MarkMT 68 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Haven't seen this reported elsewhere... 2 kiwis were amongst the 117 competitors in the O'pen Bic Worlds held in Miami Nov 1-3, with Sean Herbert finishing 1st in the Under-13 class and Liam Herbert 19th in the Under-15 class. Great to see such young NZers competing on the world stage. From what I understand, Manly is the only club in NZ racing the Bics - bit of a shame because they're pretty cool boats. We have several in our club. Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Sean And Liam both sail at Manly Heres another report that was posted on the club facebook page. Ten year old Sean Herbert of Auckland’s Manly Sailing Club has won the Under 13 division of the World O’pen Bic Cup competing in the USA. The regatta staged at the Miami Yacht Club from November 1st – 3rd, included three age categories with racing for girls and boys. “Conditions in Miami were moderately light which was to be expected especially after hurricane Sandy. The second day of racing was probably the most frustrating with event organizers trying to get in races with the light wind and extreme heat,” explains Sean’s Mum Amanda Herbert. Sean sailed eleven races, never finished outside the top six in the fleet of 43 boats and had four race wins. A total of fourteen countries were represented, Sean the only kiwi in his fleet, but not the only kiwi at the regatta. Sean’s older brother and training partner Liam also competed in Miami in the Under 15 division. “This completes a successful year for Sean,” says Amanda, “after defending his number one position in the Australian Championships.” Sean started sailing in early 2010 after completing a Learn to Sail course at Manly Sailing Club. “He did a few lessons in an Optimist and then completed the bulk of his course in an O'pen Bic. He found the class of boat to be more fun and faster which is every sailors dream.” Future events Sean will be competing in are the New Zealand O'pen Bic Championships on at Manly Sailing Club January 18 - 20 January 2013 and then off to defend his Australian under 13 title in Perth, Australia during Easter 2013. Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks 203. BTW, what led me to those results was the following video that a friend posted on our club facebook page... Link to post Share on other sites
madyottie 82 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 PLSC in panmure also has a fleet of these for their juniors. I'll make sure they know about the NZ champs at Manly. Awesome boats, shame I'm too big to fit in one really! Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 http://www.manlysailingclub.org.nz/ All the details about it are on our club website. Haha, Dont be too sure about being too heavy... Weve had big guys sailing them in 30kts while cruising... Link to post Share on other sites
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