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hebtro trophy 2005 A strong cold southerly meant that for the first time in the 14 year history of the Hebtro trophy, racing was cancelled. A chilling reminder on the 37th anniversary of the Waihine storm. Guest of honour, Tom Schnackenberg was not phased by the opportunity this gave him to speak to an attentive crowd in the clubhouse. He held even the juniors attention for over an hour as he spoke of two boat campaigning for the America's cup, the use of computer technology in design, and other experiences on the water. As in past years, Ted raised spirits and bids in the auction to bring the fundraising total to $10,000 for junior learn to sail programmes. An awesome day!
wbbc champion of champions On Saturday 9 April, the WBBC Champion of Champions was sailed. The champion sailor from each class raced off in the club sunbursts over four races to find the champion of them all! Skippers were: Adam Middleton (optimist), Josh Junior (p class), Chris Jones (starling), Bubble (sunburst), Phil Williams (skiff/420), Karl Purdie (mono). The wind was light and shifty from the north. Race 1 saw the rooky pushing the line too hard resulting an individual recall. Defending champion Josh sailed a clean race to take the gun. The pressure however proved too much and he failed to make the start in race 2, effectively blowing his chances of being champion again. Bubble sniffed victory on the wind and took his opportunity while he could winning race 2. Josh cleaned up in race 3 picking the left side of the course, leaving the final result to be decided in the last race. Bubble needed a third or better, and Josh needed a first to claim victory. True to form, Josh led from the start. Bubble scored his worst race, fifth. The Christophersen Family Trophy was won by Josh Junior for the second year running. 1st Josh Junior 2nd Bubble 3rd Phil Williams 4th Chris Jones 5th Adam Middleton 6th Karl Purdie
optimist nationals 2005 Twelve WBBC sailors headed to the far north this Easter to compete in the 2005 Optimist National Champs. There were a total of 193 sailors in the open fleet with around another 30 sailors competing in a green fleet series, making this the biggest single class regatta in New Zealand.
ward island club picnic A steady southerly blew the fleet of junior and senior sailors to the island for this year's club picnic day under the guidance of many support boats. After and sausage and a few games, some of the juniors continued across the harbour to race at Muritai in the afternoon. Others soaked up the relaxed island life and prepared for the upwind return sailing. A great day out!
sunburst north island champs Congratulations to Greg Wright and Penny Kerr, who have added another North Island Championship to their list of major Sunburst titles. Brett and Lyndal Linton finished third, and first husband and wife, whilst the other five WBBC crews, all had their moments of glory battling the competition in light to (very occasionally) moderate winds, and the Taupo sun which sat at around 28 degrees for most of the weekend!
wya primary schools regatta (1 December 2004) Tim Coltman from Wellesley College earned a first placing overall, but as the sole sailor from Wellesley, the team trophy went to Adam Middleton and Fengyi Looi from Scots College. Second placed team was St Matthews College and third, Muritai school.
worser bay regatta (November 2004) Eighty four boats competed in the recent Worser Bay Regatta. Light and variable winds with changing tides, created challenging conditions for the sailors in all three races. Consequently, results were closely contested with many positions decided finally in the last race and on count back.
nuplex north island p class and starling championships (October 2004) Seventeen Worser Bay sailors travelled to Tauranga to compete in the Nuplex North Island P and Starling Championships. The regatta was sailed over two days and consisted of six races for each fleet. The conditions were very light all weekend with only the second half of the last race making it close to ten knots.
p class and starling clinic (October 2004) A very successful Wellington Yachting Association junior and youth training clinic was run at Worser Bay Boating Club on the 16th and 17th October. Robbie McMillan and Simon Baker, who both sail lasers, came down from Auckland to coach at this very intensive two day session. Twenty nine P & starling sailors were coached while racing with over 30 starts in breezes ranging from 5 to 20 knots from the north and south. Robbie and Simon were very impressed with the standard of sailors that showed they had put in a lot of hard work over the winter months. The WYA Junior and Youth Committee, WBBC and both Robbie and Simon wish the sailors all the best for the racing at Labour weekend at the P and Starling North Islands at Tauranga. The next WYA junior and youth coaching session will be for the opti's at Evans Bay the weekend prior to the Opti North Islands at Taupo. Check out the photos from the clinic.
september race squad clinic (September 2004) During September WBBC hosted a three day sailing clinic for sailors of optimists, p class and starlings. The clinic was aimed at building on skills from last season covering starting, upwind and downwind sailing techniques. A mini regatta was held each afternoon and teams racing was held on Tuesday morning. "Awesome" "Cool" and "Fun" was some of the feedback from the sailors. Coaches for the clinic had recently completed a YNZ coaching course and were being assessed by Julie Worth of YNZ as part of their practical experience for their YNZ coaching qualifications. The coaches were Richard 'Goffer 2' Middleton, Dean 'Standing By' Stanley, Greg 'Bubble' Wright and Paul 'PD' de Lisle. [Who will be top of the class? - Ed] Check out the great sailing and stunning weather that Wellington gets!
wanted!! We will add more photos here as the season progresses. If you have any great shots from around the club, send them in so we can get them on the site!!