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2007 International 420 Class Women's World Champions Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie
The News & Upcoming events:
- Youth Team Training Regatta June 27 & 28, 2009, Murrays Bay SC - NOR click here
- 30 May - 1 June Queen's Birthday training/learning/racing regatta, Wakatere Boating Club, all about it click here NEW
- Dec. 08 - Nov. 09 Membership Registration Form here NZ 420 ASSOC REGISTRATION - download here
- 2009 International 420 World Championship: Lake Garda, Italy, from 27 July - 5 August 2009. Preliminary NOR.
- 2009 New Zealand International 420 Worlds Team Selection Policy - click here UPDATED
- NZL 420 Assn boat charter document - click here
Youth Team training regatta, Murrays Bay, June 27 - 28th, briefing 10:30 am - NOR click here
Race 1 starts at 11:30 am with 4 races back-to-back on Saturday, and 10:30 am Sunday with 3 races back-to-back.
Even though the regatta is named the Youth Team training regatta, it's open to sailors of all ages. The more the better!
2009 NZL 420 Nationals Napier title goes to Snow-Hansen and Saunders for a second time
Lardies/Drummond take second, Maloney/Barbarich-Bacher take third on countback, and top Youth Girls title, from Dunning-Beck/Goodwin who take top Youth Boys title - click here for Results
FOR PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE REGATTA BY KAREN GOLDWATER PLEASE CLICK HERE OR THE PHOTO BELOW
Day Four: Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders have won the Nationals with a 1,1,6 for the final three races. For both Paul (2008 with Ben Goodwin) and Jason (2007 with brother Thomas) this is a second 420 National title; new combination Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond kept second place after a consistent series; and one point behind Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher take third place (and first placed women's crew/top female youth crew) on equal points from Logan Dunning-Beck and Ben Goodwin (first placed male youth crew).
Alexandra and Bianca are in their second season together, this is also the second year they've placed third in the Nationals after a very solid performance with no results out of the top 10. Logan and Ben finished the series strongly with two second placings. This is Logan's first season in the 420 and as a new combination he and Ben have performed particularly well all season. James Turner and Marcus Hansen placed 6th overall, with a 2nd and a 3rd included in their tally, and as third placed youth crew are nominated for the Youth Teams Hobie Cat position. We wish all double-handed Youth Team crews well at the ISAF Youth Worlds later this year.
L -R Jason Saunders and Paul Snow-Hansen L-R Alex and Bianca, NZL Youth Team girls double-handed crew and 3rd overall L-R Ben and Logan, NZL Youth Team boys double-handed crew - - Photos Karen Goldwater
The top seven Open crews, and the top seven Women's crews qualify for the 420 Worlds which take place at Lake Garda, Italy, from 27 July - 5 August 2009. Preliminary NOR.
For a full DAY 4 report by Lyle Tresadern of Napier SC click here
Day Three: Two of the scheduled three races were sailed today. The first race finally got away in lighter conditions than in previous days, the second race was sailed in a light breeze which was in it's dying throws as the sailors crossed the finish line. Despite a difficult day for regatta leaders Snow-Hansen / Saunders they retain their lead, but Lardies / Finn move up into second, and 8 points behind, after winning a race and Cooke / Illingworth are just one point behind them.
In the Youth division Maloney / Barbarich-Bacher hold their top girls position quite comfortably and are at fourth overall, but Dunning Beck / Goodwin found form today and won the first race which has moved them into the top boys position with a 6 point margin over Turner / Hansen, followed by Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock 8 points back. The final day of racing has light winds predicted and up to 4 races scheduled, a second drop comes in after race 10, so there's still a way to go and the ever sought after youth positions willl be in the balance until the day is over.
Sam Bullock and Luke Stevenson Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond Lighter conditions on day 3 - Photos Karen Goldwater
For a full DAY 3 report by Lyle Tresadern of Napier SC click here
Day Two: Increasing wind strength today saw the more experienced 470 sailors dominate top placings on this second day of racing. By the final race of the day, a 20 knot breeze ested skill levels and it's not surprising that the older sailors came through. Snow-Hansen / Saunders scored a 2,1,2 to retain first position; Simon Cooke / Scott Illingworth move up into second place, after mylar problems were sorted, scoring a 5, 2 and 1; and Frankie Lardies / Finn Drummond reap the benefits of many hours training over the summer in the 470 to finish the day on equal points, scoring 1,5, and 3, but third on countback.
In the Youth Team trials Maloney / Barbarich-Bacher in fourth placing are clearly ahead of their next rival, while Turner / Hansen in fifth overall place maintain a four point margin over sixth placed Dunning-Beck / Goodwin.
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond -- Photos Karen Goldwater
For a full DAY 2 regatta report by Lyle Tresadern of Napier SC click here
Day One: Twenty three International 420 crews from around New Zealand, and one from Ireland, have gathered in Napier to contest the National title for the Open fleet and the Women's fleet. This competition also serves as the selection regatta for the NZ Worlds team to travel to Lake Garda,Italy, and the NZL Youth Team double-handed crews for both boys and girls who will travel to the ISAF Youth Worlds in Brazil later this year.
Open fleeters Paul Snow-Hansen / Jason Saunders have come away from day one with two wins and a third; in second place overall and top Youth girls are Alexandra Maloney / Bianca Barbarich-Bacher with a second and first amongst their placings; most consistent Youth Boys today are James Turner / Marcus Hansen placed third and have a nine point margin over their next rivals in the youth team, Logan Dunning Beck / Ben Goodwin. The top youth crews can breath easy overnight as they have a 14pt margin over their closest oppostion, but it's early days.
The first race was sailed in 12 - 14 knots with a choppy swell, during the subsequent races the wind eased off with the last race being sailed in a fluky 5 knots. For a full report click here go to the Napier Yacht Club website.
Rain and murky conditions for day one Maloney leads Turner and Snow- Hansen to a mark James Turner and Marcus Hansen
Sail Auckland 2009 - click here for more photos
Four days of sailling in brilliant summer conditions on the Waitemata Harbour, an international fleet and the Louis Vuitton series in the background - it doesn't come much better than that!
Logan Dunning-Beck and crew Ben Goodwin dominated the event with five bullets in the 10 race series - confidence was running high as they swapped crewing positions for the last race of the series. Alexandra Maloney and crew Bianca Barbarich Bacher dominated the girls fleet and placed second overall receiving three bullets, while James Turner and crew Marcus Hansen placed third overall with a strong finish to the regatta winning the final race.
For the first time in the relatively short history of the International 420 Class in New Zealand, the local sailors were joined by two young crews from Japan and Malaysia; Australia and Ireland were also represented and finished well up in the fleet. Jane Butler and Jenny Andreasson of the Royal St George YC in Ireland placed 2nd in the Girls fleet, they've been in the country for several weeks receiving coaching from Olympic sailor Jo Aleh. George Davies and Tim Hannah of Sorrento YC in Melbourne sailed well to finish 5th overall. Hopefully all of our visitors have enjoyed the experience at Sail Auckland and will spread the word. For full results click here.
New Year Clinic 2009
The first clinic of the new year took place at Wakatere Boating Club from the 9th to the 12th of January. 5 boats attended and the sailors experienced a variety of conditions, though it was generally light. Coach Jamie Hunt commented that it had been a very successful clinic with the 4 days allowing him to focus on all sailors who ranged widely in experience.
The next programmed clinic (unconfirmed) takes place in Napier on 31 January and 1 February. This will be a Peter Snell Development Clinic run by Yachting New Zealand.
Napier tune-up regattas:
Napier Sailing Club are hosting two regattas which will offer a great opportunity to test the waters prior to the Nationals.
The Summer Regatta 29 & 30 November 2008 andGo to the Regattas and Results page for the NOR's. If you wish to attend either or both regattas, please would you email Garth Goodwin at goodwinds@farmside.co.nz so planning can get underway by Race Management.
The New Year Regatta 1st - 3rd January 2009
North Island Champs 08-09:
The North Island champs took place in Tauranga over Labour Weekend - Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher dominated with a clear run - click here for results.
YNZ Youth team selection changes:
Important changes to nomination event for NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team - from YNZ Briefings
In order to reduce travel costs and provide earlier selection, nomination events for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team will now be comprised of respective class nationals.
On Tuesday November 4 the Yachting New Zealand Board again considered the matter of the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team selection trials. There were a number of strong and conflicting views, particularly around the location of the regattas and the costs associated with travel. There was also a sound case for earlier selection, to allow for a longer period of preparation by the selected team for the ISAF Youth Worlds Regatta in July 2009.
While it is believed that the two regatta format is preferred for most effective selection, the impact of travel costs in the worsening economic climate were given due weight. The Board therefore resolved as follows:
For 2009, the respective Class Nationals will be the Nomination Event for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team. Sail Auckland will be removed from the listed Nomination Events in the currently published Guidelines for Nomination and Selection (see web site). The 420 option will still remain for the multihull, together with the alternative - a nomination from the NZ Hobie class association for an eligible team based on results at the 2009 Hobie 16 Nationals. A revised protocol making the appropriate alterations will be published in the next few days.
Youth Sail 2009 will remain to be sailed as planned in Christchurch, but not as a Nomination Event. The advantages of this revised approach for 2009 are that there is no increased cost to anyone. It will clearly be important to achieve high quality Nationals, given their increased importance in selecting this prestigious team.
The 420 Nationals have been confirmed to be held in Napier from Friday 20th February to Monday 23rd February the preliminary sailing calendar as posted
on the Association Website should be adopted.
With respect to the 420 Nationals, it may be prudent to be looking for accommodation now, as we believe there is a festival in Napier at the same time.
NZ 420 Association boats for charter - You may be aware that the Association owns 2 Ziegelmayer 420's which are available for charter. The main purpose of the boats is to grow the class through making them available for short term use - please click here to read the amended Association's Boat Charter Policy. Please contact Bryan Davies, email: cosmographics@xtra.co.nz if you wish to make an enquiry.
Committee Changes
At our recent August meeting we had a several changes - Christine Hansen stood down from the Secretary role, but will continue with the web page, and Peter Langley has resigned.
I will be moving on, and Peter Saunders has agreed to stand as President, so thank you Peter Langley for your efforts, and Peter Saunders for taking on the lead role. I will be around to help Peter through to the Nationals, but effectively Peter is now taking over the role of President and will hopefully continue on after the 2009 season.
Roy Warmsley, Jim Maloney, and Ray Steele have put there hands up for the committee, and have been co-opted on to the committee.
Caroline Goodwin initially took on the secretarial position and has recently dealt with the voting issue, which you should all be aware of, but is unable to continue with the role, but instead will offer her assistance in other areas. I am sure the up coming Nationals at Napier will give her and Garth more than enough opportunity to contribute. Thank you Caroline for your efforts over the last few weeks in distributing the voting papers and following up with members to see that they voted.
Normally these changes are dealt with at AGM’s but because of the nature of our seasons and the movement of people it is often during the winter months that we have to make appointments (subject to AGM approval).
Anyway; we now have most things in place but still need a new Class Secretary, so please if you can help please give Peter Saunders a call on 07 543 3834 , or 0274 372 494.
Nationals Vote
At our last meeting there was proposal put forward to look at changes to our current Nationals date. As a result of that, we put out a voting form to all current members to get their preference and a mandate to make changes if that was desirable.
The final result is that the 2009 Nationals will be sailed in Napier on the 20-23rd February.
Thank you for taking the time to vote. I hope that the new schedule is successful and wish you all well with your 2008/2009 season.
Bryan Davies
NZ 420 Class Association
2008 420 World Championship: The final day of racing was blown out and results at the end of day Day 5 of the final series stood. The Open regatta was taken out by the Europeans, with Greece placing 1st and 2nd, Italy 3rd. The Women's competition was another European affair with Greece, Israel and Greece taking the top three positions. The top NZ places were taken by Simon & Scott in 4th, with Paul & Ben 6th in the Open fleet. Final team placings were are follows:
For more reports from the 2008 Worlds, click here
OPEN FLEET WOMEN'S FLEET Simon & Scott 4th Gold
Paul & Ben 6th Gold
Frankie & David 18th Gold
Marcus & Finn 25th Gold
Thomas & Chris 34th Gold
Mike & Vicki 13 Silver
Yelena & Andrew 26 SilverAlexandar & Bianca 13th Gold
Sarah & Emma 16th Gold
Alexander & Maddy 25th Gold
Emma & Gabby 38th Gold
NZL 2ND Volvo Team at ISAF Youth Worlds, Arhus, Denmark July, 2008 - for the event website click here
Left to right standing: Matt McCormick, Frankie Lardies, David Hazard, Paul Snow-Hansen, Cushla Hume-Merry, Josh Nixon, Bianca Barbarich, Jazmine Lynch, Blair Tuke
Left to right sitting: Ben Goodwin, Sam Meech and Alexandra Maloney
Our three 420 crews selected to represent NZ in the double-handed 29er and multi-hull SL16 classes have come to the end of the Youth Worlds in Arhus, Denmark. Paul and Ben, Alexandra and Bianca, Frankie and David have all put in very worthy performances at the event which has proved to be challenging. Both the girls and boys 29er sailors finished 4th overall, while Frankie and David finished 7th. All three crews brought in top individual race placings which contributed to New Zealand finishing 2nd in the Volvo Youth Team contest, behind GBR and just in front of Australia.
Prior to the event, the 29er sailors spent a week training with their coach and locals at Keil, Germany, while miulti-hull rep's Frankie and David travelled to France to train with the Turkish in the French designed Sirena (SL16).
In the 29er, Paul competed at the Youth Worlds of 2007 when he and Blair Tuke placed second, and Alexandra competed in the 29er Worlds this January - also with Blair - when they placed 6th. For crews Ben and Bianca, the Youth Worlds in Arhus has been their first regatta in a 29er following 3 months of fairly intensive training in Auckland. Despite their limited experience, both 29er crews sailed a strong regatta and were incontention for medals until the end. Alex and Bianca sailed consistently well throughout, with six 4th placings, a 1st and one placing outside the top 10. Paul and Ben had seven placings in the top three and while they finished strongly with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd on the final day the Argentinians put paid to their hopes by equalling these results and placing second overall. Both the 29er Girls and Boys event was won by GBR teams; the USA crew placed 3rd overall in the boys; the Dutch crew placed 2nd and the Australians third in the girls.
In the SL16 multi-hull Frankie and David faced an up hill battle with no boats of this class in New Zealand, instead they trained and raced in a variety of multi-hulls before leaving for Europe. In France they made their first acquaintance with the locally designed boat and had a few days of informal training with the Turkish team. The boys then made their way back to join the rest of the team in Germany and had to bide their time until they arrived at the event in Denmark. Frankie and David had three 2nd placings in the 16 boat fleet and did well to place 7th considering their very limited experience, not surprisingly the French won this event with South Africa putting in the strongest challenge to place 2nd, and GBR third.
Conditions were mostly gusty, shifty winds, with a short sharp wave, winds lightened a little in the last days of the regatta.
Winners of the the multi-hull section, Valentin Bellet and Romain Bellet from France racing in fresh conditions
NZL International 420 World Championship team news
The NZL 420 team has been training regularly during weekends in Auckland, with parents and crew members from Carterton, Napier, Tauranga and Whangarei showing their usual commitment and putting in a lot of miles before heading off to yet another world championship on the other side of the globe. With three of the 11 boat team taking training for the Youth Worlds in 29ers and various cats, 420 training numbers have been significantly reduced compared to the last few years.
The team is a mixture of experience and youth: with Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth hoping to break through their 2nd placing gained at the previous two Worlds; experienced youngsters Emma and Sarah Berry looking to improve on their 4th position at the 2007 Worlds to take a place on the podium and also carrying back their trophy for youngest & best placed girls team. Experienced Bianca Barbarich-Bacher who placed 2nd in the last Worlds will find it interesting to compete with newcomer Alexandra Maloney (who placed 3rd at the 2007 Optimist Worlds) - just having competed in the Youth Worlds in the 29er in Denmark. Also straight from Denmark and the 29er will be 2008 National 420 Champs Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin, and the SL16 sailors Frankie Lardies and David Hazard; Chris Steele, sailing with 2007 National 420 Champ Thomas Saunders, faces his first international competition after winning the Opti Worlds of 2007; youngest team sailor Vicki Francis is paired with experienced Mike Snow-Hansen who placed 7th at the 2007 Worlds; the only new combination who are also new to the 420 are Marcus Hansen (6th 2006 Opti Worlds) and Finn Drummond who have put in some serious hours on the winter waters of Auckland; taking part in their second 420 World Champs are the combinations of Yelena Lee and Andrew Bettle, Alexandra Davies and Maddy Urry; another new-comer and young team member is Emma Goodwin (sister of Ben) who combines with Gabby Walmsley who competed in the 2007 Worlds as a helm.
420's at the 2008 Youth Trials, April 22-26, Sandspit YC, Algies Bay
Nominations for the 2008 Youth team in the double handed classes were decided at the Youth Trials sailed out of Algies Bay over the first week of the secondary school holidays. Three out of the four days of racing were generally very light and shifty, while the final day delivered brisk wind, choppy seas and rain.
Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin went into the second and final round of the trial with 1 point having won the Nationals, a repeat performance at the Youth Trials put them well on top and they will now go on to represent NZ in the 29er class at the Youth Worlds in Arhus, Denmark, this July. Paul and Ben sailed consistently in variable conditions, they took four bullets and had one placing outside the top 4 and finished with a 12 point margin over second place. Frankie Lardies and David Hazard put together a good performance including one bullet and placed second overall, they are one of two nominations for the catamaran class at the Youth Worlds. One point behind, in third place overall, and with two bullets were Thomas Saunders and Chris Steele, fourth were Marcus Hansen and Finn Drummond who sailed consistently.
Going into the Youth Trials, Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher were on 2 points so far as the girls' double handed selection was concerned. Finishing fith overall with one bullet and first girls, they go on to be the 29er representatives, Emma and Sarah Berry came into this trial with 4 points, they placed sixth overall - one place and one point behind, an OCS proving to be an expensive mistake.
For full results go to the Regatta & Results page.
For photos of the 420's on the Sandspit YC site, please click here.
Day 3: Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin - click on any of the photos to link to more
Day 3: Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher approach the top mark
2008 Nationals, New Plymouth, 20 - 24 March 2008
Day Four: The final two races were sailed in the lightest wind of the series and a mist of rain. At the beginning of racing Paul and Ben had a lead of 8 points over Simon and Scott - this was cemented with a second placing behind fellow youth sailors Frankie Lardies and David Hazard, with Simon and Scott coming in third and finishing second overall. Emma and Sarah Berry came across the line in seventh, three places ahead of Alexandra and Bianca and keeping the competition for the first placed youth girls team alive.
The final race was finished at the bottom mark, after only two legs sailed in 2 knot winds. Bianca and Alexandra won this final race and took the top girls trophy, and third place overall. Second placing in the race went to Thomas Saunders and Sam Marshall and third to local sailors Gye Simkin and Paul Moriarty.
Full results - click here
1st Paul Snow-Hansen/Ben Goodwin Wakatere/Napier 22.0
2nd Simon Cooke/Scott Illingworth KYC 31.0
3rd Alexandra Maloney/Bianca Barbarich MBSC/Kerikeri 49.0
4th Frankie Lardies/David Hazard GBC/Sandspit 59.0
5th Sarah Berry/Emma Berry Takapuna BC 59.0
6th Mike Snow-Hansen/Vicki Francis Wakatere/MBSC 66.0
7th Marcus Hansen/Finn Drummond MBSC/WCC 67.0
8th Yelena Lee/Andrew Bettle MBSC 70.0
9th Thomas Saunders/Sam Marshall TYPBC/Howick 72.0
10th James Turner/George Kool MBSC/LTYC/GBC 77.0
Day Three: Four races were held on third day of the Nationals. The light wind swung left throughout the day, and the sea state was sloppy with a large swell. Current leaders of the regatta, Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin began the day well with a first, with brother Mike Snow-Hansen and young crew Vicki Francis second. Youth girls Alexandra Maloney and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher came in third, which was the beginning of a good day on the points table for this recently formed crew who are competing with Emma and Sarah Berry for the double handed Youth team position.
Conditions became progressively lighter through the day with quite difficult sailing for all. Veteran 420 sailors, Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth are pleased to see such a high standard in a relatively young and inexperienced fleet and feel it signals a good future for the class in New Zealand. Going into the final day Simon and Scott will be chasing the top position with a 4 point difference (with another drop) between themselves and leaders Paul and Ben who are currently the top male youth crew and have sailed a very solid regatta in a variety of conditions.
Day Two Contrary to predicions, the wind got up during the second day of racing with 18 gusting 20 knots, however then fell away to nothing as the boats returned to shore. Paul and Ben retain their lead with consistent sailing but Simon and Scott drew closer with 2 first placings and despite an OCS. Emma and Sarah Berry proved their skills yet again with a first and two top six placings.
Day One of the Nationals was held in very light winds and flat seas on the coast of New Plymouth. 31 boats took part in the first three races of the series, at the end of the day Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin have the lead with a1, 1 & 3; Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth 2nd with 2, 4 & 2; Marcus Hansen and Finn Drummond are 3rd with 5, 13 & 1.
Auckland Champs, Howick YC - Beautiful end-of-summer weather for the weekend in Auckland - with high temperatures and light afternoon seabreezes on Saturday, changing to a light shifty south westerly on Sunday afternoon. Racing was delayed on both days as the race committee waited for the wind to arrive. Sixteen boats took part traveling from Auckland, Napier, Tauranga and Sandspit - their last chance to race before the Nationals in another two weeks. Thomas Saunders and Chris Steele had a good weekend with a total of 15 points for the series; Paul Snow-Hansen and Ben Goodwin finished second on 18 points; Marcus Hansen and Finn Drummond were just one point behind in third,19pts. For full results go to the Regattas & Results page
Auckland Champs Howick March 2008
North Island Champs, New Plymouth - The first day was blown out with near gale conditions, as it was over much of the country, but NP Yacht Club managed to get enough races in on Sunday to put a series together. A large swell caught some of the 27 crews without their sea legs, but Alex Maloney and Bianca Barbarich didn't seem to mind - they came through in first, with a consistent 2,1,4,3 giving them a 6 pt clearance from the next crew, Susannah Pyatt teamed up with Ben Goodwin and took 2nd place, Josh Porebski and Mathew Vincent were just one point behind in 3rd. For full results go to the Regattas & Results page.
Sail Auckland '08
Day 2 of Sail Auckland - Emma & Sarah negotiate the busy waters. Click photo above for more
Day 2 - Marcus Hansen and Finn Drummond pull ahead of Wade Tresadern and Ben Goodwin
Great to see twenty 420's racing in this year's Sail Auckland off Kohimarama Beach. Typically, the conditions were shifty, pretty fresh and featured lots of extra traffic - ferrys, keelers, motor boats, even a 100 ft plus super yacht, going around and through the course.... not to mention the class photographer dropping the old boat's sails a bit close to the finish (sorry James and George, you really didn't need that).
Newcomers to the class, Marcus Hansen and Finn Drummond have been rewarded for their consistently good results including four 1st placings over four days of racing coming first overall (28pts), followed by Napier pair Wade Tresadern and Ben Goodwin (27pts) who had a great last day with two bullets, with heavy weather experts Emma and Sarah Berry one point behind in third (38pts) and first girl crew. For results go to the Sail Auckland 08 website.
February '08 News
5-02-08 - Welcome to the new members, and familiar faces, who are beginning to register with the association - Sylvie Admore, Andrew Bettle, Emma and Sarah Berry, Jack Blathwayt, Sam Bullock, Finn Drummond, Marcus Hansen, Marie Kent, George Kool, Alexandra Maloney, Chris Steele, Thomas Saunders, Chris and Oliver Staub, Luke Stevenson, Bianca Barbarich-Bacher and James Turner. Well done to those of you who have recently competed in the P Class and Starling Nationals at Torbay, or the 29er and 470 Worlds in Melbourne - it's great to see such a strong group of sailors coming into the class.
As well as Sail Auckland we have lots of other sailing coming up - and if you're planning on trying out for the 2008 Worlds Team it would be good to get to as many regattas as you can. There's nothing like the pressure of racing to hone those skills, not to mention the fun of competing. March is a very busy month - the North Islands Champs are at New Plymouth, the 1st and 2nd - a good practice run for the Nationals; the Auckland School Secondary School champs, Thurs 6 & Friday 7 are at Wakatere BC, ; the following Sat 8 & Sunday 9 we have the Auckland Champs - they're at Howick YC NOT Eastern Beach as previously shown on our programme; this is followed by our Nationals, again at New Plymouth, Easter Friday 21 - 24, this is the selection regatta for the 2008 Worlds team going to Athens, Greece - and YNZ also designates this regatta as part of selection for the 2008 Youth team; and the month ends with the North Harbour Champs on Sat 29th, Wakatere BC - more good training, especially if you make the Worlds team. That's 11 days of sailing.....
The 420 Assoc. AGM is held during the Nationals - it's a good time for parents to start thinking about whether they could contribute something to the class by joining the committee. I know some of us have spent years contributing, and in the 420 Class it's sometimes a point when parents feel they should step back and let the sailors drive it themselves - unfortunately it doesn't usually quite work out that way. By the time sailors have been in a double handed class for about 2 or 3 years they've more ready to be independent, but most of the younger sailors still need support. It's a whole new game learning to share decisions in a boat, co-ordinating training, decisions over gear purchases, travel, money etc etc not to mention sailing the boat. We also find the 420 Association is asked to help run some of the regattas out of AK where they simply don't have the numbers for patrol boats, and onshore administration.
Well done to former 2 x 420 World Champions, Carl Evans and Peter Burling, who have been selected to represent New Zeland at the 2008 Olympics, sailing the 470. Peter and Carl have just returned from competing in Sail Melbourne (top 10) and the 470 World Champs, also in Melbourne, where they placed 11th in a highly competitive fleet.
That's it for now - I'm looking forward to seeing the 420's out on the water and hopefully get some nice photos to send out in the next newsletter, and post on this web site. Please email me any news (and photos already sized to 72dpi and 300pix high) you'd like to have included in the newsletters - Christine
420 Sailors shine at the 2007 Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards
The NZ 420 World Champions for 2006 & 2007, Carl Evans and Peter Burling, were joint winners (with 2007 World Opti Champion, Chris Steele) of the Young Sailor of the Year division of the YNZ awards this year. Jo Aleh and Poly Powrie, Women's fleet World Champions at the 2007 Worlds, received a Merit Award; the NZ 420 team who had 6 boats in the top 10 of both the Open Gold fleet and Women's fleet at Takapuna Beach this January also received a Merit Award.
Also on the finalist list of nominees for Young Sailor of the Year were 420 sailors Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke who qualified in the 420 and then sailed the 29er to silver medal position at the Youth Worlds; Jason and Thomas Saunders who won both the 420 Nationals, the Tanner and Tauranga Cup (Thomas) and the Starling Nationals (Jason). Paul and Blair, Emma and Sarah Berry, Ben Goodwin and Tim Coltman were also part of the 2007 Youth World team which received a Merit Award for their individual placings and team placing of 3rd country.
Team New Zealand received overall Sailor of the Year. Speaking to the capacity crowd at the Royal Yacht Squadron, skipper Dean Barker said he was humbled by the achievements of his fellow nominees Tom Ashley, Jo Aleh, Peter Burling/Carl Evans, Barbara Kendall, Andrew Murdoch, NZ Int 420 team, Chris Steele and the standard of all the young sailors attending the ceremony.
Junior European Championships, Medemblick, Holland: 8 - 16 AugustAlthough Justin Liu and Sherman Cheng (SINGAPORE) won the gold fleet, runners up Tom Gillard and Sam Breary (GBR) became the International 420 Class Men Junior European Champions 2007. Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke from Germany are the new International 420 Class Ladies Junior Champions.
- 1 SIN - Liu/Cheng, 19 points
- 2 GBR - Gillard/Brearey, 24 points
- 3 GBR - Moss/Muskett, 41 points
- 4 FRA - Soler/Skoczek, 55 points
- 5 ITA - Maccari/Rocco, 65 points
- 6 GER - Lutz/Beucke, 70 points - 1st female crew
- 30 NZL Susannah Pyatt and Danielle Bowater - 4th female crew
European Open 24 July - 2 August
For full results click here.
Final placings: for NZL sailors were Yelena and Andrew ,Open Silver fleet 19th - their highlights were a 1st and 7th placing during the final series; Susannah and Danielle, Women's fleet 17th with three top ten placings of 9th, 4th and they finished with a 2nd.
- Open fleet Gold:
1 Edoardo Mancinelli Scotti / Lorenze de Felice ITALY
2 Antonio Pereira / Afonso Prieto PORTUGAL
3 Simo Sivitz Kosuta / Jas Farneti
Women's fleet:
1 Claire Walsh / Jasmine Husband GREAT BRITAIN
2 Katerina & Sofia Kaitatzidou GREECE
3 Giulia Zappacosta / Sara Zribi ITALY
For reports from Linda Bettle click here
420 sailors in NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team finish on a high and win silver at the ISAF Worlds, Canada 2007
The 2007 youth Worlds have come to a close on Lake Ontaria. Double-handed crews for the NZL Yachting Trust Youth team were selected from the 420 fleet this year, being the most active youth double-handed class in the country and taking advantage of the young sailors recent racing experience during the 420 Worlds held in Takapuna this January.29er representatives Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke brought home silver after maintaining 2nd place throughout the regatta behind the Danish crew; Hobie representatives TIm Coltman and Ben Goodwin came in a very respectable 6th, finishing strongly with a 3rd placing in the final race; and Emma and Sarah Berry came up a place on the final day to finish 9th and in the top half of the girls' 29er fleet, they also enjoyed a win earlier in the regatta.
These are particularly good results considering all crews were new to the 29er and Hobie 3 months ago following their selection from the 420 Nationals and Youthsail in Wellington in April. Yachting New Zealand has supported the dedicated double-handed crews with weekend coaching and a number of clinics, including one on Lake Taupo to give the sailors fresh water experience.
Conditions varied from very light, to thunderstorms, and finished with a blast - 22 knots with peaks of 27 knots in the final race. A day of racing was lost half way through the regatta due to light and fickle winds combined with thunderstorms, which was a source of frustrations for all crews within reach of positions ahead on the table.
The 29er sailors were fortunate to be able to attend the USA 29er Nationals in Santa Cruz enroute to the competition - their first experience of racing in the skiff. Friendly advice from Californian locals and support from John Morgan helped identify and iron out a few issues, the boys' 5th and girls' 12th overall placings was a confidence booster before the main event. Ben and Tim were also able to sail once with a Hobie fleet during Takapuna Boating Club's closing day regatta, and were lucky enough to have the help of experienced cat sailor, and President of YNZ, Rex Sellers at the event.
The team finished third overall behind Australia and Denmark - well done to all the sailors, and thank you NZL Yachting Trust and YNZ, Marty, Sara, and Mat.
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Paul and Blair bring home silver from the ISAF Youth Worlds - onEdition photography
An exhilirating final race for Tim and Ben - onEdition photography
NZL Trust Youth Team - onEdition photography
Emma and Sarah Berry won race 7, and finished 9th overall in the 18 boat fleet - onEdition photography
Youth Team Trials 2007, Worser Bay Boating Club, Wellington
Out of the the four days scheduled, only two were sailed due to... for more click hereNZL Yachting Trust Youth Team double handed selections
1st Women - Emma and Sarah Berry, sailing 29er
1st Open - Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke, sailing 29er
2nd Open - Ben Goodwin and Tim Coltman, sailing Hobie Cat
Full results on Regattas & Results page
Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke - Youthsail
Tim Coltman and Ben Goodwin - Youthsail
2007 Nationals, Evans Bay Boating Club, Wellington
Day 4 Thomas and Jason Saunders take out another National title
Racing finally began today in light winds around 1.45 pm, the Saunders brothers from Tauranga have won the regatta after a clear 1st placing and a 4th. Snow-Hansen and Tuke went into the day 2 points up, but this was.... for more click hereNational Champions Open Class - Thomas and Jason Saunders of Tauranga
National Champions Women's Class - Susannah Pyatt and Danielle Bowater
Full results on Regattas & Results page
Above: Thomas and Jason Saunders come to the top mark in race 10 at Evans Bay
Above: Paul Snow-Hansen and Blair Tuke lead race 9
Above: Nichola and Michael Trudgeon lead a group to the top mark in race 10For more photos click here
Left to right: Simon Cooke, Scott Illingworth, Carl Evans, Peter Burling, Rowan Swanson and Bruce Kennedy
Carl Evans and Peter Burling have successfully defended their title winning the 420 World Championships for 2007 being sailed off Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore. Peter and Carl's consistency through the wide variety of conditions Takapuna offered throughout the series and four first placings put them 3 points ahead of Simon and Scott.
The New Zealand team has dominated the event from start to finish in the Open and the Women's events, both fleets stacked with top class international competition. 17 nations and five continents are represented at the World Championship event staged in New Zealand for the first time. President of the International 420 Association, Nino Shueli was in Takapuna for the regatta. "We had 17 countries with a very strong fleet, but the New Zealanders in their home waters gave us a first top three in both fleets."
Simon Cooke and Scott Illingworth from Auckland took second place in the Open fleet, as they did six months ago in Spain's Canary Islands. The pair had four race wins in the twelve race series and sailed exceptionally well in the blustery conditions of the final two days.
Rowan Swanson and Bruce Kennedy, from Wellington and Tauranga respectively rounded out the regatta with a 5th and a 7th in today's racing and win bronze. A great performance from a partnership formed following the Canary Island Worlds in August 2006.
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie became the Women's 420 World Champions for 2007, after establishing an unassailable lead at the finish of the penultimate day of racing.
Olivia Powrie and Jo AlehShelley Hesson and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher won the first race of the final day and created a four point buffer over team mates Sarah Bilkey and Rosie Sargisson who placed fourth. A second in the final race sealed the silver medal for Shelley Hesson and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher, who finished with 40 points. Sarah Bilkey and Rosie Sargisson were not far behind finishing with 48 points and winning the bronze. Wellington youth sailors and sisters Emma and Sarah Berry took the fourth place in the strong NZ Women's team.
The entire NZ 420 team are to be congratulated on their performances on and off the water. On behalf of this team we thank Mat Brown, Geoff Woolley, Mark Overington and Ian Nealy for giving on-the-water support and coaching during the regatta.
We would like to thank all the supporters and parents who helped on and off the water over that long period of racing- we can't do it without you. Also thanks to Takapuna Boating Club, especially Janet Watkins, Sara Winther, Grant Cunningham, and race officers John and LInda Parish, who all put in an enormous amount of work and ran a very successful event.
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