Sailing


News and articles relating to Sailing from around the Nelson region

World class pair sail to their 10th title

The former world No 3-ranked duo of Aaron Goodmanson and Alistair Rowlands have won a 10th national Flying Fifteen title, pipping their rivals on the final day of sailing in Tasman Bay yesterday.
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Three ones for number 111

Helmsman Andrew McKee with Matthew Bismark on the wire, sailing Flying Dutchman No. 111, recorded three straight wins in the first day of the combined FD and Flying 15 national championships.
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Takahashi-Fry chalks up a win before racing curtailed

Tanner Cup winner Leonard Takahashi-Fry cruised to victory in race one of the Tauranga Cup sailed in a handful of knots before the northerly blew in and the postponement flag was raised.
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Feast or famine for young yachtsmen

Wind: First there wasn't enough, now there's too much.
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Light winds frustrate sailors

The sea breeze faded forcing the Tanner Cup P Class championship opening day's schedule to be restricted to two completed races.
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Team racing series goes down to the wire

Marlborough Boys take the overall prize and NCG pip Marlborough Girls in the final race to clinch the Girls' title in the Top of the South Secondary Schools Regional Regatta.
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Stiff so'wester greets team fleet on Day 2

The Top of the South Secondary Schools Team Sailing continued in fresh conditions inside The Cut today.
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ToS Secondary Schools Team Sailing: Day1

The changeable weather kept the teams guessing in today's opening rounds of races.
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Takahashi-Fry too hot for local sailors

Murrays Bay Sailing Club's Leonard Takahashi-Fry's consistency has netted him the SI Optimist title at the Interislander Challenge series sailed at QCYC over the past three days.
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Yacht racing in Tasman

Radio controlled yacht racing comes to Tasman.
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