No final races

The last day of racing was cancelled due to a lack of wind at Sail Auckland

Lack of wind translated to a lack of racing for sailors competing at Sail Auckland today. Results are finalized, racing has concluded and the prize-giving will take place this evening.

Waitangi Day on the Waitemata was warm, sunny and calm and only the 420 and Laser Radial fleet managed one final race today, the final day of the regatta. For the remainder of the Olympic and invited classes the day was mostly spent ashore and final results are as they stood at the end of racing yesterday.

Yachting New Zealand Olympic Squad sailors took out the Laser and Laser Radial, while in the Tornado, squad members McIntosh and Kendall were just beaten by the European team. Dan Slater won all the races he sailed in, however having not competed on day one his final result was second place in the Finn. JP Tobin won the men’s RS:X board sailing and Nikola Girke of Canada won the women’s.

Andrew Murdoch was pleased to come out on top of the 27 strong Laser fleet.

“Really happy with my performance,” says Murdoch. “Particularly with my consistency over this regatta, as it is something I’ve been looking to improve on. Next on is the 24 hour race on Lake Pupuke for a bit of fun, and then the Laser National Champs in a few weeks time.”

Jo Aleh concluded Sail Auckland 20 points clear of second place in the Laser Radial recording eight top three finishes over the ten race regatta. At 19 years old Aleh is the youngest member of the YNZ Olympic Squad and results like this one demonstrate the potential that Aleh has on the international stage.

JP Tobin, winner of the men’s RS:X board, finished within the top three in all nine races sailed. Three wins and three second places gave him a solid five point margin at the conclusion of the regatta despite not racing today. New Zealand came out with the top two spots in the class, despite the strong international contingent in Auckland for the regatta on the new Olympic board. Current National Champion Tom Ashley placed second.

With one final race today for the 420’s Carl Evans and Peter Burling rounded out the regatta with yet another win, making it eight wins from ten races. Stephen and Philip Keen won the 470 class over Geoff Woolley and Mark Overington.

Results:

Laser

1 NZL Andrew Murdoch (Kerikeri CC) 15 points
2 AUS Tom Slingsby (Gosford YC) 18 points
3 NZL Michael Bullot (Murrays Bay SC) 39 points
4 NZL Matt Blakey (Tamaki YC) 48 points
5 GBR Mark Howard (Portsmouth FC) 49 points
6 NZL Blair McLay (Torbay SC) 51 points
7 NZL David Weaver (TBBC) 60 points
8 NZL Jason Geale (Pupuke SC) 67 points
9 NZL Blair Lindsay (Youth) (Murrays Bay SC) 70 points
10 NZL Matt Coutts (Youth) (Murrays Bay SC) 84 points


Laser Radial (Mixed)

1 NZL Jo Aleh (Kohimarama YC) 22 points
2 FRA Malo Leseigneur, Youth (SRC Noumea) 42 points
3 NZL Sara Winther (Takapuna BC) 50 points
4 NZL James Sandall, Youth (Napier SC) 53 points
5 NZL Miranda Powrie (Tamaki YC) 70 points
6 NZL Jim Maloney (Kerikeri CC) 78 points
7 FRA Matthias Houvenagel, Youth (SR Caledonienne) 80 points
8 NZL Ersin Buckley, Youth (TSPYC) 82 points
9 NZL Blair Tuke, Youth (Kerikeri CC) 83 points
10 NZL Olivia Powrie (Tamaki YC) 92 points


Laser Radial (Women)

1 NZL Jo Aleh (Kohimarama YC) 22 points
2 NZL Sara Winther (Takapuna BC) 50 points
3 NZL Miranda Powrie (Tamaki YC) 70 points
4 NZL Olivia Powrie (Tamaki YC) 92 points
5 NZL Cushla Hume-Merry, Youth (Evans Bay BC) 92 points

RS:X Men

1 NZL J P Tobin (Takapuna BC) 15 points
2 NZL Tom Ashley (Takapuna BC) 20 points
3 POL Przemek Miarczynski (SKZ Hestia Sopot) 29 points
4 NZL David Robertson (Royal Akarana YC) 39 points
5 POL Piotr Myszka Azsanfis (Gdansk) 47 points
6 DEN Jesper Vesterstrom (Foresobad YC) 50 points
7 TUR Ertugrul Icingir (Fenerbahce) 63 points
8 NZL James Wells (BBYC) 65 points
9 NZL Michael Lichtwark (Takapuna BC) 68 points
10 KOR Duck-pil Ok (Busan YC) 71points

RS:X Women

1 CAN Nikola Girke (Royal Vancouver YC) 12 points
2 NZL Hayley Thom (Takapuna BC) 24 points
3 GER Moana Delle, Youth (SKBUE) 24 points
4 NZL Anna Eason (BBYC) 25 points
5 NZL Steffanie Williams, Youth (Takapuna BC) 34 points

Tornado

1 NED/BEL Carolijn Brouwer Sebastien Godefroid (ORSC Oostende) 10 points
2 NZL Aaron McIntosh Bruce Kendall (RAYC) 12 points
3 NZL Brett Sellers Nigel Williams (Takapuna BC) 19 points
4 NZL Paul Francis Aaron Duncan 31 points
5 NZL Thomas Block Sally Tait (Opua CC) 32 points
6 NZL Scott Kennedy Rohan Lord (Kohimarama YC) 45 points

Finn

1 NZL Jim Turner (Murrays Bay SC) 11 points
2 NZL Hans Scheltus (Lake Taupo) 13 points
3 NZL Dan Slater (Murrays Bay SC) 18 points

470

1 NZL Stephen Keen Philip Keen (Naval Point YC) 8 points
2 NZL Geoff Woolley Mark Overington (KYC/MBSC) 15 points
3 NZL Andrew Brown Scott Illingworth (RAYC/KYC) 28 points

420

1 NZL Carl Evans Peter Burling, Youth (KYC/TYPBC) 11 points
2 NZL Georgina Hill Michelle Kennedy (Kohimarama YC) 36 points
3 NZL Mike Snow-Hansen Josh McCormack (Wakatere BC/MBSC)
42 points
4 NZL Jason Saunders Bruce Kennedy, Youth (Tauranga YPBC) 44 points
5 NZL Phil Williams Rob Bryant (Worser Bay BC) 53 points
6 NZL Shelley Hesson Bianca Barbarich-Bacher (Murrays Bay SC) 59 points
7 NZL Michael Langley Riley Dean (Howick YC/Naval Pt) 73 points
8 NZL Sarah Bilkey Rosie Sargisson (Kohimarama YC) 75 points
9 NZL Paul Snow-Hansen Sam Marshall, Youth (Wakatere BC/Howick YC) 88 points
10 NZL Rowan Swanson Benjamin Hanns, Youth (Worser Bay BC) 94 points