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Finn 2011-2012 Summer Series Final Ranking List



NI Champs

Canterbury
Champs

Auckland
Champs

SI
Champs

Masters
Champs

Finn
Nationals

SI Points
Series

Total

1

Karl Purdie

40

2

2

1

5

2

Ray Hall

2

4

8

2

3

7

3

David Hoogenboom

4

10

4

6

5

13

4

Rob Coutts

8

6

40

4

18

5

Alan Dawson

6

12

12

8

7

21

6

Hugh Dimock

6

10

8

24

7

Chris Wells

4

14

24

9

27

8

Royce Hawkins

12

14

4

40

30

9

Ben Winters

8

16

10

34

10

Dirch Anderson

10

16

10

40

36

11

Mike Pearson

10

18

11

39

12

Gerrit Bearda

14

18

26

12

44

13

Maurice Duncan

12

20

13

45

14

Josh Junior

40

40

6

2

48

15

Denis Mowbray

2

40

15

57

16

Peter Atkinson

20

20

34

40

74

17

Ben Liebowitz

40

40

6

86

18

Stuart Munro

18

40

30

40

88

19

Peter Hull

16

40

32

40

88

20

Dan Slater

40

8

40

88

21

Justin Hurst

40

40

12

40

92

22

Brian Saunderson

40

40

14

40

94

23

Andrew McGregor

40

40

14

94

24

Geoff Letcher

40

40

16

40

96

25

Sarah Deadman

22

40

36

40

98

26

Jim Goodare

40

40

18

40

98

27

John Duff

40

40

20

40

100

28

Kevin Stone

40

40

22

40

102

29

John Simmons

40

40

28

40

108




National Champs Naval Point Lyttelton 15 - 18 March 2012


Place

Sail No

Name

Race 1

Race 2

Race 3

Race 4

Race 5

Race 6

Race 7

Race 8

Race 9

Total

1

NZL 111

K Purdie

1

1

1

2

(10)

2

1

1

1

10

2

NZL 24

J Junior

(DNF)

6

3

1

1

1

2

2

2

18

3

NZL 2

R Hall

(5)

2

2

5

2

4

3

3

3

24

4

NZL 9

R Coutts

2

4

4

4

(7)

3

4

5

4

30

5

NZL 10

D Hoogenboom

3

3

5

3

3

(6)

6

4

6

33

6

USA 53

B Liebowitz

4

(7)

7

6

4

5

5

5

7

45

7

NZL 23

A Dawson

8

5

(DNF)

12

5

8

7

6

7

58

8

NZL 207

H Dimock

6

9

8

7

6

7

11

(OCS)

11

65

9

NZL 245

C Wells

10

8

6

9

9

10

9

(OCS)

5

66

10

NZL 3

B Winters

7

10

(DNF)

8

8

9

12

9

10

73

11

NZL 242

M Pearson

9

(DNC)

9

10

13

11

13

11

14

90

12

NZL 193

G Bearda

11

11

11

(13)

12

12

(14)

8

13

91

13

NZL 213

M Duncan

12

12

10

11

11

13

(15)

13

15

97

14

NZL 25

A MacGregor

(DNC)

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

10

10

9

109

15

NZL 19

D Mowbray

(DNC)

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

DNC

8

12

12

112



South Island Champs Naval Point Lyttelton 11 - 12 March 2012


Place Sail No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
1 NZL 111 K Purdie 1 (2) 1 2 1 6
2 NZL 10 D Hoogenboom 3 1 (4) 1 4 9
3 NZL 24 J Junior 2 (4) 2 3 2 9
4 NZL 2 R Hall 4 (6) 3 4 3 14
5 NZL 207 H Dimock (6) 3 6 5 5 19
6 NZL 23 A Dawson 5 7 5 (10) 6 23
7 NZL 245 C Wells 7 5 7 (8) 7 26
8 NZL 3 B Winters 8 8 (9) 6 8 30
9 NZL 242 M Pearson (10) 10 8 7 9 34
10 NZL 213 M Duncan 9 9 (10) 9 10 37



Waiuku Masters 11 12 February 2012

Place Sail No Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Total
1 NZL 2 R Hall 1 1 1 (2) 1 1 1 6
2 NZL 233 R Hawkins (9) 3 2 3 5 5 2 20
3 NZL 10 D Hoogenboom 2 2 7 1 3 6 (8) 21
4 NZL 23 A Dawson (12) 12 3 4 4 3 4 30
5 NZL 22 D Andersen 3 8 5 5 (9) 9 3 33
6 NZL 230 J Hurst (7) 6 7 7 3 3 3 34
7 NZL 236 B Saunderson 6 6 4 (7) 6 7 5 34
8 NZL 244 G Letcher 5 4 10 9 10 2 (13) 40
9 NZL 227 J Goodare 7 7 (13) 13 7 11 6 51
10 NZL 55 J Duff 4 13 11 6 11 10 (15) 55
11 NZL 235 K Stone 3 10 6 12 12 8 (14) 61
12 NZL 245 C Wells 10 11 8 10 (13) 13 10 62
13 NZL 193 G Bearda (13) 9 12 11 8 12 12 64
14 NZL 8 J Simmons 8 (17) 14 14 15 16 11 81
15 NZL 205 S Munro 15 14 15 (16) 16 14 9 83
16 NZL 179 P Hull 16 15 16 (17) 16 17 16 94
17 NLZ 32 P Aitkinson 17 16 17 15 17 15 (DNF) 97
18 NZL 1193 S Deadman (18) 18 18 18 18 18 16 107




Auckland Finn Championships Maraetai 19 - 20 November 2011

Karl Purdie’s recent transition from the OK Dinghy to Finn started successfully with a win at the Eagle Technology Auckland Finn Champs held at Maraetai in conjunction with the Auckland Jolly Boat Champs.

10 Finn’s battled a weekend of strong winds and a decent chop that tested boats and sailor alike. Saturday’s racing started in 15knots WSW and grew steadily during the day.

NZ’s Top Finnster Dan Slater competed on day 1 and while Purdie and Ray Hall were close with Slater up each first beat, Dan’s vastly superior downwind technique and boat handling saw him make major gains each race winning the days races comfortably. Rob Coutts was also in the mix for the minor placings as the fleet battled the freshening conditions. By now the Jolly boats had either broken up or headed for shore

Race 3 was shortened to a single triangle as the reduced fleet (through breakages) started in 20knots only to be hit with 30knt plus gusts on the reaches. This resulted in more 'grannies' being seen than in a rest home as the fleet rocketed to the wing mark and preservation took over.

Day 2 saw Slater have to go earn some money and not sail and a forecast of 15knts only. The fleet was however greeted with 18-20+ knots for the 2 races sailed that day.

Purdie held out first Coutts and Dave Hoogenboom in the first race and Hall in the second race to record 2 wins. Race 2 was a real battle with Purdie covering Hall the entire race with the beats turning into a hiking contest finishing with the boats overlapped. Alan Dawson cranked on the power in this race to push Coutts hard for third place.
The final race was abandoned after a few nods amongst the sailors.

The Finns thoroughly enjoyed sailing at a spectacular venue like Maraetai who are always fantastic hosts along with the Jolly Boats who are great fun to sail with.

Great note of thanks to the events sponsor Eagle Technology

RANK SAIL NO NAME RACE 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL NETT
1ST 111 KARL PURDIE 2 2 2 1 1 8 8
2ND 2 RAY HALL 3 3 4 4 2 16 16
3RD 9 ROB COUTTS 4 4 3 3 3 17 17
4TH 1 DAN SLATER 1 1 1 11 DNS 11 DNS 25 25
5TH 10 DAVID HOOGENBOOM 5 8 6 2 5 26 26
6TH 23 ALAN DAWSON 6 5 7 DNF 5 4 27 27
7TH 233 ROYCE HAWKINS 7 6 5 7 7 DNF 32 32
8TH 22 DIRCH ANDERSON 8 7 7 DNF 6 6 34 34
9TH 193 GERRIT BEARDA 9 9 DNF 7 DNF 8 DNF 7 DNF 40 40
10TH 32 PETER ATKINSON 10 9 DNF 7 DNF 8 DNF 7 DNF 41 41



North Island Champs Thames 22-23 October 2011

Labour weekend threw up light and testing conditions at the Vanaheim Technologies Finn North Island Champs held at Thames Sailing Club.

A solid turnout of 11 Finns saw good racing including a welcome return to the NZ Finn scene by Rob Coutts.
Day 1 saw 3 races in lumpy seas with a NW varying between 3-10knots. Race 1 showed quickly that the left side of course was favoured with Ray Hall choosing left and gaining a winning lead from Dave Hoogenboom and Rob Coutts. Good battles were seen between Dirch Andersen , Alan Dawson and Royce Hawkins and further back between Peter Hull, Stu Munro and Peter Atkinson.

Race 2 . the wind died to 3-4knts , Dave started well and dominated the left building a winning lead, Ray managed to get through to take second and Alan sailed the final beat well to take third. Gerrit Bearda sailed a strong race to push the place getters hard.

Race 3. The strongest wind of the regatta reaching 10knots, Ray got a clean break and protected the left to take the gun. Dave pushed him hard showing very good speed up and downwind with Rob third. The boys were pretty cold by now and were quickly ashore for a debrief and some great Thames hospitality.

Day 2. Race 4 started in 5knots NE apparently (felt like 2knts). This died by the top mark after Dirch, Alan and Royce had picked their way through the minefield of holes and current to lead at the top mark only to be hauled in by Dave, Ray and Rob. A Fiesty mark rounding ensued as 7 boats tried to round in 2 knts of wind and 3 knots of current. The wind crept in from the west and it remained close until the last beat to the finish which Alan sailed well taking the gun from Dirch and Rob.

Race 5 was confidently started by the RO only for the wind to die 1 min after the start. Gerrit sailed extremely well getting his MK2 martin into the light air groove with Ray only getting past him on the 2 beat and finishing a well deserved third behind Rob. Meanwhile there were placing to be sorted out with Alan, Royce, Dirch and Dave finishing within seconds of each other with more exchanges of views over rules being heard in the car park later.

Race 6 was abandoned so it’s was back to shore for a quick prize giving so the fleet could make its escape for the RWC Final.

A big word of thanks to the regatta sponsor Vanaheim Technologies

Place Sail No   Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total
1 NZL 2   R Hall 1 2 1 4 1 9
2 NZL 10   D Hoogenboom 2 1 2 5 6 16
3 NZL 23   A Dawson 4 3 4 1 4 16
4 NZL 9   R Coutts 3 5 3 3 2 16
5 NZL 22   D Andersen 6 4 5 2 7 24
6 NZL 233   R Hawkins 5 7 6 6 5 29
7 NZL 193   G Bearda 7 6 7 7 3 30
8 NZL 197   P Hull 9 10 8 8 8 43
9 NZL 209   S Munro 8 8 9 9 9 43
10 NZL 32   P Atkinson 10 9 10 11 12(DNF) 52
11 NZL 1193   S Deadman 11 11 11 10 12(DNF) 55

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