mike Keeton who managed a 3rd in one race today to be 6th overall.
 
So with one day to go there is still everything to sail for for the leaders in every division. Tomorrows forecast is not promising, with Taupo due to get the brunt of the low pressure system crossing the country tomorrow so if there is sailing it is again likely to be a windy couple of races to finish the series. 
 
- Nick Page
 
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