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eMailbag: The Club keelboat fleet debate By Various correspondents, 8:43 PM Wed 19 Nov 2008 Ken Burt writes in response to out previous editorial: 'As we have said previously it was a great move to use the Platu 25's, and Royal Akarana's initiative has developed a great resource for NZ keelboat sailing which will sit well alongside the facilities and fleets offered by other keelboat clubs in New Zealand.' We also have responses from Brett Bakewell-White and Richard Macalister ... [more] Kiwis win Noumea Match Racing Cup By Hayden Whitburn, 7:26 PM Wed 19 Nov 2008 On the 8th of November the Match Racing Team of Mike Bullot, Chris Kitchen, Hayden Whitburn and Murray England travelled to Noumea to compete in the 2008 Noumea Match Racing Cup. The event was sailed in Elliott 5.9’s which we were relatively inexperienced in but were lucky enough to have the use of one in Auckland before the event thanks to Chris Macindoe. ... [more] Rules Corner: Is an Orca an Obstruction? By Kevin Whitehead, 8:53 PM Tue 18 Nov 2008 Starling Match Racing at Wakatere on the weekend had a few more strategic considerations than usual. The photo shows former World Optimist Champion, Chris Steele and former Optimist National Champion, Logan Dunning-Beck, eyeing up the option of using the basking Orca in the foreground as part of their starting strategy. ... [more] Barker wins National Keelboat title from Burling By Tash Paget, 8:18 PM Sun 16 Nov 2008 A steady 15 to 18 knot breeze made the last day of the Club Marine National Keelboat Championships 2008 an intense battle between the top two crews, young Olympian Peter Burling and regatta-hardened Dean Barker from Emirates Team New Zealand. The stronger winds today saw most of the Platu 25s including Barker’s crew come close to laying the mast in the water due to the excitable nature of these br ... [more] Burling puts Barker on notice in Keelboat Natonals By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World, 10:12 PM Sat 15 Nov 2008 18 year old Peter Burling (Tauranga) dished out a couple of sailing lessons to Emirates Team New Zealand skipper, Dean Barker on the third day of the Club Marine NZ Keelboat Championships sailed on the Waitemata harbour today. ... [more] Skiff in as ISAF Youth Worlds event from 2010 By Richard Gladwell, 9:29 PM Sat 15 Nov 2008 The Council of the International Sailing Federation has accepted the Skiff as a new Youth Event from the 2010 Youth Worlds in Turkey. The class will be an Open Skiff, meaning that it can be sailed by mixed crews, the class used will be the 29er. The move was passed by 33 votes to 3, and the slate for the ISAF Youth Worlds will now be single hander (Boys and Girls), doublehander (Boys and Gir ... [more] Elliott 6 metre selected for 2012 Olympics By Richard Gladwell, 4:13 AM Sat 15 Nov 2008 The ISAF Council followed a conservative approach today when it opted for the same classes to contest the same events in the 2012 Olympic as they had done in the 2008 Olympics. The only addition is the introduction of the Elliott 6 metre in the Womens Match Racing event, which will make its debut at the 2012 Olympics. ... [more] Barker takes the lead in NZ Keelboat Championships By RAYC Media, 6:19 PM Fri 14 Nov 2008 Day 2, greeted the competitors of the inaugural NZ Keelboat National Championships with light and shifty breeze from the SE. Pool A started in the morning with light breezes that kept the race committee on their toes having to alter the course frequently. ... [more] Images from the NZ Keelboat Nationals - Day 2 By Richard Gladwell, 1:15 PM Fri 14 Nov 2008 Images from the morning of the second day of racing in the Club Marine NZ Keelboat Nationals sailed in the new Platu 25 fleet at Royal Akarana YC. 20 crews are competing in the four day competition. ... [more] Wills leads NZ National Keelboat Championships By Event Media and Sail-World, 5:34 AM Fri 14 Nov 2008 North Sails NZ's Andrew Wills leads the Club Marine National Keelboat Championships after the first day of racing on the Waitemata. Auckland presented a beautiful day, a stunning sunrise, blue skies and not a breath of wind. Ten crews left the dock first thing Thursday morning to head out for Day 1 of the Club Marine NZ National Keelboats. ... [more] Ainslie and Barker confirmed for NZ Match Racing By RNZYS Media, 8:21 PM Wed 12 Nov 2008 Dean Barker and Ben Ainslie are amongst the 12 confirmed skippers competing for the New Zealand Match Racing Championships. The Open entry list comprises 10 men and two womens crews. ... [more] Barbara Kendall launches book after five Olympics By TV3 News, 7:59 PM Wed 12 Nov 2008 Barbara Kendall is one of New Zealand's most-loved sportspeople and just this year she competed in her fifth Olympics, finishing an astounding sixth - despite a bronchial infection. Her older sister Wendy has written a book about Barbara's life called Wind Driven. While they have lived very different lives, the two have always been very close, making Wendy the obvious choice to write the book. ... [more] Page 1 of 162

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