Category: North Island
2014-15 Auckland Champs Takapuna 21-22 Mar 2015
Hi Fellow Finnsters. The Selection Trials are all over with 15 Finns sailing the Auckland Champs off Takapuna. A good competitive fleet sailed in 15 knots Sat and 8 plus on Sunday. N/E 15 knots saw some entertaining launchings on Sat. No more exhausting than my effort. Trying to secure…
2014-15 NI Finn Champs Tauranga 18-19 Oct 2014
We had a great Nth Islands at Tauranga. A laid back OOD who was happy to accommodate what the 11 boat fleet wanted. So what did we settle on. Finns from Ch Ch and Welly were keen to finish the regatta in one session for travel reasons. A unanimous decision…
2013-14 Auckland Champs Takapuna 7-8 Dec 2013
Day 1: Excellent sailing conditions greeted the 12 Finn sailors for the second round of the Craig Monk Summer Series, the Auckland Finn Champs held over the weekend 7-8th December. While not the sea breeze that was hoped for the Norwest winds varying between 5 and 25 knots gave the…
2013-14 NI Finn Champs Tauranga 12-13 Oct 2013
Wow, back at work after a day off to recover from the Nth Island Finn Champs. What a great venue and well run regatta. The wind was right up there, but again the cream sailors came through after some amazing races. Day one had the fleet sent home when the…
2012-13 Auckland Finn Champs Manukau 1-2 Dec 2012
9 Finns contested a keenly fought Auckland Finn Champs on the Manukau harbour. While the numbers were lower than expected the quality was high as was demonstrated by the tightness of the racing. The Manukau Yacht Club put on a well run highly enjoyable event for the sailor with Trevor…
2012-2013 NI Finn Champs Thames 3-4 Nov 2012
The North Island Finn Champs weekend had everything, Good turnout, good wind, great racing, hard luck stories, fireworks displays, great hospitality, plenty of adult beverages and a little bit of controversy. Have to start by thanking the Thames Sailing Club team headed up by Sarah Deadman their commodore for the…
2012-13 Wellington Hurricane Classic 20-21 Oct 2012
The long range forecast for Wellington over Labour Weekend 21-22 October was always interesting reading. The closer to the weekend we got the more interesting it became. Never mind, committed now so off we go. The Wellington Hurricane Classic was the first of the 2012-13 Summer Series and a new…
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2014-15 Auckland Champs Takapuna 21-22 Mar 2015
Hi Fellow Finnsters. The Selection Trials are all over with 15 Finns sailing the Auckland Champs off Takapuna. A good competitive fleet sailed in 15 knots Sat and 8 plus on Sunday. N/E 15 knots saw some entertaining launchings on Sat. No more exhausting than my effort. Trying to secure…
2014-15 NI Finn Champs Tauranga 18-19 Oct 2014
We had a great Nth Islands at Tauranga. A laid back OOD who was happy to accommodate what the 11 boat fleet wanted. So what did we settle on. Finns from Ch Ch and Welly were keen to finish the regatta in one session for travel reasons. A unanimous decision…
2013-14 Auckland Champs Takapuna 7-8 Dec 2013
Day 1: Excellent sailing conditions greeted the 12 Finn sailors for the second round of the Craig Monk Summer Series, the Auckland Finn Champs held over the weekend 7-8th December. While not the sea breeze that was hoped for the Norwest winds varying between 5 and 25 knots gave the…
2013-14 NI Finn Champs Tauranga 12-13 Oct 2013
Wow, back at work after a day off to recover from the Nth Island Finn Champs. What a great venue and well run regatta. The wind was right up there, but again the cream sailors came through after some amazing races. Day one had the fleet sent home when the…
2012-13 Auckland Finn Champs Manukau 1-2 Dec 2012
9 Finns contested a keenly fought Auckland Finn Champs on the Manukau harbour. While the numbers were lower than expected the quality was high as was demonstrated by the tightness of the racing. The Manukau Yacht Club put on a well run highly enjoyable event for the sailor with Trevor…
2012-2013 NI Finn Champs Thames 3-4 Nov 2012
The North Island Finn Champs weekend had everything, Good turnout, good wind, great racing, hard luck stories, fireworks displays, great hospitality, plenty of adult beverages and a little bit of controversy. Have to start by thanking the Thames Sailing Club team headed up by Sarah Deadman their commodore for the…
2012-13 Wellington Hurricane Classic 20-21 Oct 2012
The long range forecast for Wellington over Labour Weekend 21-22 October was always interesting reading. The closer to the weekend we got the more interesting it became. Never mind, committed now so off we go. The Wellington Hurricane Classic was the first of the 2012-13 Summer Series and a new…