We’re racing
TeamVodafoneSailing: ahead by a very long way! Image copyright Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2011.
by Lesley Haslar
10-15 knot winds – gusting to 20, was a great start to the Bay Regatta, January 19,2011., especially after Tuesday night’s rain and stormy winds. One hundred and thirty three boats started in twelve divisions – including the 22 Flying 15 National Championships as part of the Regatta. Close racing, close finishing for the Flying 15s, all results are on the website.
SUMMARY:
Team Vodafone, as the biggest multihull was miles ahead in every race; Triple 8 had a tough day missing some marks. Wired (Division A) got the gun in three races – with Orbit B Division, finishing first in race one as a wake-up call for the A boats.
Playbuoy (B Division) had a Port & Starboard confrontation with Multi Hull ‘This Way Up’, the latter boat unfortunately out of the regatta. This incident goes to Protest and the result will be advised tomorrow – Race Day 2.
We have a couple of very young sailors bidding for ‘youngest crew member’. Horima Neville on Luxury Liner (Elliot 5.9/Opua Yacht Club) 11 years old in his second major race, his first was 2010 Coastal Classic on Cotton Blossom. Kriselda in Passage Division 2 has put her hand up with crew member James aged 12, sailing now for two and a half years as a general-hand. There will be more names – more bidding over the three days of racing.
The North Sails Tent is a mass of happy yachties telling stories of their first day on the water at Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2011.
Bay of Islands Sailing Week
