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2012 New Zealand 420 National Championships, Lyttelton Final Day

nz420sailing — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:01:31 +0000

Day Four: Yesterday's heavy weather had blown itself out overnight and racing started in a light NE that built through the final day of the regatta. Race ten: with the outgoing tide pushing the boats towards the line, and light breezes it was no surprise that the Z flag came out for the third start. The race got away without any penalties and was led from start to finish by Erica Dawson/Ellie Copeland.

2012 New Zealand 420 National Championships, Lyttelton, 3rd Day

nz420sailing — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:31:09 +0000

Day Three: Race Officer Brett Willcock used his local knowledge to set a course that offered the safe haven of Diamond Harbour (a harbour within a harbour) just 500m from the start. Heavy weather was forcast, and heavy weather we got, so the opportunity to rest up between races in the calm of Diamond Harbour was greatly appreciated by crews and supporters. For those with interested in old buildings, the top mark was off Fort Jervois - built to defend Lyttelton Harbour during the "Russian scare" of the 1890s (Russia had invaded Afghanistan!)

2012 New Zealand 420 National Championships, Lyttelton 2nd Day

nz420sailing — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:45:02 +0000

Day 2:Racing got underway in a steady 10kt NE. The race area is well up the harbour, so there was quite a bit of chop, but with no swell, only passing cloud cover and about 15C, a fine day's racing was enjoyed by crews and supporters alike. Race four: Sam Lee/Sam Thomas were the first of three Charteris Bay YC boats around the first mark, and held their lead to the finish (confict of interest declaration: reportage by a Sam's dad).

420 National Championships 2012, Lyttelton, Naval Point Club Day One

nz420sailing — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:35:56 +0000

The 2012 New Zealand National 420 Championship is being sailed at Naval Point Club Lyttelton from 8-11 March (www.navalpoint.co.nz). It's moving into autumn in New Zealand, but the sun is still shining, and we are enjoying great sailing conditions in a beautiful harbour formed from the crater of a long-extinct volcano. Lyttelton is the port for the city of Christchurch, both of which were badly damaged in a series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. Shaken, but not stirred, the yacht club at Naval Point is one of the few entertainment venues still standing in the port and are proving great hosts for what's shaping up to be a really interesting regatta with twelve races planned over four days and weather forcasts ranging from light to heavy.

Sail Auckland 2012

nz420sailing — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:41:51 +0000

420 Sailing Evans Bay - Video

nz420sailing — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:36:32 +0000

2011 Winter Champs Results

nz420sailing — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:23:53 +0000

Winter Champs 2011

nz420sailing — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:03:05 +0000

Youth sailors at World Championship

nz420sailing — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:38:52 +0000

The 41st Sailing Youth World Championship took place in Zadar, Croatia in July. Four Murray's Bay sailors including Verity Judge, Gemma Jones, Alexander Munro and Brad Moss were right there competing at this challeninig regatta. Read more about how our sailors performed on Yachting NZ.

International 420 Class Newsletter - June 2011

nz420sailing — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:52:40 +0000

The following is a link to the Newsletter from the international 420 sailing website. It talks about the Youth Sailing World Championships in Zadar, Croatia where Verity Judge and Gemma Jones as well as Brad Moss and Alex Munro are heading for.

The newsletter also mentions the new "420 to the Max" online training videos which we have also featured here in our blog.

The full link to the newsletter is here.