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those taking part in the NZ trials for the 420
Worlds, please read through the Measurement
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in regattas).
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parents or someone you know is more familiar
with this aspect of
sailing.
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Sir
Peter Blake Regatta Torbay Sailing Club 2006
Thirty
six boats took part in the two day regatta which
leads into the first trial for the New Zealand
420 Worlds Team. Conditons on Saturday were
moderate with a cool south westerly and fairly
flat water. Only three of four races were
completed as a result of an hour and a half
delay to racing after general recalls on the
shared course, and racicng being abandoned as an
ominous squall came through. While World
champions Evans/Burling were convincing with
three wins, the moderate conditions also suited
Willcox/Jones representing Spain,
SnowHansen/McCormack and SnowHansen/Dawson;
Cooke/Illingworth and Scott/Hunt also showed
their experience as they put in creditable
performances. On Sunday the black flag was
raised early in proceedings to avoid a
succession of general recalls and a few boats
found themselves floating around the side lines
during race one. Conditions were light to
moderate which suited Valencia sailors
Willcox/Jones as they crossed the line in firsts
place in two out of three races and finished the
day off with a second. Evans/Burling were
consistent in the three races with a third, a
second and a first placing giving them first
place overall. Willcox/Jones were placed second;
Cooke/Illingworth were third in the Open fleet
after picking their way through the fleet and
making a good recovery on a number of occasions.
In the Women's fleet Aleh/Powrie were very
consistent, had a best placing of third and took
first place (6th overall);
Hesson/Barbarich-Bacher were second (7th
overall); and Bilkey/Sargisson were third (9th
overall). For
full results go to the Regattas & Results
page.
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420's
almost reach the beach as a squall
reaches Wiake beach
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Fleet
approaching the bottom mark
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Jo
Aleh and Olivia Powrie placed first in
the women's fleet
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Willcox/Jones;
Hazard/Short and Evans/Burling approach
the bottom mark
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North
Shore Champs, Takapuna November 18 - 19 -
Results on Regatta
page
After
a terrible start we had a very good weekend. A
huge thankyou for all the help with marks and
patrol boats. Thanks to the Kerikeri supporters
and Derek for the mark laying and Derek for
helping the Hobie back on his wheels and to all
the rest for being there!! It was a big
relief to have the fleet well covered with
rescue boats.
AND congratulation to the sailors for
the big improvement on the start line!
Apart from one start we blew up because af a
very wonky start line the fleet was hitting
the line at full speed with a second to spare!
... whereas during our Labour Weekend Regatta
the fleet was parked on the line some going
backwards and others drifting
over!! Fantastic!!
Hopefully our patrol boats will all be back and
in service shortly.
Many
thanks to you all
-Janet Watkins
Labour
Weekend Regatta - results on Regatta
page
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Takapuna
Winter Series, Spring Series and Labour
Weekend Regatta. Left to right 1.
Evans/Burling 2. Alleh/Powrie 3.
Snow-Hansen/McCormack 4.Lowe/Nicholls
followed by Langley/Marshall and
Evans/Burling
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2007
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be due at the end of November 2006 and need to
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Youth Squad
Selection
YNZ has informed the NZ 420 Association that
selection for the Youth Squad is "planned to be
based on performance at Sail Auckland again, and
by subsequent invitation of YNZ's Youth and High
Performance Director, Marty Watson. It may be
sensible to consider the 420 Worlds also for
2007. Funding and resource will impact the
number of sailors who can be included in this
squad".
Youth
Team Selection - CLICK
HERE
2006 Junior European 420 Championship,
Tavira, Portugal
Carl
Evans and Peter Burling convincingly won the
Junior European Championships - but
unfortunately cannot take the title as they
aren't from a European country. For full results
go to the International 420 site though our
LINKS page.
2006
Worlds - Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
CLICK
HERE TO GO TO FULL RESULTS ON EVENT WEB
SITE
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FINAL
DAY
New
Zealand has its first 420 world
Champion.
Carl
and Peter clinched the deal in the
first race today by winning the race
and therefore winning the worlds
with a race to spare. Three places
behind them were Simon and Scott
which assured them of second
overall. They left the race course
and sailed the long sail home (over
an hour) together stopping in on the
way to see how the girls were
doing.
The
highlight on the girls course today
was Shelly and Bianca's win in the
last race which helped lift them up
to 9th overall. Sarah and Rosie had
a solid day but slipped to 11th.
Three of the last four races were
won by kiwis with Jason and Bruce
putting a good racetogether and Mike
and Josh putting all their bad luck
behind them to take out a big win.
Unfortuneately their win wasn't
enough to lift them onto the silver
fleet podium. Sarah and Emma Berry
however did earn themselves a medal
finishing 3rd over all in the silver
fleet.
There
is other news and I dont intend to
brush over the rest of the team
because this has truely been a team
effort. The morale in the team has
remained high throughout and they
are all enjoying being part of the
successes of each other througthout
the regatta. We hope that we have
sucured the teams trophy over Spain.
We discovered today that the scoring
system is, shall we say, less
transparent than we thought. It
seems that first place is given 100
points and then the rest of the
places are given points based on the
number of boats in the fleet. In the
end they tally this up and will
probably give it to the host
nation.
Whether
we win the team trophy or not, all
28 sailors can be proud of
themselves as they have dealt with a
number of factors including
traveling around the globe, living
with each other for two weeks, many
have battled illness and all of them
have put up with me telling them
what to do. This is a superb
performance for a group of young
sailors sailing a class so new to
New Zealand. A lot of credit can be
given to their supporters (both here
and in New Zealand), The other
sailors who didn't make the team (as
they are the ones who made the
sailors here better) and Yachting
New Zealand who, through supporting
the class, have enabled people to
invest in it without the fear of the
class fading away as so many have
before.
So,
in the end, we have a new world
champion and silver medalist. We
have 4 in the top 21 in the open
fleet, three inthe top 18 in the
womens fleet and we are looking good
to have some good results at the New
Zealand worlds this January. For
those sailors reading this, you have
less than five months to get
ready.
There
are many more good stories to tell
but there is not enough time to tell
them. We have a closing ceremony in
40 minutes. and there here will be
some celebrating to do
tonight.....
That's
all from Las Palmas, Grand Canaria,
Spain. We all look forward to seeing
you again at home soon.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
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Peter
Burling, Carl Evans, Scott Illingworth
and Simon Cooke triumphant after
placing 1st and 2nd at World
Championship
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DAY
4: FINAL SERIES 3
New
Zealanders are assured of the open 420 world
title after day three of the finals
series.
Only
Simon and Scott are in a position to beat Carl
and Peter who have dominated the fleet from the
first day of the regatta. Carl and Peter scored
a 1st, 17th and 1st in conditions that ranged
from 10-15 knots. Simon and Scott scored a 6th,
2nd and 16th as the positions continue to be
inconsistent. Other movers include Mike and
Riley who have dropped back to 14th but could
climb to 8th if other results go their way. A
broken trapeze wire in the last race didn't help
their cause much as they were coming around
tenth at the time. Jason and Bruce have climbed
the fleet to 21st after qualifying 34th. A third
today helped them along. Rowan and Ben continue
to slip in the lighter conditions.
Rosie
and Sarah's position remained unchanged today
despite a much better day on the water. Shelly
and Bianca also remain in their overnight
position of 11th. Both are poised to climb
further tomorrow as they are only a handful of
points behind 7th. With the coditions we have
had any thing could happen and probably will.
Michelle and Georgina didn't have such a good
day sharing an OCS with Sarah and Rosie in the
first race. Their 23rd and 30th have pushed them
back to 21st overall but again they are within
reach of 18th or 19th. Susannah and Danielle
along with Stephanie and Cindy continue to race
well and are all learning a lot from their
racing. Stephanie and Cindy shone brightest
today with a 17th in the last race. Their
smilesstill shone through the balaclavas they
were wearing to protect themselves from the
sewage during their sail in.
The
Mike and Josh bad luck story continues with them
breaking a jib halyard again (2 in less than a
week). It appears we have received a bad batch
of wire as it appears to have broken between the
jib and the sheave. To make matters worse they
were winning at the time (a position that would
have had them in 4th overall) and now Mike is
quite sick. Rob and Phl fired again in the
breeze to get a 17th place. The challenge is now
on for them to better their place from last
year.
In
the Ladies silver fleet the Berry sisters have
now climbed to 3rd ocverall and are within
striking distance of gold if things go their way
tomorrow. Leah and Nicola continue to improve
thier starting and were coming second in a race
today. Todays results were the best group of
results they have had over the finals
series.
The
team is still second in the teams trophy with
Spain leading and the British coming second
equal. With a 1+2 in the open flets we need
Shelly or Sarah to climb a couple of places
overall to claim the title. A climb of one place
would see us equal with Spain and when you
consider the lose rules governing this
particular trophy and the fact that we are
sailing in Spain, we aren't holding our breath
on the tie break system.....
Tomorrow
sees two races. New Zealand will be bringing
home a gold medal in the open fleet and with
some luck (and breeze) we may yet bring home the
teams title to deend at Takapuna. The team is
enjoying the moment and I think they, along with
all 420 sailors at home, can be proud of what
New Zealand has achieved over the last few years
in this class. We look forward to celebrating a
world championship win and look forward to
getting home.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
DAY
3: FINAL SERIES 2
Carl
and Peter continue their dominance at the 420
worlds.
Carl
Evans and Peter Burling still lead the open 420
worlds at the end of the second day of finals.
With five races to go CArl and Peter lead Simon
and Scott by 18 places following a 3, 1 and 18
in todays racing (after being in the mid
thirties at the top mark at the top mark first
time in the last race). The conditions today saw
lighter breezes at times which, with the large
swell running, made things difficult. Michael
and Riley maintened thier overnight placing of
10 despite two positions in the 20s and 30s. The
results continue to be inconsistent with large
oscelations proving difficult to pick. Jason and
Bruce were more consistent today while Rowan and
Ben reverted to some familiar settings and
benefitted from some once again discovered
speed.
Mike
and Josh showed good form in silver fleet with
two seconds and a seventeenth to move into
second overall. Phil and Rob struggled with the
lighter breezes and are joining the rest of the
team hoping for the type of conditions we had in
the qualification round.
Shelly
and Bianca had the best day of the kiwis on the
womans course with a 16th, 3rd and 2nd. They
have now climbed the fleet to 11th after
qualifying 24th. They appear to be coming on
form at the right end of the regatta. Sarah and
Rosie had a difficult day on the lighter girls
course and have dropped to 10th overall. A
second drop would be useful for them right now
and hopefully they have had thier worst placings
of the regatta. Susanna and Danielle picked up a
13th as their best position after coming second
around the top mark first time. These two show
all the signs of being good double handed
sailors as they are great 'racers' and are out
performing thier level of technical knowledge
after sailing 420s for such a short time.
Georgina and Michelle had a mixed bag again with
Georgina still struggling from
illness.
The
highlight as a coach today was the OCS from Leah
and Nicola. After a number of poor starts I had
told them I wanted them to be over the line at
least once in this regatta and today my wish
came true. Tomorrow I hope they will be slightly
more conservative but continue to build on their
starting towards the 2007 worlds in less than
five months time. Sarah and Emma too had a mixed
bag but are still well placed to have a good
shot at the medals in silver fleet.
In
the end the disapointing thing today, despite
some good solid results in fleets that have been
changing around a lot, is that New Zealand has
lost its grip on the teams trophy. We are now a
few points behind the Spanish despite holding
first and second in the open fleet. We need
either one of our girls to fire tomorrow or Mike
and Riley to pick up a few places. The more the
regatta goes on however the firmer grasp we have
on some medals in the mens fleets. The sailors
continue to work together as a team and the
feeling in the camp is positive.
We
look forward to sending you further results
soon.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
DAY
3: FINAL SERIES 1
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Sarah
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Carl
Evans and Peter Burling leading Simon
Cooke and Scott Illingworth
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Simon
Cooke and Scott Illingworth
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Today was a mixed bag. After a week of
training in steady breezes with 10-15 degree
oscelating shifts over 10 minute intervals we
had some big shifts coming down the course and
off the shore today. This was particularly the
case on the girls course where the race
committee set the course too close to the shore
(but out of the sewage!).
The
results reflect the inconsistent conditions with
only one exception - Carl and Peter. They once
again had a near perfect day with a 3rd, 1st and
1st. Their speed and tactics are outstanding and
they are the talk of the town. They will be in
the papers again tomorrow. Elsewhere in the mens
fleet Simon and Scott had a tough day after
leading all three races but were on the wrong
side of some crucial shifts. Michael and Riley
are out performing their qualification position
and look confident. Rowan and Ben had a hard day
with some tuning and speed issues. They have
dropped from their qualification position of
13th back to 34th. Jason and Bruce are
struggling for some consistency but have the
speed to pull themselves up from thier current
29th position.
On
the girls course Sarah and Rosie are still the
top kiwis but a 28th in thier final race has
pushed them back to 5th. It is interesting to
note that the team who qualified 30th won a race
today. Georgina and Michelle had an average day
to come home in 11th. Shelly picked up a number
of places and looks sure to continue the table.
Susannah and Danielle continue to show their
ability to race well while Stephanie and Cindy
have dropped down the board to 35th.
Our
silver fleet representitives are beginning to
show that they should in fact be in gold fleet
with the Berry sisters winning 2 of the three
races. They were disqualified in the first race
after finishing 12th. They have taken this in
their stride as they plan to never finish below
12th anyway. Mike and Josh also showed some
great form winning the last race of the day by
large margin after "finally cracking a
start".
So
in summary we have three boats in the top 11 in
both fleets, we are winning the open fleet and
despite some rough conditions we are all holding
it together. With the results shifting around a
lot today we are still leading the teams
competition. We still have some sick sailors
(Simon, Georgina and Rosie) and we are looking
forward to conditions returning to normal
tomorrow. Even if they don't we are confident
that our preparation will see us
through.
Thank
you to all of the best wishes from home. They
will be passed onto the team. We look forward to
continuing in the same spirit and establishing
ourselves at the top of the world 420 fleet
before the worlds in Takapuna in
January.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
SUMMARY
OF DAYS 1 & 2 BY COACH, MAT
BROWN
The
headline in the paper this morning reads "New
Zealand favorite for title".
New
Zealand has dominated the qualification series
in trying conditions. 15 - 22 knots and large
swells swept across the two courses for the two
days of racing. The skill level of our sailors
was evident with them all continuing to race
whilst their competitors struggled. This was
most evident along the reaches where the kiwis
made good decisions on the timing of their
hoists and boat positioning.
The
kiwi boats are also fast. The pre regatta
training has paid off with the group working
together to identify new ways to trim thier
sails in order to cope with the large swell and
chop. In the third qualification race all four
fleets were being lead by New Zealand
boats.
So,
we now have gold and silver fleets. New Zealand
has 5 boats in each gold fleet with only two
guys and two girls missing the cut. The stand
out performances are Carl and Peter and Sarah
and Rosie who both lead thier repsctive fleets.
Carl and Peter have had 4 wins, a third and an
eleventh in the 5th race. They were winning the
fifth race but blew their spinnaker out on the
first reach. Sarah and Rosie almost had a
perfect day on the second day with two wins and
a third. A capsize on the last reach cost them
their third win.
Other
high performers are Simon and Scott who lie
third. A port-starboard incident in the second
race saw them drop back to ninth with some major
damage to their port side. However following a
successful redress hearing, they were awarded
two fifths for race two and three. Georgina and
Michelle lie in fourth place with a consistent
series of results only upset by a large piece of
plastic which resulted in a 14th. Shelly and
Bianca are ones to watch after recording the
best results for day two (two wins and a
second). This was certainly a welcome relief
after the first days results which included an
OCS and a close encounter with a long anchor
warp at the pin end, resulting in a
DNF.
Susannah
and Danielle, Rowan and Benn, Micheal and Riley,
Stephanie and Cindy have all impressed with some
top ten positions. Jason and Bruce also show
form at times but are struggling with
consistency. In the end, the work they have done
up until now only counts for one race in the
finals which gives them all the opportunity to
keep building towards the result they
deserve.
Of
course with the gold fleet cut now made there
are always people who miss out. A particular
hard luck story is Mike and Josh who broke their
jib halyard before the first race and due to the
proximity of the race course (or lack of) and
some mix ups with the race committee they were
unable to get back out to the start of the
second race. It is disapointing to see sailors
who otherwise recorded results in the low teens
to be knocked out of gold fleet. Disapointing
too was the end result of Emma and Sarah Berry
who on the last day showed great speed. However,
an OCS and eventual DNF following a bad capsize
knocked them below the cut. For two girls aged
13 and 15 they have some great potential. It is
interesting to note that Mike, Josh and the
Berrys have decided that their job now is to win
the silver fleets so that New Zealand can win
all four fleets. We hope that by the end of this
regatta the rest of the world is bored with the
New Zealand anthem and flag.
Also
on the wrong side of the ledger were Leah and
Nicola and Phil and Rob (aka The Young Ones). It
is always sad to see hard work unrewarded and
this is no exeption. All four are a fantastic
part of what will be a great team result and I
am sure they will take a lot out of thier
experiences here.
The
team continues to battle illness. Many have had
a virus possibly caught fromt he sewage outfall
near the womens start line. Despite complaints
the race committee does not seem particularly
concerned.
So,
tomorrow we head on to the water sporting two
gold dots and a bronze. As a coach it´s
always nice to walk through the boat park with a
few dots under your arm. We hope to keep you all
in touch and look forward to bringing home some
great results.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
DAY
2: QUALIFYING RACES 4, 5, & 6
Sarah
Bilkey & Rosie Sargisson in Ladies and Carl
Evans & Peter Burling in Men: both crews
from New Zealand. They have become leaders on
the second day of the event.
Sailors
from New Zealand Sarah Bilkey & Rosie
Sargisson in the Ladies Class, and Carl Evans
& Peter Burling in the Open Class finished
first in the qualifying series of the
International 420 Class World
Championships.
The
qualifying series were completed today, Tuesday,
01 August 2006. Tomorrow, lay day so the event
will continue next Thursday, 3rd of
August, with half of the fleet who will struggle
to get the tittle in Gold. The rest of the fleet
will try to get Silver until next Sunday, the
6th of August.
The
wind and sea conditions were today more
complicated for the competitors representing the
20 countries from all over the world. Wind out
of the Northeast in the ALFA area, where Ladies
sail, at a speed between 15 at the beginning and
22 knots at the end, in a very wavy sea. In the
BRAVO area, assigned for Men and mixed crews,
the wind ran at a speed from 22 up to 27 knots,
also with big waves.
It
has been a very hard day, holding three races
again, and completing a total of 6 races for the
qualifying series.
The
crew from New Zealand of Sarah Bilkey and Rosie
Sargisson won two of the three races, who,
together with the English crew of Sophie
Weguelin and Katrina Hughes are the leaders in
the Ladies class. The Brazilian crew of Mariana
Basilio and Daniela Hadler went down to the
fifth place after having their boat damaged in
the last race.
A
repeat of day 1 in the Open 420 Class: crew of
Carl Evans & Peter Burlingbecame leaders
again finishing the qualifying series with four
first in the six races. They were closely
followed by English Richard Mason & Dan
Schieber, who gained a better place as they won
the two last races.Fernando Lodos out of Real
Club NĂ°utico de Gran Canaria, with French
crew JuliĂ°n Pulve, finished in tenth place
after a out of line, they reached an excellent
place.
Jorge Carballo
Press
Department
DAY
1: QUALIFYING RACES 1, 2 & 3
The excellent sea and wind conditions
allowed a good start to the International 420
Class World Championship and International 420
Class Ladies World Championship, which began
today on the bay of the city of Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, under the organization of the
hosting Real Club NĂ°utico de Gran
Canaria.
The
wind and sea conditions in the two separate race
areas were defined as follows:Steady Northeast
wind, wind strength 3 to 4 knots, at a speed of
13 to 14 knots, and a quite wavy sea.
The
Ladies‚ boats started on time, while the
Men and mixed crews started a bit delayed,
waiting for the wind to be steady. After that, 3
races were held in each Class. Boats arrived to
the berthing place at around 16:00 hours.The
competing countries are Argentina, Australia,
Brazil, France, UK, Germany, Greece, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Swiss, USA
and Spain. These countries participate in both
Men and Ladies Classes.Fiji Islands and Sweden
participate in Men Class. Hong Kong, Hungary and
Turkey participate in the Ladies Class
only.
Men
Class
Good start for the crew from New
Zealand, Carl Evans and Peter Burling who gained
the first place in the three races held in their
group today. Good start also for the Spanish
team, from Real Club NĂ°utico de Gran
Canaria, whose sailors are the former World
champions José Antonio Medina and Antonio
del Castillo Olivares, with a second, a forth,
and a seventeenth place, which leaves them in a
seventh place.
The
Spanish crew of Francisco CĂ°rdenes and
Juan Manuel Cerezo, also from Real Club
NĂ°utico de Gran Canaria, had an excellent
start as well, reaching a nineteenth place. With
regards to the rest of the competitors, the
English crew of Richard Mason and Dan Schieber
gained a second place and Swiss Brauchli Yannich
and Hoster Simon a third place.
The
worst incident was for one of the favourite
boats, the crew from New Zealand of Simon Cook
and Scout Illingworth, with a first and a ninth
place. But an accident with another boat did not
allow them to continue in the third race of the
day.
Ladies
Class
The first place for the English crew of
Frances Peters and Kate Sparks in the two first
races. Sarah Bilke and Rosie
Sargisson from New Zealand gained a second,
a forth and a fifth place. Mariana Basilio and
Daniela Adler won two of the three races but
they finally had a third place due to a twelfth
place in the last leg.
With
regards to the Spanish sailors, Tara Pacheco and
Elena Barambio from Club de Regatas Suroeste de
MogĂ°n, gained a seventh place, with two
sixth places and a fifth place.
Agueda Suria and Marta MartĂnez from
Valencia had an excellent debut gaining a
fifteenth place, with a third, a
seventh and a twentieth place.Three new
races are scheduled tomorrow, starting at 12:00
hours. The competitors’ aim is
to reach one of the first 40 places in order to
be able to win the title of the Gold Class, from
next Thursday, 3rd of
August.
Jorge
Carballo
Press
Department
DAY
0: PRACTICE RACE
Tomorrow marks the start of
qualification at the 420 worlds and the kiwi
camp are in good mood.
Despite
some illness in the team the New Zealand 420
team is starting to post some good results
during training. Carl and Peter have shown some
dominance in the moderate conditions winning a
series of training races against other teams
including the 2003 world champion. Their
performance has gained the attention of many in
the fleet.
The
official practice race took place today. A
number of New Zaland boats showed good speed and
kiwis were spotted at the front of many fleets.
The highlight of the day however was Sarah
Bilkey and Scott Illingworth (sailing together
in the open fleet without thier usual partners
who are sick) who lead around every mark and
pulled away on most legs. It is comforting to
know that in a class so new to New Zealand we
are in the ball park.
So,
the team is happy. We will begin qualification
tomorrow and our first aim is to get as many of
our team into gold fleet as possible.
Mathew
Brown
Coach
Congratulations
to those selected for the New Zealand 2006 420
World Championship team, and the 2006 Youth team
members - we wish you good sailing and good luck
with the up-coming championships.
The
World Champs take place from July 28 - August 6.
CLICK
HERE TO LINK TO EVENT WEB
SITE
2006
World Youth Champs Weymouth, UK
420
sailors Bruce Kennedy and Jason Saunders
(Tauranga) represent New Zealand in the 2-handed
boys class, and Sarah and Emma Berry
(Wellington) the 2-handed girls class. Racing
begins on Thursday13 July and finishes on
Saturday 22 July.
LINK
TO THE 2006 WORLD YOUTH CHAMPS
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R9
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R10
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R11
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R12
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TOTAL
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NET
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1
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Peri
Brusa
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Msseroni
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ARG
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2
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1
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5
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2
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(12)
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(DNF)
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1
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10
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8
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-
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-
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-
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77
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29
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2
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Kivell
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Taylor
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AUS
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1
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(13)
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7
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3
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7
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(DNF)
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2
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6
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3
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-
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-
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-
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78
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29
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3
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Adler
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Fria
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BRA
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(21)
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10
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3
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(OCS)
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2
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4
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11
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1
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2
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-
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-
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-
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90
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33
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4
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Brokman
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Apel
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ISR
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5
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9
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1
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(DSQ)
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1
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14
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4
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7
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(DSQ)
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-
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-
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-
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113
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41
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5
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Saunders
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Kennedy
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NZL
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(14)
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7
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2
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10
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10
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2
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14
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5
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(15)
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-
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-
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-
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79
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50
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Final
Boys 420 Youth results above
In
the Girls 420 Youth results Emma and Sarah Berry
finished 22nd out of 24 boats
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Selection
trials at Plimmerton 4 - 8
May
Day3
The
final day of the trials saw more southerly winds
and rain, however all thirty one boats coped
well with the conditions, though many were
beginning to hurt after the sustained and fairly
intense racing. As is the case in all team
trials, there were those who were in reasonably
safe positions and 2 or 3 crews in each division
who had to out-perform those hovering around the
cut off point.
In
the Open division ability to handle the windy
conditions and good tactics helped
Burling/Evans, Cooke/Illingworth finish ahead of
their main competitors; consistent team work saw
Saunders/Kennedy and Snow-Hansen/McCormack
battle it out for the next two placings;
Swanson/Hanns, newcomers Maloney/Tuke and
Langley/Dean were reasonably safe. But for 'the
young ones' Williams/Bryant from Wellington and
Aucklanders Thompson/Dawson it came down to a 2
point difference - experience won the day and
Williams/Bryant took the 7th position as Maloney
is already committed to sailing in the Splash
Worlds.
In
the Womens' division Hill/Kennedy made large
gains on the very windy first day which secured
first position and a creditable 6th overall,
Hesson/Barbarich were reasonably consistent to
take second position and 9th overall, followed
by Bilkey/Sargisson took 3rd position and 13th
overall; 4th, 5th and 6th positions were taken
by the Berry sisters, Hazard/Hamilton and
Till/Bowater (on countback); Moncheur/Trudgen
took the final spot in the women's
team.
For
final results click here.
Day2
Four
races were sailed today, conditions were lighter
but still cold, very shifty and choppy. During
the two races before lunch the southerly winds
were peaking at 18 knots but were quite
variable. In the afternoon similar conditions
continued during the first race, but the wind
eased during race four. Light winds are
predicted for tomorrow when the race committee
hopes to sail the final three races of the
trials.
For
results click here.
Day
1
Thirty
one boats took part in first day of the NZ
selection trials which were sailed in heavy,
southerly, shifty winds and short but steep
waves. Two races were sailed before coming in
for lunch - wind readings peaked around 20 knots
and conditions were testing for the less
experienced. After lunch the sailers
launched in very gusty winds. The race committee
managed to get the third race away, but the
fourth race was abandoned when the wind built to
32 knots and the sea was littered with capsized
boats. Sailors, supporters and the race
management team worked together to rescue those
in trouble in the very testing conditions.
Saturday's forecast is for more of the
same, for
results from
todays racing click here.
420
Nationals at Lyttelton's Naval Point
YC
Regattas
page for full results
Carl
Evans/Peter Burling are the overall winners of
the NZ 420 Nationals, with Simon Cooke/Scott
Illingworth second and Jason Saunders/Bruce
Kennedy third in the open fleet. First place in
the women's fleet went to Georgina Hill/Michelle
Kennedy, Susannah Pyatt/Bianca Barbarich Bacher
second and Sarah Bilkie/Rosie Sargisson
third.
Conditions
for the nine race series were excellent, with
cool breezes ranging from 10 knots - 22 knots on
the first day- along with a short and sharp
chop, moderate breezes on the second day, and
lighter breezes on the third. Three races were
sailed back to back each day - consistent wind,
a well behaved fleet of 36 and good race
management saw the fleet completing their races
and returning to shore in the warmth of the
afternoon sun.
Two
general recalls on day one allowed 4 or 5 boats
to make it to the start line after leaving the
shore very late - having unloaded their boats
from a container 2 days earlier in Auckland,
driving day and night and then setting up their
boats at Naval Point... Simon and Scott arrived
at the start line as the 3rd start hooted and
went on to win the race. Carl and Peter's
ability to work their way through the fleet each
race to come across the line in 1st or 2nd
position each time earned them a well deserved
win, despite an OCS.
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National Womens winners Georgina Hill
and Michelle Kennedy at Sail
AK
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2006
National Open winners Carl Evans and
Peter Burling,
Lyttelton
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2006
Youthsail 420 Girls winners Emma and
Sarah Berry rounding mark in
Lyttelton
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2006
Youthsail 420 Boys winners Jason
Saunders and Bruce Kennedy at Sail
AK
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Youthsail
Final results go to
Regattas
page
Day
1 featured continuing fine weather and light
winds - only the first race was completed before
all fleets were sent ashore while the race
committee waited for more consistent winds,
however racing was finally abandoned.
Saunders/Kennedy crossed the finish line first,
Evans/Burling second and Olds/Pike third after
all three boats rounded the last mark
together. Eleven of the 24 boats were
girls, Pyatt/Barbarich Bacher crossed the line
4th and were first girls home and the Berrys
second in 8th place overall.
Day
2 began with very light south westerly winds
and all fleets waited around after the Hobbies'
first race was abandoned due to a dying breeze.
However, the breeze steadied and one race was
completed on the course set near to Quail Island
before the SW wind died again.
Snow-Hansen/Marshall won the race, with
Short/Hazard second and Goodwin/Weeks
third.Within half an hour the North Easterly
kicked in and the fleets headed for more
familiar territory nearer the entrance of the
harbour. Two more races were sailed back to back
with a race for the left hand side of the course
paying off every time in a fresh 10 - 15 knots
and choppy seas. Saunders/Kennedy won one of the
three races, Evans/Burling two; other top places
went to Hanns/Swanson, and Snow-Hansen/Marshall.
Amongst the girls the Berry sisters fought it
out with Pyatt/Barbarich, and Davies/Bowater
also rose to the challenge in race 4.
Day
3 was sailed in stronger winds, with peaks
of 22 knots being recorded. Wellington
combination Hanns/Swanson came into their own
and started the day with a 2nd placing in race
5, and a first in race 7. The battle between
Tauranga crews Saunders/Kennedy &
Burling/Evans continued with only 1 point
between them at the end of the day. The Berry
sisters were hit by a boat on port during the
last race of the day, their spinnaker pole
snapped in two, and their spinnaker ripped in
half which resulted in a protest and redress
being given. Pyatt/Barbarich Bacher and
Hazard/Hamilton each crossed the line first out
of the women's fleet.
Day
4 was spent waiting for the wind to arrive -
and it did at times, but swung 180 degrees and
for such short periods that no races were
sailed, despite an attempt in the late
afternoon. In both the boys and girls rankings,
first place was separated from second by only
one point, so it was a very long and very tense
day. With points remaining the same, Jason
Saunders and Bruce Kennedy won the boys' youth
worlds selection to travel to the UK, and Sarah
and Emma Berry the girls'.
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Canary Islands Worlds team
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Eastern
Beach was the venue for the Auckland Champs the
weekend of March 11 and 12 - one of New
Zealand's biggest centreboard regattas with a
wide variety of classes and a lovely location.
Day one was sailed in warm sunny conditions, but
the wind was fickle and the 3rd race was
abandoned after the 420 sailors milled around
the start line for over an hour (as is often the
way, the breeze filled in 5 minutes
later).
Day
two began with little wind and rain, but the
wind did come in at 15 - 20 kts and the
afternoon cleared to be a reasonably sunny day -
hey this is AK....The top three places were
hotly contested between Evans/Burling 1st,
Saunders/Kennedy 2nd, and Cooke/Illingworth 3rd
on countback. Full
results click
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The
420 Association met at Torbay on 10 December and
finalised the 420 Sailing calendar. Changes of
note are the 2006 NI 420 Champs going to
Tauranga - on the same date of Sat 18 & 19
February; the 2006 Open Worlds team competing in
the Canary Islands will be selected from ONE
regatta only - Plimmerton 5 - 8 May - this venue
is confirmed. Please also note that if for any
reason the Plimmerton regatta is called off, the
NZ 420 Nationals regatta held a month earlier at
Naval Point Christchurch will become the fall
back selection regatta.
All NZ 420 crews eligible to compete for a place
in the NZ Youth Team should note that they are
required to sail in BOTH the 420 Nationals and
YNZ Youthsail sailed at Naval Point, CHCH, in
April, to qualify.
The
420 Worlds Committee met on 8 December at YNZ
and agreed to approach Takapuna Boating Club and
request that they become the organising club for
the 2007 420 Worlds with Torbay as co-host.
Takapuna BC have since agreed and the event will
now be sailed from Takapuna Sailing Club. The NZ
420 Association and North Shore City Council
will assist with the organisation.
