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2018 Lake Dunstan BC Laser Regatta - Report
Mon 20 May 2019 8:13pm
The Lake Dunstan BC Special Laser Regatta was held on December 8th & 9th 2018 and continues to build on previous editions.
Over the weekend there was around 25 Lasers in attendance from across the region including Invercargill, Bluff, Dunedin, Queenstown, Te Anau and Auckland.
There was a range of conditions from light to very strong and as always with lake sailing it provided a few shifts calling for tactical skills from everyone.
The event was won by Daryl Parkes who sailed consistently throughout the regatta to add to his wins from previous years.
Lake Dunstan BC did a fantastic job once again and their continued focus on social Laser sailing is doing wonders for the sport in the region. The lake is an excellent sailing destination with scenery to match. The clubhouse is perfect for the social evenings and has plenty of room for camping around it.
The dates for 2019 are yet to be announced but keep an eye on the event calendar and make this a must-do for the upcoming season. We have identified another 15 lasers locally who could be convinced to attend the next one.
Phillip Bennett
2019 Northshore Freshwater Champs - Results & Report
Wed 15 May 2019 6:56am
All 2019 North Shore Fresh Waters Results
Josh Armit wins 2019 NSFW Laser Champs.
There were 40 competitors and a breeze between 6-25 knots from SW over the weekend 18 & 19 May 2019.
- 1st Radial and 1st Woman overall Sara Winther
- 1st Radial Youth and 2nd Radial Luke Cashmore
- 1st Radial Master Werner Hennig
- 1st Standard overall Josh Armit
- 1st Standard Apprentice Master Dave Ridley
- 1st Standard Master Tony Nicholson
- 1st Standard Grand Master Mark Hursthouse
- 1st Standard Great Grand Master Gary Lock
We had a great turnout and generous prizes.
Congratulations once again to to Garth Briden for getting another successful series in.
- John Dowsett - Commodore
Royal Akarana YC Winter Series 2019
Thu 9 May 2019 8:41pm
The 2019 Royal Akarana YC Winter Series includes Lasers.
And Akarana have Lasers to charter for these races too.
And Akarana have Lasers to charter for these races too.
- 9th June
- 23rd June
- 6th July
- 21st July
- 11th August
- 25th August
- 8th September
The series open to classes including Lasers, Nacra 17, Nacra 15, 49ers, 29ers, Skiffs, Flying 15's, Bic and Fevas.
2019 Smart Marine Auckland Laser and Laser Masters Championship - Results & Report
Sun 10 Mar 2019 8:29am
Results
Over 50 Laser turned up at Tamaki this weekend for the Auckland Laser Champs and Auckland Laser Masters Champs. In a new innovation this years the two events were combined, with the Masters being decided as a one day regatta over 4 races on Saturday as usual, but with a further 4 races on Sunday counting towards the Open Auckland championship, allowing Masters to elect to sail either a one or sail two days and qualify for both contests. This proved a very popular innovation with the sailors, with about half the Masters electing to only sail the Saturday while the other half carried on with the Open event on the Sunday. Unusually we therefore had two prize givings in one weekend, with Saturday's belonging to the Masters and Sunday being the turn of the Open sailors.
Unfortunately conditions on Saturday were, to quote one Master, rather sub optimal! Rain for much of the day, cold temperatures and a dodgy very light Southerly breeze that shifted and died regularly throughout the day provided a major challenge for PRO Garth Briden, let alone the sailors. Add to that the legendary Tamaki tide and slop and I think everyone was pleased to get ashore for a hot shower after 4 very testing races.
In Saturdays Masters Standards 4 different masters winners for the 4 races showed the quality of the fleet but in the end as usual consistency paid and Apprentice Dave Ridleys 1/2/2/3 was enough to secure the title by 3 points from leading Master Cris Brodie. Home club Masters Richard Blakey and Giles Grigg rounded out the top 4 with leading GM Mike Keeton coming out of retirement (again) to stamp his authority on the GM group with a couple of 3rd places underpinning his results. Gary Lock in 7th was the leading GGM. In the Radial Masters visiting Hamilton sailor Lucia Chagas (WM) took home the Radial Masters title and with it the Masters Womens title, pipping fellow Hamiltonian and leading GM Werner Hennig by a point. Behind them GM Kevin Welsh secured 3rd ahead of 3 sailors who were only split by a count back; club commodore Ross Roberts (M), Tauranga visitor Pete Thomas (GM) and yet another Hamiltonian Scott Mcdougal (GM).
So while the Masters trophies were back at the engravers the Open sailors, including about half the Masters who elected to sail both days, hoped for some better conditions on Sunday to complete the Open champs. Sure enough Sunday dawned sunny and with a 10 knot Southerly which, although gusty and shifty as is typical for Tamaki, provided a really great days racing. After day 1 Olympic squad sailor Josh Armit dominated the Standard results with 4 bullets. Unfortunately Josh could not sail Sunday, leaving it for the remaining Standard masters to fight it out with the rest of the open fleet for the title. At the end of the day it was again Apprentice Dave Ridley who took out the first 2 races of the day and followed up with a 3rd to secure the title. Chris Brodie won the last race of the day to secure 2nd overall on count back from an extremely consistent Giles Grigg with Wellington visitor Andrew Dellabarca having a much better day to claim 4th overall.
In the Radials the Youths dominated, with the top sailors continuing what has been fantastic season long tussle for supremacy. This weekend Harrison Baker overturned some of the earlier season results with a decisive series victory, including 5 bullets, over this years Youth Rep Luke Cashmore. Youngster Caleb Armit continued to show great promise with a 3rd overall, a point ahead of a consistent Thomas Mulcahy. First Woman was youth rep Sam Stock in 5th, with the first of the 2 day Masters Werner Hennig finding the pace of the Youths a hard act to match as the leading master in 7th.
Great prizes thanks to the contest sponsor Smart Marine while this years Laser traveller series spot prize winner was Matthew Rist from Manly, who takes home a new Laser sail courtesy of Dan at Watershed
So a very successful weekend and great to see a large Laser fleet out late in the season.
Nick Page
2019 Duncan & Ebbet Tauranga Centreboard Regatta - Results & Report
Sat 2 Mar 2019 11:53am
The Tauranga boat club held its annual dinghy regatta over the weekend of 16 and 17 Feb. With the good entries it can now feature on the list of annual Laser regattas to attend!
We had participants from Wellington, Ohope, Rotorua, Hamilton and Auckland who well outnumbered the locals. Rumour has it that there are a few more locals soon to join the fleet in Tauranga!
On Saturday we had 3 races in a cracking breeze from the south-west which tested everyone's stamina, not only on the water but also at the very social after match barbecue. This was a great addition to the event with salads and rolls provided and bring your own meat.
Sunday started off flat calm and gave us a chance to continue the yarns from the night before. We again had three races with a variety of winners. Kent Copplestone from Rotorua took out the full rigs with Werner Henning from Hamilton winning the Radials.
A big thanks to all those who competed with special thanks to those who travelled some long distances to take part.
I look forward to more Laser sailors joining in next year and enjoying this fabulous sailing venue.
Pete Thomas
Fiji Oceania Masters 2019
Sat 23 Feb 2019 7:28am- Fiji Oceania Masters 2019
- Sofitel Resort Denarau Island Fiji
- 12 - 17 October
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