Black Sheep Racing with their F18 cats and trophies. Left to right: Tom Bentham, Reuben Corbett, James Sandall, and Brad Farrand. Supplied image.
The F18 fleet at the NZ Nationals. Supplied image.
by Reuben Corbett
After a strong showing in day one, both teams managed to put together a solid performance and to hold on to the top two spots of the New Zealand Formula 18 Nationals.
Race start, NZ F18 Nationals, with Black Sheep Racing to leeward. Supplied image.
The first race of two day was light and shifty with results a little mixed. Brad and James managed a solid 2nd and Reuben and Tom 5th after being on the wrong side of a shift up the first beat. In the remaining two races the breeze filled in and saw a return to day one’s results, with both Black Sheep teams finishing 1st and 2nd.
The winners, Brad and James of Black Sheep Racing. Supplied image.
Brad and James kept their overnight lead to take the regatta, with Reuben and Tom a close second. We are all very happy with the result given we only started sailing multihulls just over a month ago and were competing against some other experienced teams. We hope to include more of this racing in our calendar at some stage later in the year.
Brad Farrand and James Sandall, Black Sheep Racing. Supplied image.
For now though, we move our focus back to monohull match racing, in which we will be putting in some solid training before we head to Europe in April.
Brad Farrand and James Sandall, Black Sheep Racing. Supplied image.
Black Sheep Racing would like to say a special thanks to SLAM New Zealand for their great sailing apparel and Andrew Macpherson (Macca) for his wisdom and knowledge in multi hull sailing. Thank you!
Brad Farrand and James Sandall, Black Sheep Racing. Supplied image.
Black Sheep Racing is Reuben Corbett, Tom Bentham, James Sandall and Brad Farrand.
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