Rowdy 3 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Monday 3rd January - Adprint Practice Race The breeze is a typical Wellington zypher......25knts gust 35knts, so no one is upset when the practice race is abondoned before a single sail has been raised. Formal briefing is tonight at 6pm. The weather is forecast to moderate over the next three days, so we're looking forward to good racing tomorrow and the next day. ....off to the bar!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
mattyg 0 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 have a good regatta mate! see you next week matt Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Tuesday 4 January - Lagerfield Race Day 1 The day started off a lot more promising than yesterday with a 15 knot northerly which provided the fleet with great racing conditions. There were three races held today once the fleet behaved after two general recalls testing the race committee and bringing out the "I" flag. Dave Shaw from Nelson was the winner of the first two races handeling the conditions well to do a horizon job on the rest of the fleet, however a bad third race means that Mark Bell from Auckland is the overall leader after day one with Hayden Percy in second and John Thomson in third. The forecast for tomorrow is good again and the fleet are looking forward to other three races. Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 See: http://www.papertiger.org.nz/regattas2.htm for full results Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Wednesday 5 January - Barton Marine Race Day 2 Day two sure the fleet greeted by a heavy fog in Wellington harbour, however this was not deterring any of the competitors in the 2011 Paper Tiger Nationals. Three races were completed in lighter conditions than yesterday (around 5-12kts), with three separate race winners showing how tight the racing is. Race winners today were Glenn Syman (Evans Bay), Rowdy Leatham (New Plymouth) and Dave Shaw (Nelson). With 6 races now completed the drop come into play and Bob Preston (Nelson) holds the provisional lead on count back over Mark Bell (Auckland). Results however incredibily tight with 3 boats tied in 4th place on 28 points and only 18 points separating 4th from 13th. The kangaroo court session is just about to begin so further updates will be posted tomorrow. For full results see http://www.papertiger.org.nz/Results%202011%20Nats.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Share Posted January 6, 2011 Thursday 6th January - Linton Sails Race Day 3 Day Three saw a typical Wellington breeze start to build with only one race managing to be sailed. Race seven of the regatta was sailed in 20+ knots with a few gusts into the thirties Dave Shaw from Nelson again showed his domination in the heavier breeze, taking the win ahead of Peter Robins in second and Scott Pedersen in third. With the breeze continuing to build the Race Committee made the great decision to send the fleet e for the day. Unfortunately the breeze built quicker than anticipated and there was a fair bit of carnage happening on the way home (including 5 broken masts). Heading to the Rest day tomorrow, Mark Bell (Auckland) holds the overall lead two points ahead of Bob Preston (Nelson) who is another two points ahead of Dave Shaw. With 4th to 12th place separated by only 20 points and two races planned for Saturday there is still plenty of tight racing to happen on the final day. For full results see: http://www.papertiger.org.nz/Results%20 ... 20day3.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Dave Shaw from Nelson wins 2011 Nationals. Prizegiving underway now. Full report to follow tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
Rowdy 3 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Shaw wins 2011 New Zealand Paper Tiger Nationals The 2011 New Zealand Paper Tiger National Championships finished on Saturday with Dave Shaw from Nelson taking his first Paper Tiger National title in a very close fought contest between himself, Mark Bell (Auckland) and Bob Preston (Nelson). After a week of competition and eight races the top three places were separated by only two points. The final day saw a typical Wellington breeze entertain the fleet with weather conditions in the heavier end of the racing spectrum ensuring that plenty of excitement and changes within the fleet were seen. Race eight saw local sailor Richard Martin take his first race win of the regatta ahead of Dave Shaw and Scott Pedersen (Napier). Overall racing was tight across the fleet and the sight of nearly 50 Paper Tigers racing around Wellington Harbour was really impressive, however the Wellington weather certainly didn't fail to show exactly who was boss with one day of chaos on Thursday including 5 broken masts, the great camaraderie of the fleet showed itself with everyone working hard on the reserve day to ensure the entire fleet was ready to go again for the final day of racing. Overall Results include: 1st Dave Shaw Nelson Yacht Club 2nd Mark Bell Tamaki River Multihull Association 3rd Bob Preston Nelson Yacht Club 4th Scott Pedersen Napier Sailing Club 5th Ryan Leatham New Plymouth Yacht Club Other titles also decided during the regatta: National "B" Grade 1st Stuart Taylor New Plymouth Yacht Club 2nd Denis Leatham New Plymouth Yacht Club 3rd Richard Martin Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club National "C" Grade 1st Robin Connor Muritai Yacht Club 2nd Nathan Percy Napier Sailing Club 3rd Greg Shadbolt Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club National Women's Champion 1st Jane Thomassen Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club 2nd Lynley Manning Evans Boat Yacht & Motor Boat Club 3rd Jennifer Loader Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club National Junior (Under 21 years) Champion 1st Stuart Sutherland New Plymouth Yacht Club 2nd Nathan Percy Napier Sailing Club 3rd Carl Syman Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club Veterans (50-59 years) Champion 1st Mark Bell Tamaki River Multihull Association 2nd Peter Robins Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club 3rd Glenn Syman Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club Grandmasters (60-64 years) Champion 1st Bob Preston Nelson Yacht Club 2nd Selwyn Pedersen Napier Sailing Club 3rd Richard Martin Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club Great Grandmasters (65+ years) Champion 1st Ian MacLennan Takapuna Sailing Club 2nd Norm Codd Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club For full results see: http://www.papertiger.org.nz/Results/Re ... 0Final.pdf Link to post Share on other sites
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