OKI 24 Hour Race, Lake Pupuke

by Murrays Bay Sailing Club media

The 24 hours race on Lake Pupuke is held each year in Lasers. OKI is sponsor of the event in 2009, on 28th-29th March.

The competitors run down the banks of Lake Pupuke and jump into their boats in a Le Mans style start. Each member can sail for a maximum of three hours before they need to swap over and take a rest for a minimum of one hour. There is a non-stop rotation of sailors for a period of 24 hours.

The team that completes the most number of laps around the course on Lake Pupuke within the 24 hour period wins!

RESULTS

Overall Winner
Blair Tuke & Chris Dawson sailing Musto

Open Class
1. Blair Tuke & Chris Dawson sailing Musto
2. Max Andrews & Chris Kitchen sailing Continental Cars
3. Jason Geale & Aaron Hume-Merry sailing Chemwash

Women’s Class
1. Briar Dye-Hutchinson, Jessica Barrell & Erica Dawson sailing North Shore City Council

Youth Class
1. Travis Dow & Spencer Loxton sailing Pfizer
2. Michael Cate & Rawiri Geddes
3. Finn Drummond & Nick Croft sailing Adhesive Technologies

Sub Youth Class
1. James Roberts, Alex Munro, Sam Schofield & Hamish Chadderton sailing Mackay Boats
2. Scott Barnes, Molly Meech, Sam McKenzie & Sam Bullock sailing Pinto Trailers
3. Brad Moss, Alex Dyet, Josh Salthouse & Tomer Symphony sailing OKI

Masters’ Class
1. Nic Page, Tony Nicholson & Mike Pasco sailing Canam Construction
2. David Lowe, Ray Beale & Don McGlasshan sailing NZSail.com
3. Thomas Borreman, Colin Preston & George Yankow sailing Line 7 Marine

OKI 6 Hour Race

Optimist dinghy Children’s Race
1. Liam Closey & Nathaniel Deverell
2. James Jennings & Nick Egnot-Johnson
3. Alec Burrow & Matthew Hughes

OKI 24 Hour Race