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A big fleet of Starlings and the participation of two Hansa sailors were the features of the college sport regatta in Auckland this week.
As many as 85 sailors across eight junior and youth classes competed over two days at the Wakatere Boating Club this week, with 36 boats in the Starling fleet. They encountered fresh conditions on the first day and moderate winds on day two.
Nathan Vince (St Kentigern College) edged Ethan Fong (Westlake Boys High School) and Alex Hebbard (Rangitoto College) in the Starling as many gear up for next month's Starling national championships in Nelson. Grace Still (Epsom Girls Grammar) was the first female, followed by Kayle Abbott (Rangitoto) and Sophia Morgan (Epsom).
The Laser provided the tightest finish, with Wentworth College's Matthew Rist winning on countback over schoolmate Blake Wood with Mariana Mirow, also from Wenstworth, finishing third.
Westlake Boy's High School took out the team's trophy.
Standings from the secondary schools regatta at the Wakatere Boating Club this week:
29er (4 boats)
1st: Brayden Hamilton / Blake McGlashan (Westlake) - 6 points
2nd: Rowan Kensington / Monty Alderson (Auckland Grammar) - 9 pts
3rd: Callem McRae / crew (Sancta Maria College) - 15 pts
420 (3 boats)
1st: Lucas Day / Mason Mulcahy (Westlake) - 6 pts
2nd: Henry Angus / Tim Howse (Auckland Grammar) - 8 pts
3rd: Lucy Leith / Georgia Livingston (Rangitoto College) - 14 pts
O'pen Skiff (6 boats)
1st: Ben Tapper (King's College) 6 pts
2nd: Jack Hollands (Wentworth College) 9 pts
3rd: Sam Dold (St Kentigern College) 15 pts
Hansa 303 (2 boats)
1st: Quinn Heald (Albany Junior High School) - 2 pts
2nd: Catherine Hassell (Northcote College) - 5 pts
Laser (10 boats)
1st: Matthew Rist (Wentworth College) - 8 pts
2nd: Blake Wood (Wentworth) - 8 pts
3rd: Mariana Mirow (Wentworth) - 16 pts
Optimist (19 boats)
1st: Sean Kensignton (Auckland Grammar) - 5 pts
2nd: Cameron Brown (Northcote College) - 18 pts
3rd: Jasper Camenzind (Green Bay High School) - 21 pts
Girls
1st: Jessica Redpath (Rangitoto) - 50 pts
2nd: Caprice Chao (Green Bay) - 69 pts
3rd: Sophia-Jo Hawkins (Green Bay) - 81 pts
Feva (5 boats)
1st: Lachlan Marker / Jack Hayward (St Kentigern) 5 pts
2nd: Phoebe Andrew / Caroline Gilpin (Wentworth) - 10 pts
3rd: Andrew White / Renzo Sumich (King's College) - 14 pts
Starling (36 boats)
1st: Nathan Vince (St Kentigern) - 13 pts
2nd: Ethan Fong ( Westlake) - 15 pts
3rd: Alex Hebberd (Rangitoto) - 17 pts
Girls
1st: Grace Still (Epsom Girls) - 52 pts
2nd: Kayle Abbott (Rangitoto) - 82 pts
3rd: Sophia Morgan (Epsom Girls) - 90 pts
