Two NZL Sailing Team crews have hit the podium in Miami including Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech in the 49erFX, and Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders in the Nacra 17.
Congratulations to James Wilson and Oscar Gunn (pictured above) of Murrays Bay Sailing Club for their 3rd place in the 29er Class at the Australian Youth Nationals held in Freemantle Perth.
Napier turned on some lovely sailing conditions for the Independent Liquor sponsored 49th Hartley 16 National Championships sailed 15-17 January at the Napier Sailing Club.
The Barfoot & Thompson NZ Laser Nationals concluded today with all divisions completing the scheduled two races meaning that all races for the series were completed on schedule for the first time at a Laser Nationals in several years. Todays races were held in light and very shifty SW winds with a strong tide but pretty flat water, which provided a change from the sea breeze conditions over the preceding three days. So overall Takapuna provided beautiful sailing conditions and with exceptional organisation on and off the water from Takapuna Boating Club this ensured an exceptionally successful contest.
All fleets again completed their scheduled races on the penultimate day of of the Barfoot & Thompson NZ Laser Championships at Takapuna. The sea breeze filled in earlier than on the previous two days, with a good 10 to 15 knot NE by the midday start time and pretty choppy conditions. This breeze held for the first race for all divisions but it started to ease for the second race and just held for the third before a SW change came in just as the last division finished. The course was set directly off Takapuna Beach, unlike the previous two days when we sailed further to the North. This meant that the there was a strong tidal flow across the whole course, resulting in long challenging beats against the tide.
Day 2 of the Barfoot and Thompson NZ Laser Nationals provided beautiful sailing, with the sea breeze slowly building throughout the racing. The first race started in about 5 knots with the breeze building to 8-10 knots for the second race and peaked at around 12-15 knots for the third with typical choppy sea breeze waves. All divisions completed their scheduled races with 2 for the Masters and 3 for the Open fleets.
NZL Sailing Team’s Peter Burling is 2015 Moth World Champion after an outstanding performance at Sorrento, Victoria, Australia in a fleet containing some of the world’s most accomplished sailors.
Peter Burling (NZL), who turned 24 on January 1, leaves Sorrento tonight with the McDougall + McConaghy 2015 International Moth World Championship title, hosted by the Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club (SSCBC) in Victoria.
Sail-World’s Richard Gladwell covers Peter Burling’s victory, and the results of the other ETNZ sailors who competed in Sorrento, Australia at the 2015 International Moth World Championships…
