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Welcome to our live updates of the third - and final - day of 2025 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland.
You can follow all the action and results here, as they happen.
The first races are scheduled to get underway at 11am.
Stay tuned to find out who will be crowned the 2025 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland champions!
You can read a full recap of day 2 by clicking here.
Live results:
Course B: iQFOiL 7.3, iQFOiL 8, Kitefoil
Recap
Here are the top results in all the classes:
420
1. Tessa Clinton/Amelia Higson
2. Thomas Jurczyluk/Oli Wyeth
3. Nico Holmes/Finn Holmes
ILCA 6
1. Greta Pilkington
2. Tom Pilkington
3. Naiomi Ferrissey
ILCA 7
1. Ryan Lo
2. Tom Saunders
3. George Gautrey
29er
1. Nelsen Meacham/Tim Howse
2. Will Leech/Will Mason
3. Peer Kruse/Leo Brown
5. Bella Jenkins/Jess Handley
49er
1. Seb Menzies/George Lee Rush
2. Mattias Coutts/Oscar Gunn
3. Francesco Kayrouz/Hamish Mclaren
49erFX
1. Erica Dawson/Molly Meech
2. Nicola Hume/Rebecca Hume
3. Erin Kee/Isla Kee
iQFOiL 7.3m
1. Veerle ten Have
2. Stella Bilger
3. Aimee Bright
iQFOiL 8m
1. Eli Liefting
2. Josh Armit
3. Blake Hinsley
Kitefoil
1. Toby Wigglesworth
2. Lochy Naismith
3. Lukas Walton-Keim
4. Lucy Bilger
Ten Have, Liefting take iQFOiL honours
The final iQFOiL results are in and, as expected, it was tight!
Veerle ten Have has pipped Stella Bilger to win the 7.3m competition with two wins from today's five races. Aimee Bright was third.
In the 8m, Eli Liefting has held on to his one-point advantage, despite Josh Armit winning race 14. Blake Hinsley rounds out the podium.
Menzies and Rush top of 49ers
In the 49er, Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have ended on top in the highly competitive fleet. Their cecond place in the last race means they only finished outsie of the top three once in 12 races. They take the title by 11 points from Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn, with Francesco Kayrouz and Hamish McLaren in third.
Meacham, Howse win 29er cliffhanger
It came down to the wire, but Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse have won the 29er title by one point from Will Leech and Will Mason!
A third place in the 12th and final race was enough to secure the overall victory for Meacham and Howse, who led for most of the regatta. Peer Kruse and Leo Brown finish third overall.
Dinghies wrap up racing
We have our overall winners on Course A:
Congratulations to Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson (420), Ryan Lo (ILCA 7), and Greta Pilkington (ILCA 6)!
29ers down to final race
We're into the final race on Course C and with only two points separating the two leading 29er crews - Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse, and Will Leech and Will Mason - it's all to sail for.
Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have all but secured the 49er title as they take a 12-point lead into race 12; while Erica Dawson and Molly Meech have secured the 49erFX competition.
Wigglesworth wins kitefoil crown
That's it for the kitefoilers today. They've had two races - both won by Toby Wigglesworth, who claims the overall victory. Lochy Naismith is second, Lukas Walton-Keim third (after not sailing on day 2 or 3) and Lucy Bilger fourth (and first female).
49er: Kayrouz and McLaren win race 10
It's a second bullet of the event for Francesco Kayrouz and Hamish McLaren in race 10 of the 49er competition but Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush remain comfortably ahead overall. They finished third in that race, after Kayrouz and McLaren and Hong Kong duo Akira Sakai and Russell Aylsworth.
Big win for Meacham, Howse
Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse have returned to winning ways in race 10 of the 29ers - and just in time. They are now three points ahead of Will Leech and Will Mason, who picked up a 5 - their worst of the regatta. Bella Jenkins and Jess Handley were second and are back to fouth overall - the best-placed female crew.
Ferrissey strikes back
Naiomi Ferrissey isn't giving up without a fight! She's just beaten Greta Pilkington in race 9 of the ILCA 6 competition, but she can't close the 10-point gap between them at the top of the leaderboard. Ferrissey's moved back up to second, pushing Tom Pilkington (third in race 9) down a spot.
ILCA 7: Armit off the mark
Back to Course A, where defending ILCA 7 champion Caleb Armit has just recorded a win - the first of this year's event by someone not named Saunders, Gautrey or Lo.
Armit is fifth overall, with Singapore's Lo leading Saunders by one point after nine races.
Windfoilers set to shred
It's all still to sail for in the 7.3m and 8m iQFOiL fleets - and they're finally heading out to Course B to get into it!
Clinton, Higson on course for 420 crown
Speaking of dream teams... Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson have just claimed another race win - their sixth of the regatta to all but secure the Oceanbridge Sail Auckland title in their first major regatta as a combination. They lead Thomas Jurczyluk and Oli Wyeth by 11 points after nine races.
Dream Team
While we wait for the next results to drop, here is a special shout-out to our incredible race committee - including the crew on Toyshop.
Kites, camera, action!
The kitefoilers are finally underway - with Toby Wigglesworth and Lochy Naismith battling it out.
Pilkington continues charge
There's still no stopping Greta Pilkington in the ILCA 6. She's just won her sixth race (of 8) to open up a 10-point advantage. Younger brother Tom, meanwhile, has moved into second overall - replacing Naiomi Ferrissey - after finishing second in the day's opening race.
Another W for Ryan Lo means he is now the outright leader in the ILCA 7, ahead of Kiwis Tom Saunders and George Gautrey who finished third and fourth in race 8.
With Cam Brown and Oli Stone forced to withdraw due to injury, the race for the 420 crown is now between Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson, and Thomas Jurczyluk and Oli Wyeth. Clinton and Higson still have a 10-point buffer, despite finishing race 8 (the first today) behind Jurczyluk and Wyeth.
Smith and Quere make it 3
Our first results are in and it's a third win on the bounce for Hugo Smith and Louis Quere in the 29er! They've moved up to fourth overall, with Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse one point ahead of Will Leech and Will Mason.
Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush are edging closer to the 49er title after a second in the day's first race, won by Teruaki Shimakura and Shintaro Kamisonoda. Menzies and Rush are now 12 points clear of second-placed Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn.
Meanwhile, Erica Dawson and Molly Meech have won their ninth consecutive 49erFX race.
We're underway... kind of
The 420s are now in sequence on Course A, but on Course B the windfoilers are waiting for the breeze to build.
