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Junior 470 PreWorlds Open regatta
In preparation for the Junior Worlds, Takapuna is currently holding an open age practice regatta which has a couple of 'interlopers' from the NZL fleet taking part. For reports and results, go to the 470 Junior World Sailing Champs mini-site by clicking on the event logo above.
470 Olympic Selection 2012
Yachting New Zealand has announced the selection of skipper Jo Aleh and crew Olivia Powrie to represent New Zealand in the 470 Women's dinghy; along with skipper Paul Snow-Hansen and crew Jason Saunders in the 470 Men's dinghy to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games to be held in Weymouth, Great Britain.
470 Women's Perth World Champs:
Jo and Olivia (aka Polly) win bronze
Date: 18 December 2011
In one of the final races of the epic Perth 2011 World Championships, Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have come away with a bronze medal after placing third in the medal race. Well done, Jo and Polly we're very proud of you! Conditions were windy and tricky as they sailed so close to shore, with a good audience perched on rocks along the shore and breakwater.
The race began with high drama as they girls were over the line at the start (OCS) and had to do a 720 degree turn, and then ran foul of a mark rounding to be punished with another 360 degree turn - but they managed to recover their composure and position to finish the medal race in third place, which moved them up a position on the leader board to take third overall.
Aleh and Powrie in with a chance to medal
Date: 17 December 2011: An excerpt from Kristine Lederis- YNZ
It was Deja-vu on Saturday for Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie in the Womens’ 470 fleet. They again had two races and the first one was very strong- they won the first race- and the second involved a boat on boat penalty with the same team as the day before! Again after their 720 degree penalty turn, they were unable to catch up and finished the second race in thirteenth.
Jo and Olivia, have finished the fleet racing series in fourth place overall. They will enter the medal race on Sunday also only one point behind the third placed team and within seven points of the second placed team.
For Erica and Vicki racing has come to a close as only the top ten boats go through to the medal race. For this very young crew, still in their mid teens, the regatta has been about gaining experience in a large fleet, and preparing for the 470 Junior Worlds which take place in Takapuna in late January and we wish them all the best.
470 Women
4th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (7, 4, 14, 25, 7, 1, 3, 17, 1, 13)
43rd Vicki Francis and Erica Dawson (32, 43, 43, 44, 44, 40, 43, 41, 37, 42)
Above: Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie. Photo credit: Karen Goldwater
Aleh and Powrie climb two rungs of the ladder into 4th overall
Date: 15 December 2011: An excerpt from Kristine Lederis- YNZ
The NZL Sailing Team sailors are knocking on the doors of the podium as they head toward the final day of fleet racing Saturday at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships. On Friday, only the Women’s 470 and Men’s 49er classes sailed off the shores of Fremantle, striving to stay in the top ten as Sunday’s medal races rapidly approach.
'Team Jolly'- Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie, did well in the sea breeze today. The standard local afternoon onshore breeze, known as the Fremantle Doctor, greeted the 470 women under clear skies and brought a wind range from 12- 18knots.
Their first race saw a big comeback from a deep first bottom mark rounding; they managed to pick their way back through the fleet on the third and fourth legs and finished the race in third. The second race saw a port-starboard altercation shortly after the start and after doing their 720 degree penalty turn they never quite recovered, finishing that race in seventeenth.
Still, Team Jolly has climbed two rungs up the ladder and now sit in fourth overall. They are only five points behind third placed team and not much further behind second. The women’s 470 fleet have their final two races tomorrow, and then the top ten will progress to the medal race.
470 Women
4th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (7, 4, 14, 25, 7, 1, 3, 17)
43rd Vicki Francis and Erica Dawson (32, 43, 43, 44, 44, 40, 43, 41)
Aleh and Powrie stepping it up and 6th overall
Date: 14 December 2011 By: Kristine Lederis- YNZ
After a couple of difficult races yesterday, the Jo Aleh and Olivia Powire have picked up the slack on the 470 race course, and had two fantastic races today. They won the last race of the day, and are the first of the NZL Sailing Team to win a race in this second wave of the World Championships. As the Women's 470 fleet are on schedule with their races they will enjoy the programmed layday tomorrow.
470 Women- 48 Teams
6th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (7, 4, 14, 25, 7, 1)
43rd Vicki Francis and Erica Dawson (32, 43, 43, 44, 44, 40)
Strong start for Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie
Date: 12 December 2011 By: Kristine Lederis- YNZ
The second wave of NZ sailors started their World Championship crusade today in stormy conditions off Fremantle, Western Australia. The Men’s RS:X, 49er, Laser and Women’s 470 had their first races of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships today.
The wind today relatively stable but unusual for this venue, Peter Burling explained. “There were a few storms and systems going through, even thunder before our last race and it built quite quickly after that.”
“It was not the normal south west sea breeze today; it was more south or south east” said Peter. “It was a new breeze for everyone, one we hadn’t sailed in before”
The NZL Sailing Team Women’s 470 crew of Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie had a strong start. This crew, also known as Team Jolly, finished their first two races in seventh and fourth place which leaves them in fourth overall. Jo and Polly have their own blog site with comments updated as they're able - go to http://www.teamjollyracing.com/
470 Women- 48 Teams
4th Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (7, 4)
39th Vicki Francis and Erica Dawson (32, 43)
470 Men's Perth World Champs:
Snow-Hansen and Saunders boxing outside their weight category, 8th overall
Above: Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders. Photo credit: Karen Goldwater
Date: 11 December 2011 By: Kristine Lederis- YNZ
After two close medal races today at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships for men’s 470 and women’s Laser Radial, New Zealand has come out with an eighth and tenth respectively.
For Sara Winther and Paul Snow-Hansen with Jason Saunders, these results are personal bests.
“All of the team is not only delighted with their results today but their progress over the last two years and the amount of work they put into preparing for this.” Jez Fanstone, Olympic Programme Manager for Yachting New Zealand reflected on the recent achievements of these two campaigns.
“They both bounced back from less than ideal Olympic test event results earlier this year. The 470 men and Sara have had career best results at this regatta, these are their highlights.” Jez Continued “Both campaigns know they have areas to be worked on and room for improvement and even better results are yet to come.”
To achieve these overall places here off the shores of Fremantle is no small feat at all, especially when considering the calibre of competitors. The boats that were on the start line this week are the same ones that will be winning the medals at the 2012 Olympic Games.
“Paul and Jason were the youngest and least experienced 470 team in the gold fleet, the top 40 in the world, and so they were boxing outside their weight category.” Hamish Willcox, coach of Paul and Jason is pleased with their outcome at this regatta.
Today the men’s 470 pair of Paul and Jason started well and sailed fast upwind, but one wrong decision on the final downwind leg pushed them back to a seventh. Until that point, they had been in the lead five for the whole race.
“They have come a long way in a very short time, they’ve only really been in the 470 for two and a half years and the exciting thing is we don’t know how far they can raise the bar. The result of this performance is that they can realistically aim for a medal in 2012.” Hamish concluded.
In the Silver fleet a number of sailors who are preparing for the Junior Worlds, to be held in Takapuna this coming January, have gained valuable experience sailing in an international event . Sam and Luke suffered bit of a blow in the final race when their gib halyard broke and caused problems with the mast. For full results click here: http://www.perth2011.com/competition/PERTH2011/SAM005000/results
470 Men - 80 teams
8 - Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (1,9,16,3,7,13, 10, 11, (18) 14 )
55 - James Turner and Matthew Jones ((37), 31,29, 31, 18,9, 20, 11,17,7)
56 - Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock (33,24,21,28,29,4, 11,17,8 (41DNF)
69- Gareth Moore and Ben Goodwin (35,35,36,32,(41DNF), 22, 31, 21,29,24)
70- Mike Snow-Hansen and Derek Snow23,34,38,37,30, 31, (41DNF), 34,26,26)
Snow-Hansen and Saunders through to the medal race in eighth
Date: 10 December 2011 By: Kristine Lederis- YNZ
Two NZL Sailing Team boats will be progressing to the ISAF World Championship medal races tomorrow; the men’s 470 duo Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders, and Sara Winther in the Laser Radial.
On a very windy day off the shores of Fremantle, Western Australia, New Zealand was also qualified for the London 2012 Olympics in all four fleet racing disciplines that were on the water this week.
“It’s very close racing, so we just have to race the best we can and see what happens” Paul Snow-Hansen said about their upcoming race tomorrow. The men’s 470 fleet is well known for its depth of talent, and for this young kiwi crew to make it this far is quite significant. This is the first time that New Zealand has had a men’s 470 crew in the top ten at a World Championships since Simon Cooke and Peter Nicholas in 2003, where they won the worlds. Today’s sea breezes were amongst the strongest of the week. “It was pretty hard work, not our finest day on the water”, Paul said.
The NZL Sailing Team 470 men finished their races a bit further back in the fleet than they have all week, ending with a 16th and 18th. Paul modestly went into more detail about their racing today. “We made a really good recovery in the first race; we were nearly last to the first mark. It was frustrating; it felt like we had lots of opportunities but didn’t capitalize.” Paul and Jason will have one more chance tomorrow to climb even higher up the leader board during the medal race.
Snow-Hansen and Saunders in seventh with 3 races to go
Day 5: 9 December 2011 By Kristine Lederis - YNZ / Paul & Jason Facebook
Paul/Jason 470 racing: Todays racing was very close to shore on center course, making very close racing. We came out ok with a 10th and a 12th keeping us in 8th overall. Big catchups after being mid 20's in both races around the top mark. Last day of Gold fleet tomorrow. Bring it on!
Friday was a relatively quiet day for the NZL Sailing team at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships; only two classes were on the water. The Fremantle Doctor made a late and lazy entrance today, but the NZL Sailing Team men in the 470 and Finn classes did well with the breeze.
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders recovered well from a slow first upwind in the race one of the day, and reeled fifteen places back up on the downwind legs for a tenth place finish. “We could have had a lot better day but we’re still happy with how we’ve been sailing” Jason said after racing. “We’re confident we can catch a couple more places heading into the last day.”
Racing in the centre course of Bathers Bay, onlookers from the grandstands had spectacular viewing of the 470 fleet starts, bottom mark gates, and plenty of mark rounding action. “It was definitely a change to be on the centre course” Jason continued on about their day on Friday. “There was a lot more chop from coach boats and other random boats” Today, they were also racing on a different course format. “Doing windward leeward’s was also a change, we usually do trapezoid. It created more passing lanes because there were more laps and the racing was really close.” Paul and Jason have remained in eighth place overall, and if they can keep up with these results, they could be set for a slot in the medal race. Overnight the disqualification of the Israel entry saw Paul and Jason climb to 7th place overall.
470 Men
8th Gold Fleet - Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (13, 10, 12)
13th Silver Fleet - Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock (4, 11,17)
18th Silver Fleet- James Turner and Matthew Jones (9, 20, 11)
30th Silver Fleet- Gareth Moore and Ben Goodwin (22, 31, 21)
34th Silver Fleet- Mike Snow-Hansen and Derek Snow (31, 41DNF, 34)
New Zealand qualifies for the Olympics in Men's 470
Day 4: 8 December 2011 By Kristine Lederis - YNZ/Paul & Jason Facebook
Two more days of finals racing remain at the ISAF Sailing World Championships for the first four fleets, and it is looking promising that NZL will qualify the nation in the Men’s 470 and Finn classes for the 2012 Olympics. Now that the fleets have been split into Gold and Silver, racing on each course tends to be tighter. Today the Finn and 470 had only one race each in fantastic conditions of 14-18 knots.
Paul and Jason in the 470 placed 13th in their only race today, and maintain an overall ranking within the top ten. The Race Committee here in Fremantle have done a great job of bringing racing back to schedule after the abandonment of Tuesday’s racing.
Paul/Jason 470 racing "Tough race today, we didn't have any speed edge upwind making it very had to keep a good lane. We made some nice gains on the downwinds but stayed in about 13th all the way around the track. A keeper but hopefully we can step it up tomorrow in the center course!".
In the silver fleet the remaining members of the team are also enjoying close, and very tough racing. Luke and Sam lead the pack with James and Matthew right at their stern!
Snow-Hansen and Saunders hold onto fifth
Day 3: 7 December 2011 By Kristine Lederis - YNZ/Paul & Jason Facebook
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders had the top kiwi performance of the day, finishing their second race in the 470 class at the front of the pack in third place. They have consistently been in the top ten for this whole regatta, except for one race today where they got caught on the wrong side of a shifting breeze and lost approximately ten places on the last leg. Fortunately, the one bad race for Paul and Jason has been dropped from the score board because five races have been completed, and the boys have held their overall standing of fifth place.
Paul/Jason 470 racing 3 races today, 17th, 3rd and a 7th. Not bad, keeps us in 5th overall. But only 10 points back to 17th overall. We are having one race tomorrow, Gold fleet time!
470 Men
5th - Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (1, 9, 17, 3, 8)
61st - Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock (34, 25, 22, 30, 33)
64th - James Turner and Matthew Jones (37, 31, 30, 33, 21)
71st - Mike Snow-Hansen and Derek Snow (24, 35, 39, 39, 34)
74th - Gareth Moore and Ben Goodwin (35, 35, 37, 34, 41DNF)
Day 2: 6 December 2011 - no racing due to thunderstorm
Snow-Hansen and Saunders begin regatta with a gun
Day 1: 5 December 2011 By: Kristine Lederis- Yachting New Zealand/Paul & Jason Facebook
The first day of fleet racing in Fremantle greeted every member of the NZL Sailing Team with a top ten finish. Today at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, racing in the Women’s RS:X, Laser Radial, Men’s 470 and the Finn class got underway. Racing on separate courses off the coast of South West Australia, New Zealand was represented by 24 athletes spread through five racing areas. Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders started their day to the sound of a gun, winning the first race of the 470 men’s blue fleet in variable conditions. The first race was still a building sea breeze, it was really patchy and shifty, Jason Saunders commented, we were able to take a look at the first flight that started ahead of us, and we learned a bit from that. We just sailed conservatively, and it turned out pretty well. The pair of 21 year olds followed this up with another top ten finish in the second race, by this time the ‘Fremantle Doctor’ had arrived with some stronger pressure. Paul and Jason are generally pleased with their start here in Fremantle. Says Paul, Started with a bullet! We read a soft breeze well in the first race winning all the way around the course. It was a close race so we were very happy with how we sailed. Adds Jason, It was a good day, a solid start to the regatta. Tough conditions to race in though.
470 Men
5th-
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders (1, 9)
59th- Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock (33, 26)
61st - Mike Snow-Hansen and Derek Snow (24, 36)
71st- James Turner and Matthew Jones (37, 31)
73rd- Gareth Moore and Ben Goodwin (35, 35)
470 Junior Worlds coming to Takapuna, 2012
NZL 470's taking part in Australian Nat's, Fremantle Sailing Club
FINAL ROUNDUP - 2nd PLACING FOR PAUL AND JASON, JO AND OLIVIA Full Results click here
At the close of racing for the Australian 470 Nationals Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher came out on top overall and ensured the National title went to a local boat. Within the mixed fleet the Japanese women, Ai Kondo with Wakako Tabata, grabbed the top women's placing of 7th overall. The full schedule of 10 races were sailed with a mixed fleet of 40 boats.
In second place overall, second men's crew and first Junior crew were New Zealand's Paul Snow-Hansen with Jason Saunders, while Jo Aleh with Oliva Powrie who finished 9th overall were the second women's crew. New Zealand Junior sailors Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock placed 25th overall with a ninth placing in race 6; James Turner with Matthew Jones finished 31st overall. Other crews of interest were Martine Grael with Isabel Swan (BRA) - Martine spent her formative Opti years in New Zealand sailing out of Murrays Bay SC, and Tina Lutze with Susann Beuke (GER) - Tina won the Opti Worlds in Switzerland the year Paul and Jason represented New Zealand.
Fremantle has an enviable reputation in the sailing world, the Fremantle Doctor is legendary. In this regatta, however, there was as much, if not more, light conditions - so sailors were treated to a wide variety of wind strengths. Looking at Karen's photos below gives a good indication of what a sailor can expect for the 470 World Championship which follows closely in the wake of this regatta.
DAY THREE
Karen Goldwater, parent of Sam Bullock, is on the course for the Australian 470 Nationals with camera in hand. This is a great series of photos featuring the New Zealand competitors Paul Snow-Hansen with Jason Saunders (NZL212); Jo Aleh with Olivia Powrie (NZL 75); Luke Stevenson with Sam Bullock (NZL220); and James Turner with Matthew Jones (NZL206). The fleet is mixed, after 3 days and six races Paul and Jason are placed 6th overall and in close touch with the top three; Jo and Polly are in 9th overall and 2nd women; while newcomers on the Olympic scene Sam and Luke are in 23rd, and James and Matthew are in 28th in the 40 boat fleet. Matt Belcher and Malcom Page of Australia totally dominated the first two days of racing, and even after a less spectacular third day hold onto a convincing lead.
Highlights for the New Zealand team are a win for Paul and Jason on Day 3, and for Jo and Polly 9th placing overall in a mixed fleet with big seas and strong winds is a very creditable performance, Women's World Champions Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berhout of the Netherlands lead the women and are 8th overall. Conditions obviously favour the men, but that's never been a barrier for Jo and Polly and the competition isn't over yet! Full Results click here
The Australian Nationals are a lead-in regatta for the 2011 470 World Championship, also to be sailed out of Fremantle. Erica Dawson with Vicki Francis join Jo and Polly to make two New Zealand women's crews; and five New Zealand men's crews - Gareth Moore with Ben Goodwin and Mike Snow-Hansen with Derek Snow completing the team - are taking part.
Sail Auckland to be held at RAYC, 3-7 February 2012
Sail Auckland will be held at Royal Akarana Yacht Club this coming year from 3-7 February. The first day will be for registration only allowing those participating in the Junior Worlds to compete.
Sail Auckland is an ISAF Grade 1 Olympic Classes Regatta to be held 3-7 February 2012 at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Auckland. Competing classes include RS:X, Laser, Laser Radial, Finn, 420, 470, 29er, 49er, Flying Fifteen, F18, Skud 18, Access Liberty, Access 303 & 2.4R.
Entries close 28 January, 2012. Go to the Event website for NOR and more details.
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470 fleet racing during Sail Auckland, 2011 Photos by Christine Hansen |
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Winter Champs, Murrays Bay SC
The annual Winter Champs regatta took place at Murrays Bay SC this October in blustery spring conditions. Off shore southerlies were gusting from 5 - 15 knots, and coming over the cliffs they created a puffy game of snakes and ladders. The club was humming with an enthusiastic assembly of junior sailors with their supporting family, while senior classes used Mairangi Bay as their base which hopefully helped to relieve the congestion of this ever popular regatta.
Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders placed first in the 470 Class on countback from Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie. In third place was Tauranga duo Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock who edged out visiting Brazilian team Martine Grael and Isabel Swan by one point.
Racing wasn't without incident - not totally unexpected when 18 foot skiffs find themselves racing on the same course as single and double handed dinghies. 470 sailors Mike Snow-Hansen and Derek Snow had just finished fine tuning their rig in the starting area when they saw a skiff bearing down on them at around 20 knots. Apparently unable to see the 470 until too late, and the 470 being stationary and unable to move out of their way, the skiff plunged into their hull bringing down the rig and leaving a hole - and ending sailing for the series for both crews.
Many thanks to Murrays Bay for putting on the regatta, and for all the 470 sailors who turned up to race. Full results on the RESULTS page.
NZ 470 Nationals, Tauranga, 17-19 February 2012
Membership subs due for 2011-2012 season
Hi everyone - just a reminder that your fees are due for the new season. The Winter Champs at Murrays Bay is just a week away and it would be great if all those sailing had joined the Association. Go to JOIN THE CLASS on the menu to your left to pick up a registration form.
2011 New Zealand 470 Worlds team wins support from Pub Charity
The New Zealand 470 Association would like to thank the funding body Pub Charity for their generous donation to help the sailors training to attend the 2011 World Championship in Perth, Australia.
NZ 470 Association sailing programme 2011-2012 published - click here
470 teams head to the Pre-Olympics in Weymouth
Jo Aleh with Olivia Powrie in the Women's fleet and Paul Snow-Hansen with Jason Saunders in the Men's fleet will represent New Zealand in the International 470 Class at the 2011 Pre-Olympic regatta sailed out of the Olympics venue in Weymouth, Great Britain.
470 men's skipper Paul Snow-Hansen, coach Hamish Willcox, 470 crew Jason Saunders, YNZ's Jez Fanstone and Scott Creswell
Turner and Jones competing at Junior 470 Worlds 2011
Competition has now commenced at the 2011 Junior Worlds in Medemblik, Holland. Click here to follow James and Matthew's progress in the men's fleet:http://www.470juniorworlds2011.org/JWK/Content.aspx?sid=20&cid=1772&mid=&mnu=2979
470 International Solidarity Programme (ISP)
Matthew and James are currently competing in Europe and are now headed to the 2011 Junior Worlds in Medemblik. Yesterday they received news that the ISP had granted them entry fees for the Europeans and Junior Worlds - 500 Euros.. As James said 'Every dollar helps' - and they were happy to be presented with their cheque at the prizegiving of the Europeans.
Turner and Jones at the 470 Open Europeans, 6 - 15 July
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| James Turner and Matthew Jones competing during Sail Auckland, 2011 |
James Turner (helm) and Mathew Jones (crew) are currently competing in Europe with the Open European Champs, Finland, their first stop, and the Junior 470 Worlds, Holland, their second.
The European Champs are being held in Helsinki, where conditions over the first two days of racing have been light to moderate - the event media reports 10 - 12 knots on day two. This is James and Matthew's first regatta outside New Zealand together in the 470 and they are doing well to be placed in 35th after four races. The fleet is made up of 74 boats including most of the top ranked crews, Belcher / Page of Australia are leading the charge, with Fantela / Marenic of Croatia second and Kliger / Sela of Israel third.
On day three the boys have dropped back a little after running fowl of a bit of course-confusion and another respectable top twenty result. This marks the end of the qualification series, James and Matthew will compete in the silver fleet for the remainder of the competition. With approximately 37 boats on the line, this will be a valuable run-up event before heading to the Junior Worlds where they will once again meet Nicklas Dackhammer and Fredrik Bergstrom who trained for a few months in Auckland in 2010, and are currently just two places ahead.
For full results at THE EUROPEANS click here
Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie win gold at Sail for Gold, Weymouth!!
Report from Jo and Polly:
"We came into Sail for Gold not quite knowing where we would be sitting in the fleet, with Polly just back from her broken collarbone (and having to tape some rather weird looking padding onto her shoulder every morning to keep it happy), not having sailed an international regatta together since Perth in December. However we have been pleasantly surprised, even though we started the regatta off rather slowly, we..." for more first hand reporting from the girls, click here to go to the Jo and Polly website
In the men's fleet Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders achieved another good results in their Olympic campaign finishing the final series in 10th position to qualify for the medal race. A creditable 6th place in that final race saw them remain in 10th overall. Event website click here
Skandia Sail for Gold, Weymouth, UK, 6-11 June 2011
Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta 2011 takes place between 6th to 11th June on the 2012 waters of Weymouth and Portland. This year will officially see the biggest Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta ever, as a record-breaking entry of more than 1,000 of the world’s top Olympic and Paralympic sailors bid to claim early supremacy. Event website click here
New Zealand has two 470's taking part - Jo aleh andOlivia Powrie in the 41 boat women's fleet, and Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders in the 78 boat men's fleet. Each of these crews will be looking to consolidate, and build on their performances during what has been a good season at international regattas. The 470's crews are part of a large New Zealand contingent attending the regatta, and have the support of Yachting New Zealand coaches Nathan Handley and Hamish Wilcox.
470 Junior World Championship at Takapuna 26 Jan - 3 Feb 2012.
"To be eligible to compete in the 470 Junior Championships, athletes shall not have attained his or her 22 birthday before the end of the year of the Championship."
The steering committee, made up of 470 Class representatives, Race Management and Takapuna BC members, is well underway with planning for the 470 Junior Worlds, 2012. The Commodore of Takapuna Boating Club, Evelyn Johnson, presided over the monthly meeting and gave some welcome news - following the confirmation by ISAF that events for 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition are to include the men's 470 and women's 470 dinghy, ISAF and the Internationale 470 Assn. will be giving the regatta their full support. Promotion of the event will be taking place across the world through local MNA's and at international regattas.
At this stage there is an anticipated 75 boats hoping to attend, and with local promotion of the event, the committee would like to increase support in New Zealand amongst those sailors in the 470 youth bracket - under 22 years of age, be they 420 sailors, starling sailors or laser radial sailors.
For local crews who are interested in finding a boat, to buy or charter, and embarking on a training programme with the intention of taking part in the Junior World Championship, the following people will be able to help point you in the right direction: Paul Francis, Dave MacKay, Jan Shearer, Mike Snow-Hansen, Christine Hansen.
Selection trial for 470 Worlds in Perth, Australia
Takapuna Boating Club held the second trial for 470 selections to compete at the Worlds in Perth in December this year. Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders dominated the fleet of eight boats and won with a comfortable margin. Conditions were light to moderate offshore winds with flat water on Saturday, and very light on Sunday but building slightly through the day.
Jo Aleh with Olivia Powrie and Paul Snow-Hansen with Jason Saunders qualified for selection at the first trial, the 2011 470 Nationals. We arenow in the process of asking the next qualifying crews to consider their selection and when they have accepted and YNZ confirms there are positions available, we will announce the full team.
It was encouraging to see a number of youth-aged sailors taking part in the trials as a forerunner to the Junior Worlds which will take place at Takapuna BC in January next year.
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| Light winds Sunday morning at Takapuna beach | Skipper Laura Hemingway and her helpful Dad with crew Vicky Frances |
2011 470 AGM
A good number of sailors and supporters attended the AGM held at Takapuna BC on Monday the 16th of May, 2011. The most notable outcome of the meeting was a changing of the guard, John Woolley tended his resignation after serving as chairman for the last 9 years. The Association would like to thank John for his help over this time, and also Mark Overington who retired as secretary.
Jan Shearer has taken on the chairpersons roll. Jan has a long history with the class, not the least of which is attending three Olympic Games and winning an Olympic silver medal with Leslie Egnott at Barcelona in1992. Jan also has a son, Matthew, sailing in the class and husband Murray Jones is also a past 470 sailor. Christine Hansen has taken over the secretary's roll and will continue to be webmaster, and sailor Jason Saunder is now the treasurer.
It was agreed that association membership would now span from 1 September - 31 August each year, and that the association boat would remain in the class while it was in use and storage and maintenance was readily available.
470 men's and women's double handed dinghy selected for the Olympics
470 DID IT AGAIN - SELECTED FOR 2016 OLYMPICS 10/05/2011 "By retaining our class in the 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition we have proven to the sailing community around the world that two-person dinghy spinnaker sailing is an essential discipline of sailing," click here to read more on the 470 Internationale website
21-22 May: Takapuna Beach selection trial for 470 Worlds in Perth, Australia
Takapuna Boating Club, 21-22 May 2011, is the venue for the second component of the trials for selection to attend the 470 Worlds in Perth, Australia which take place in December this year. Click here for the NOR download / Click here to read NOR
click here to read the selection policy
French Olympic Sailing Week, Hyeres, NZ crew place 6th in 470 medal race
The regatta has come to a close with Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders placing 6th in the medal race, and 9th overall. The regatta was dominated by the French who took out the top two positions: Le Boucher/Garos 1st, Charbonnier/Mion 2nd, and Barrieros/Sarmiento Spain in third.
In the medal race Snow-Hansen/Saunders were well placed behind Belcher/Page (AUS) for most of the race, but fell the wrong side of a permanent sea-breeze shift to place 6th. In the final tally-up Belcher/Page were OCS which gave the race victory to Kampouridis/Papadopoulos, and the New Zealand team remained in 9th position. Snow-Hansen and Saunders sailed a consistent series and took a step forward into the top end of a fleet of World Champions and Olympic sailors.
The New Zealand crew now return home for three weeks, before travelling to Weymouth, Great Britain, with fellow 470 sailors Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie to take part in the Pre-Olympic regatta.
French Olympic Sailing Week event website: http://sof.ffvoile.net/index.php?page=3&text=2
French Olympic Sailing Week, Hyeres, Snow-Hansen/Saunders in top 10
The Semaine Olympique Française (SOF / French Olympic Sailing Week) is the largest competition organised by the French Federation, close to 1000 athletes from 60 nationalities attend this event which is unique in French sport. SOF is part of the newly created ISAF Sailing World Cup, and considered to be amongst the top international sailing events. The best Olympic medallists participate in this worldwide event which is famous for its strict organisation at Hyeres, and also for its ideal waters, rounded with the Iles d'Or : Porquerolles, Port Cros and Le Levant.
The top two places going into the final medal race are taken by local French sailors Le Boucher/Garos with an unassialable lead - and Charbonnier/Mion, followed by World Champions Fantela/Marenic of Croatia in third. In 9th place Paul and Jason are on the same points as the Greek team in 8th, and within reach of 7th place overall. This is an encouraging result for the young New Zealanders who are the youngest crew in the top ten, and the only junior aged crew going through to the medal race.
The event has featured light to moderate wind with large shifts during races - and it's a challenge to pick that shift as it tends to persist throughout the race making recovery difficult - this is reflected in the relatively high scoring regatta throughout all classes and throughout all levels.
Fellow European campaigners Jo Aleh and Oliva Powrie aren't competing in this regatta as Olivia has an injury which has put her out of action for the short term. Good luck to all the New Zealand sailors competing overnight in the medal race going in with the following positions: Sara Winther 1st, Laser Radial; Tom Ashley 4th, RSX; Dan Slater 9th, Finn; Paul and Jason 9th, 470 men; Michael Bullot 10th, Laser; Jean-Paul Tobin 10th, RSX.
Event website: http://sof.ffvoile.net/index.php?page=3&text=2
Paul Snow-Hansen & Jason Saunders win silver at Spring Cup, France
The annual Internationale de Printemps des 470 regatta has just come to a close at the YC Sablettes in La Seyne-sur-Mer. The 72 competitors from 24 nations sailed as a mixed fleet, with a split into Gold and Silver fleets after the qualification series.
Paul and Jason have had their most successful regatta to date on the European circuit winning silver, 2 points behind the Japanese team of Harada/Yoshida, with Matsunaga/Inamura of Japan in third place. Conditions were generally light and shifty and, as is always the case, the most consistent sailors came through. This is an encouraging result for the young crew in their bid to represent New Zealand at the 2012 Olympics in the men's double handed 470 class. They now go on to compete in French Olympic Sailing Week in Hyeres.
Jo Aleh and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher placed eighth overall, and were the first women's crew - another good results for the pair who now return to New Zealand.
Paul and Jason update their facebook page daily with comments and analysis of their racing during this European fleet racing series Paul/Jason 470 racing - For full results go to this link: http://www.ycsablettes.org/index.php/resultats-281.html
Jo Aleh & Bianca Barbarich-Bacher win Princess Sofia regatta
http://www.trofeoprincesasofia.org/result.php?miclase=470%20Women
In the first of the European circuit regattas for this season, Jo Aleh teamed with Bianca Barbarich-Bacher while Olivia Powrie recovered from a cycling accident which has put her out of action for several months. Bianca has taken three weeks out of university engineering studies to step in for Olivia, and with a little training in Palma prior to the event the pair found conditions to their liking, sailed consistently and came away with a gold medal.
Also campaigning in Europe are the men's pair Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders. The Princess Sofia regatta began with very strong winds which the boys relished winning their first two races. They didn't manage to maintain this high level and finished 18th overall. Interestingly this was three places ahead of Nick Rogers and Chris Grube of Great Britain who dominated the summer season in New Zealand.
The men's division was won by the French pair Nicolas Charbonnnier and Jeremie Mion; second place also went to the French Pierre LeBoucher and Vincent Garos; and third was Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell of Great Britain.
Nathan Wilmot, AUS Olympic and World Champion 470 sailor
Shona, Tyler and Nathan Wilmot - Photograph by Christine Hansen
Nathan recently spent a month in Auckland coaching Nick Rogers and Chris Grube, and holidaying with his family. On the morning of their departure Nathan was generous enough to sit down and take part in an interview which covered his present sailing interests, his views on Olympic sailing, why he enjoyed the 470 and his plans for the future. This has since been posted on Sail-world.com - click here to read the full interview.
470 Nationals, Takapuna Sailing Club, 29-31 Jan 2011
Go to the Gallery for photos taken during Day 2 of the Nationals.
Day 3 Report - full results on the RESULTS page
The New Zealand 470 Nationals came to an end with veteran of three Olympics and winner of two Olympic silver medals Nick Rogers with new crew Chris Grube taking out the regatta. An impressive 2, 1, 1, 1 scores in the final four races, together with their consistent results from the previous day put the Great Britain crew a clear 10 points ahead of their competitors.
Second overall, and first New Zealand sailors, were Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders who loosened the local grip Geoff Woolley has had on the National title for the last (at least) three years, but not totally out of the picture by any means Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox placed third overall. First women, and fourth overall, were Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie who enjoyed the strong competition in the fifteen-boat fleet boosted by the international entries. At 20 years of age, Snow-Hansen and Saunders were awarded the Junior NZ Champion's Cup.
Sunshine and wild winds were the order of the day. A very fresh and shifty offshore westerly breeze created challenging conditions for sailors and the race committee. Takapuna Boating Club's Race Officer commented in the clubrooms after racing that gusts of 35 knots were registered and the average wind speed during most racing was 23 knots, during the third race the average was closer to 29 knots. "Gnarly conditions" and "insane" were the comments from a sailor ashore with gear damage; he also added that the very short steep chop made sailing downwind very difficult.
The wind, the chop and tight racing brought about a fair amount of havoc - Aleh and Powrie went over during a race, the spinnaker pole went flying and after Jo went swimming to retrieve it the Polly had trouble righting the boat single handedly and finally outside assistance forced them to withdraw from the race. Maloney and Barbarich-Bacher also lost their only pole during a capsize and had the frustration of being without a spinnaker for the rest of the day, crew Bromfield and Koerner lost their mast before racing began, while Turner and Jones had to return to the beach with a broken mast halyard lock, Cotton and Size also signed off before the end of racing.
Nick Rogers and Chris Grube came ashore smiling, however they and almost every red-eyed sailor made comments like "wasted", "absolutely exhausted" and "*!!)*(&^" but also "awesome to get a full regattas worth in just two days" and talked of how hard it was on their bodies sailing that many high wind races over a short period. Rogers and Grube will remain in New Zealand to take part in Sail Auckland, as will the group of young Australian sailors from Sydney. Conditions are predicted to be similar for that regatta, though a little less intense.
Another highlight of this fleet were a number of young crews who are looking towards the Junior World 470 Championship to be held out of Takapuna Boating Club in January/February 2012. Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock placed top out the crews who will be under 22 years of age to be eligible for the event. James Turner and Mathew Jones are also working towards the event and both crews are aware of reaping the benefits of sailing against, and training with, the strong group of Olympic 470 Class sailors presently in New Zealand.
More photos will be posted over the next few days.
Day 2 Report
The 2011 New Zealand 470 Nationals are being held at Takapuna Beach, in Auckland. 15 boats have entered, three of which have female crews including the 2010 World Silver medalists Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie. Also in the fleet are three young Australian crews, a former Olympic medal winner for GBR, Nick Rogers, and former 470 World Champion Simon Cooke, sailing with Carl Evans who competed at the 2008 Olympics. Other strong contenders for top positions in the men's fleet are members of the NZ Sailing team Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders who placed 15th at the 2010 Worlds, and Geoff Woolley (three times past winner of the NZ Nationals) with Dan Willcox.
Following a day of very strong southerly winds when racing was cancelled, Day 2 of the regatta began with patchy south westerlies, an overcast sky and flat water. Auckland show-cased it's changeable weather - while racing generally began in lighter winds around 10 knots, building in strength during the day to gusts of over 20 knots at times. Conditions within each race varied a great deal, patches of light wind amongst shifty, strong gusty wind. The sea state developed a short chop as the wind strength increased, and although the sun burnt off the hazy cloud, it came and went throughout the day.
30+ degree shifts resulted in interesting racing and as a consequence of patchy conditions, line honours for the 5 races sailed were shared amongst a broad number of crews in the fleet. Race one went to Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders, race two to Mark Overington and Ben Goodwin, race three to Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox, race four to Snow-Hansen and Saunders, and after a very tight finish between the top three positioned boats, Nick Rogers and Chris Grube of GBR took the final bullet for the day.
Provisionally at the end of Day 2, Nick Rogers and Chris Grube are in first place on 14 pts; Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie are in second place on 15 pts and Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders are in third place on 17 pts. On Day 3, the final day of the regatta, another four races are scheduled, the weather forcast is for strong westerlies bringing another challenging set of conditions for the sailors.
Day 1 of the NZ 470 Nationals were cancelled due to strong winds.
NOR with all details click here.
Sail Auckland 2011
A REMINDER TO ALL SAILORS WISHING TO TAKE PART!! ENTRIES CLOSE JANUARY 28.!! There is No late entry fee BUT there will be NO late entries. As this regatta is a selection regatta for a number of fleets it is imperative that entries are received within the time limit. GET YOUR ENTRY IN NOW!! www.sailauckland.org.nz
January news 2011
470 Junior World Championship 2012
Confirmed dates for the 2012 Junior 470 Worlds: 26 January - 3 February 2012, Takapuna BC
Images from the 470 Summer Camp at Lake Rotoiti
Left to right: Luke, Frankie, Miranda and Miles (interlopers..) Polly, Jo, Finn, James, Sam, Matt and Nathan sitting.
2011 470 National Championship: 29-31 January, Takapuna Boating Club, Auckland
The 470 Nationals for 2011 will be held at Takapuna Boating Club from the 29th - 31st of January, with entries needing to be in by 21 January. This event is open to all International 470's complying with class rules. Alongside the 470 Nationals will be an Open 420 regatta which is included in the same NOR.
We have several international entries registered and expect the regatta will be very competitive with 2010 World Championship silver medalists Jo and Polly taking part, along with a strong group of men's crews snapping at each others heals.
For the NOR with all details click here. For the 470 Nat's entry form click here.
December 2010 update
- We have a selection process in place for the 2011 470 Worlds to be held in Perth - click here to read the selection policy
- New Zealand to host the 2012 Junior 470 Worlds at Takapuna Beach, planning now underway
- At Friday's meeting of the ISAF Council in Athens, Greece, the “provisional” events slate which will be considered for inclusion at the 2016 Olympic Games was put to Council on a recommendation from the Events Committee. Council approved the following ”provisional” slate on a vote of 19 in favour, 16 against – so a close run outcome:
- Men's Board or kite board - evaluation of equipment
Women's board or kite board - evaluation of equipment
Men's one person dinghy - Laser
Women's one person dinghy - Laser radial
Men's 2nd one person dinghy - Finn
Men's skiff - 49er
Women's skiff - evaluation of equipment
Women's keelboat - Elliott 6m
Mixed multihull - evaluation of equipment
Mixed two person dinghy (spinnaker) - 470 - In order to enable full consultation and feedback in the form of submissions from all the ISAF Member National Authorities, ISAF Committees and Classes, this decision is “provisional” with the final decision to be made at the ISAF Council Meeting in May 2011.
- In May 2011, the ISAF Council will also determine which are the “Core Events” which may pre-selected for several Olympics to ensure some continuity and stability on the Olympic Programme and the “Speciality Events” which may change each Olympic Games.
- Commented 470 Class President Stanislav Kassarov, “This is an interesting time for sailing. The 470 Class will now be evaluating the best interests of our sailors in the context of the best interests of sailing at the Olympic Games."
- AS A NZL 470 SAILOR, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? Email your response to us and we'll feed it back to the 470 Internationale Assn. This decision was a close-run thing... the final decision will be made in May, if you have an opinion one way or another this is the time to let it be heard.
- Men's Board or kite board - evaluation of equipment
470 Worlds, The Hague, Holland 8 - 19 July 2010, NZ wins silver
Event website / Jo and Polly's website / Paul Jason's 470 racing facebook page / Frankie & Finn's report /
Day 7: Jo and Polly win silver
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| Jo and Polly racing in Auckland |
For medal race results click here. Jo and Polly went into the medal race on the final day with a one point margin over the local women's crew Lisa Westerhof and LobkeBerkhout, and a comfortable cushion between the rest of the fleet. To win, the New Zealand girls needed to finish any placing in front of the dutch but this wasn't to be - as is best described in the press release excerpt below. While it's disappointing to be so close to winning, second spot is a wonderful achievement for the girls who were sailing in their second 470 world championship together. Also in the Women's fleet, Melinda and Bianca finished 17th; and Emma and Sarah sailed in the silver fleet and finished 47th overall in the 62 boat fleet.
In the Open fleet Belcher and Page placed second in the medal race and won Gold with a huge 21 point margin, Charbonnier and Meyer Dieu of France took the silver medal, and last years regatta winners, Fantela and Marenic of Croatia won bronze.
Paul and Jason finished 15th overall, a very good performance for the two 19 year olds at their second 470 world championship in a fleet which is deeply experienced; Geoff and Dan won the final race moving up to place 26th overall, this is their first worlds competition together and 19 year old Dan's first experience of the gold fleet. The Open silver fleet got two races away, Frankie and Finn sailed well and finished 8th in this division and 48th overall in the 119 boat fleet, a solid start for two young sailors at their first 470 Worlds competition. For full results in all fleets click here
From the official Press Release: While Belcher and Page were secure in first place going into today's medal race, the case was the opposite in the Women's medal race where leaders New Zealand's Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie were one slender point ahead of the powerful Dutch defending World Champions, Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout.
In the end, the Dutch got a good start off the pin end of the line while Aleh and Powrie were forced to tack away early and duck transoms. The Dutch pulled into the lead on the first run with the New Zealanders mid-fleet and while the two boats match raced up the second beat this was not enough to bring the New Zealanders back into contention. The run saw the Dutch overtaken by France's world no1 Ingrid Petitjean and Nadège Douroux and third placed Italians Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol, but the Dutch still had four boats between them and the New Zealanders. Victory was theirs, their second 470 World Championship win as a team, and Lobke Berkhout's fifth, a record that now exceeds the four wins of Greece's Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa.
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| Paul and Jason Day 5 | Geoff and Dan Day 5, all photos from the regatta event website |
Day 6: Jo and Polly back into the lead by 2 points, medal race will decide the winner
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| Lively conditions for Jo and Polly Day 5. Credit event website |
Conditions continued to be breezy, building during the first gold fleet races from 8 - 18 knots and holding for the day. Tide is always a factor and the sea state rough judging from photographs on the event website.
Jo and Polly continued their consistent run of top placings which, discounting the dnf caused by gear failure, are within the top four over 11 races - particularly impressive in their second year of competition in the 470 class. A win and a third ousted local sailors Lisa Westerhof and Lobke Berkhout from the lead despite their second and first placing. The final medal race will be a two horse race with Jo and Polly assured of a silver, if not the gold medal, and match racing skills will come to the fore. Melinda and Bianca are in 19th overall; Emma and Sarah are in 53rd overall.
1 NZL 75 ALEH Jo, POWRIE Olivia b012 23,0 -2, 2, 1, 4, 3, (dnf), 3, 2, 2, 1, 3
2 NED 11 WESTERHOF Lisa, BERKHOUT Lobke b008 24,0 -(19), 5, 1, 2, 5, 1, 1, 1, 5, 2, 1
3 ITA 23 CONTI Giulia, MICOL Giovanna b003 51,0 -6, 3, 3, 1, 1, 6, 1,8, 3, 1, (bfd), 9
In the Open gold fleet Australia's Belcher and Page have an unassialable lead overall following Patience and Bithell's gear damage; Paul and Jason have moved up from 21st to 14th after two races in the top ten - tonight the fleet has one more race and their points assure them of finishing in the top 16, but unable to better 11th; Geoff and Dan had a better day and moved up from 31st to 27th; in the Open silver fleet Frankie and Finn had a 17th and 2nd placing and are in 54th position overall out of 119 boats, a creditably placing in their first 470 Worlds regatta.
1 AUS 11 BELCHER Mathew, PAGE Malcolmb002 40,0 1 1 1 5 (15) 7 7 1 14 1 2
2 GRE 1 MANTIS Panagiotis, KAGIALIS Pavlosb013 60,0 7 9 4 1 12 4 3 3 (18) 6 11
3 CRO 83 FANTELA Sime, MARENIC Igorb006 61,0 (14) 5 5 11 2 10 2 2 11 8 5
14 NZL 212 SNOW-HANSEN Paul, SAUNDERS Jason b046 117,0 16 9 15 10 6 11 19 19 9 3 (21)
27 NZL 98 WOOLLEY Geoff, WILLCOX Daniel b069 175,0 (37) 12 5 14 5 27 35 22 15 17 23
For full results in all fleets, click here / to read the official press release, click here
Day 5: Jo and Polly start the day with a gear damage /dns but still within striking distance of a gold medal
Conditions were brisk on the course today, but good for sailing after days of extreme swings in weather from 40 to 4 knots. Racing got away on time, but for those of us watching the live tracking on the other side of the world it was a concern to see Jo and Polly's little boat floundering around the screen in no particular direction. Their result was been recorded as a DNS so possibly they were black flagged, or had boat damage... this morning the press release reports that their halyard snapped near the beginning of the race.
Holland's Westerhof and Berhout won the day without any doubt, recording three wins in the big waves and strong breeze, and take over the top position - but with three races tonight, and with only 1 point seperating them, Jo and Polly are still in with a very good chance to win the Women's 470 World Championship title. For full results of all fleets click here
1 NED 11 WESTERHOF Lisa, BERKHOUT Lobke 16,0 - (19) 5 1 2 5 1 1 1
2 NZL 75 ALEH Jo, POWRIE Olivia 17,0 - 2 2 1 4 3 (dnf) 3 2
3 ITA 23 CONTI Giulia, MICOL Giovanna 23,0 - 6 3 3 1 1 6 (18) 3
23 NZL 202 HENSHAW Melinda, BARBARICH-BACHER Bianca 98,0- 5 12 9 19 12 25 (28) 16
Silver fleet: 22 NZL 206 BERRY Sarah, BERRY Emma 158,0 - 28 25 (dsq) 15 25 15 dns 18
From the official Press Release: Finally after an unorthodox few days off the Hague, with the wind and wave states severely disrupting the race schedule, so for the first time at the Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships the organisers were able to hold three races back to back, on time, allowing crews to return to shore by mid-afternoon.
Today for many the 'real' competition began, the fleets now divided into three - gold, silver and bronze in the Men's class and two in the smaller Women's class. With the wind starting out at 20-25 knots with gusts of up to 28, decreasing slightly through the day just as the waves began to be churned up by the tide, so crews returned to the Hague's new International Sailing Centre soaked to the skin, salt encrusted and utterly exhausted. To read more click here
In the Open Gold fleet Austrlians Belcher and Page are holding their lead with a close race for second a few points behind them. The local Coster brothers had a strong day and made a leap in position putting them in contention for Gold, however it's a strong fleet andwith another three races it's anyone's guess who'll turn up on top.
1 AUS 11 BELCHER Mathew, PAGE Malcolm 23,0 -1 1 1 5 (15) 7 7 1
2 GBR 844 PATIENCE Luke, BITHELL Stuart 29,0 -4 5 8 2 (9) 1 5 4
3 NED 1 COSTER Sven, COSTER Kalle 30,0 -10 2 6 4 (16) 2 1 5
21 NZL 212 SNOW-HANSEN Paul, SAUNDERS Jason 86,0- 16 9 15 10 6 11 (19) 19
31 NZL 98 WOOLLEY Geoff, WILLCOX Daniel 120,0 - (37) 12 5 14 5 27 35 22
Silver fleet: 16 NZL 209 LARDIES Francisco, DRUMMOND Finn 128,0- 28 8 27 (ocs) 4 dns 2 18
The NZ Open fleet sailors all had challenging moments today. In the Gold fleet - moving up from 27th to 21st place overall Paul and Jason were without a spinnaker pole following a capsize while in second place of the second race; also following a capsize, Geoff and Dan had trapeze wire problems in the first race and slipped back from 23rd to 31st overall; while in the Silver fleet - Frankie and Finn also broke a halyard, possibly before the first race, and scored a DNS.
Tonight NZ time there are another 3 races scheduled, so all Open fleet sailors have a chance to improve or recover their positions in what is forcast to be similar conditions.
Day 4: Jo and Polly in 2nd, on countback, fleets split for final series after 5 races
The Women's fleet managed to get one race away before the extreme conditions sent boats ashore. Jo and Polly are on equal points with Conti and Micol and second on countback after the Italian crew won their race. Points are very close and with two days of racing remaining the final positions are far from decided. Shelley Hesson and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher are in 19th place and will also sail in the Women's gold fleet, Sarah and Emma Berry are placed midway in the Women's silver fleet. For full results click here
1 ITA 23 CONTI Giulia, MICOL Giovanna b003 8,0 (6) 3 3 1 1
2 NZL 75 ALEH Jo, POWRIE Olivia b012 8,0 2 2 1 (4) 3
3 USA 1757 MAXWELL Erin, KINSOLVING FARRAR Isabelle b021 11,0 1 1 5 (10) 4
4 NED 11 WESTERHOF Lisa, BERKHOUT Lobke b008 13,0 (19) 5 1 2 5
From the event website: Day 4 morning report: Extreme sailing in Scheveningen
"I really enjoyed myself out there”, jubilated Jorick Weijers (NED). Sand was blowing off the dunes, water off the rough seas and the race committee reported 30 knots gusting up to 40 knots. That resulted in spectacular images, unfortunate damages and no racing. At around 11 am, the race committee postponed further racing. The Dutch Coster brothers pushed the accelerator and smoked back in. "You really want to be first at the ramp in these circumstances”, says Sven Coster.
Extreme sailing
Sven Coster explains what happened on the North Sea: "It was almost impossible to sail upwind. If you pulled the main sheet, the boat bumped enormously. The current pushed us up, so we decided to go to the starting vessel and discuss the conditions. We told them it was impossible to compete, but they knew that and made the right call to send us back. Kalle asked me whether we could hoist a spinnaker in case this was a real downwind, but we couldn’t. I think there were at least 30-40 capsized boats around us.”
According to the fourth helmsman of last year’s 470 Worlds, there was quite some damage: "I have seen many ripped spinnakers and jibs and a few broken masts.”
In the Open fleet, Belcher and Page remain at the front with 8 points, withIn the Open fleet no further races have been added to the scoreboard due to the conditions described above, but the 119 boat fleet has been split into gold, silver and bronze divisions. In the Open gold fleet Dan and Geoff move up a place to 23rd while Paul and Jason remain on 27th. This morning the provisional results have been updated, unfortunately the OCS predicted by Frankie and Finn has eventuated and they will now sail the remainder of the regatta in the Open silver fleet. For full results click here
1 AUS 11 BELCHER Mathew, PAGE Malcolm b002 8,0 1 1 1 5 (15)
2 GBR 854 ASHER Nic, WILLIS Elliot b014 11,0 1 1 (11) 7 2
3 SWE 341 DAHLBERG Anton, ÖSTLING Sebastian b001 11,0 1 (12) 6 3 1
23 NZL 98 WOOLLEY Geoff, WILLCOX Daniel b069 36,0 (37) 12 5 14 5
27 NZL 212 SNOW-HANSEN Paul, SAUNDERS Jason b046 40,0 (16) 9 15 10 6
Photos from the Open fleet course by Mike Drummmond, click photos for full size version
Day 3: Jo and Polly lead the Women's fleet
Jo and Polly, sailing in their second World Championship, are consistently coming out on top despite the wide range of conditions the venue is throwing at them . Jo and Polly, who paired up 2 years ago, are 4 points ahead of highly ranked and experienced Conti and Micol of Italy. The regatta still has some way to go, but the girls have performed well at all their international regattas and won't relinquish the lead easily. The Women's fleet has now completed 4 out of 6 of their qualification round, racing begin earlier tomorrow and can be viewed on the organisers gps boat tracking system.
From the organisers press release: In the Women's class, there is still some consistency among the top three, where New Zealanders Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have pulled into the lead, four points ahead of the hotly tipped Italians Giulia Conti and Giovanna Micol, in turn another four in front of yesterday's leaders, Americans Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Kingsolving Farrar.
'It was pretty good today - it took a while to remember how to sail in over 7 knots!" commented Aleh, trying not to look too surprised at their position in the regatta. 'It was nice to have some breeze. On the reach there was bit more puff - it was much better than yesterday. In the second race we did a few silly things, but we got away with it."... click here to read the full press release
- 1 NZL 75 ALEH Jo, POWRIE Olivia 9,0 2 2 1 4
2 ITA 23 CONTI Giulia, MICOL Giovanna 13,0 6 3 3 1
3 USA 1757 MAXWELL Erin, KINSOLVING FARRAR Isabelle 17,0 1 1 5 10 - 19 NZL 202 HENSHAW Melinda, BARBARICH-BACHER Bianca 45,0 5 12 9 19
- 51 NZL 206 BERRY Sarah, BERRY Emma 98,0 28 25 30 15
The Open fleet has now completed 5 out of 6 of the races for the qualification round have been sailed and a drop has come in, unfortunately the final race of the day wasn't started as there was a storm threatening and boats were sent ashore at a relatively early hour. All three New Zealand crews finished the day with a top 10 placing, Geoff and Dan have moved up into 23rd; Paull and Jason have moved up into 27th; Frankie and Finn have reported that they were given an OCS in one race, though this isn't showing in the provisional results where they're placed 39th and on the cusp of the gold fleet.
- 23 NZL 98 WOOLLEY Geoff, WILLCOX Daniel 37,0 - (37) 12, 5, 15, 5
- 27 NZL 212 SNOW-HANSEN Paul, SAUNDERS Jason 40,0 - (16) 9, 15, 10, 6
- 39 NZL 209 LARDIES Francisco, DRUMMOND Finn 52,0 - (28) 8, 26, 14, 4
Day 2: Jo and Polly in 2nd overall
The Worlds finally got underway late on the second scheduled day of racing. Jo and Polly have had a solid start with two second placings to sit second overall in the 62 boat fleet. Melinda and Bianca have also had a promising start to sit 12th overall, while Emma and Sarah are 55th.
From the official press release: Jo Aleh, who finished seventh in the Laser Radial at the 2008 Olympic Games, compared today's conditions off the Hague to racing in Qingdao. 'The current was the funny bit. It was crazy, some of the starts - it was China all over again! Light wind, everyone sailing downwind with a minute to go." In such strong tide Aleh advises it is essential to play safe and make as few... click herer to read the full press release
In the Open fleet of 119 boats the three NZ crews are evenly spread - Paul and Jason 29th with a best race of 9th; Geoff and Dan 42nd with a best race of 5th; and Frankie and Finn 61st with a best race of 8th.
Conditions were flat water, 6-7 knots with 2 knots of tide. Mark roundings are critical as with such a strong tide the potential for pile-ups and hitting marks is always strong.
- 1 USA 1757 MAXWELL Erin, KINSOLVING FARRAR Isabelle b021 2,0 1 1
- 2 NZL 75 ALEH Jo, POWRIE Olivia b012 4,0 2 2
- 3 NED 6 FOKKEMA Margriet, JONGENS Marieke b011 5,0 3 2
- 4 ITA 23 CONTI Giulia, MICOL Giovanna b003 9,0 6 3
- 12 NZL 202 HENSHAW Melinda, BARBARICH-BACHER Bianca b315 17,0 5 12
Day 1: Press release 2:
Calm before the storm
Conditions transpired against the possibility of racing on the opening day of the Delta Lloyd 470 World Championships, taking place off the Hague, Holland.
The final tally of entries taking part in this resort town, best known for being the home of the International Court of Justice, comes to 119 men and 62 women. Chilean sailors, Aurelia Zulueta and Josefina Eluchans have had to stand down, but there has been an 11th hour entry in the 470 Men's class from India in Pushparajan Muttu and Nijeesh Bhaskaran so there are still 39 nations competing.
After a delay ashore until 2pm (local), the Men's and Women's fleets ventured out into a near ... more
Event press release 1:
Next weekend the Men's and Women's 470 classes converge on the Hague, the Netherlands, for the start of their 2010 World Championship, sponsored by Delta Lloyd.
Taking place over 12-18 July, this year's 470 World Championships feature 123 provisional entries in the Men's division, and 65 in the Women's. Demonstrating once again the global popularity of the 470 as an Olympic class, 40 nations will be represented.
The line-up racing off The Hague features all the top contenders in the 470 class, including past World Champions and Olympic medallists. Australian Malcolm Page, Gold medallist in Beijing, returns with his new crew Matt Belcher having finished fifth at the World Championships in... click here for more
Hopefully our sailors will have time to update their own websites on the links above, and we'll post any other news here.
The New Zealand sailors arrived in The Hague about 10 days ago and report that mostly winds are light with a big high sitting over most of northern Europe. Occasionally the wind picks up to around 15 knots, the weather is warm and the tide is viscious.
New Zealand crews attending the regatta are: Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie; Emma and Sarah Berry; Melinda Henshaw and Bianca Barbarich-Bacher in the Women's fleet; with Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders; Frankie Lardies and Finn Drummond; and Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox in the Open fleet. Most of the teams are staying in a local camping ground along with the coaches, sharing a number of cabins, transport and housekeeping duties.
February 2010
470 Nationals, Wakatere Boating Club, 6-8 March
Day 3: Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox take series The final two races of the series were sailed in light and fickle winds today. Sailing out of Wakatere Boating Club, off Narrowneck Beach, has a reputation for tide, and today it didn't disappoint... our 470 sailors shared their highs and lows (and almost their course) with the crews onboard the Louis Vuitton series boats who were having a practice day.The wind came and went, and came and went, from the north never getting above about 10 knots but often dropping below.
New combination Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox continued their sound series with two second placings which gave them the National title; Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie demonstated their ability to read the conditions and adapt their boat handling skills accordingly to win both races and place second overall; while Mark Overington and Ben Goodwin's third and sixth gave them third overall. Top junior sailors and fourth overall were Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders, while Brad Moss and Sam Bullock were the top youths.
The 470 Association would like to thank Wakatere BC for hosting the Nationals - and the individuals who volunteered their time to assist run a smooth and affordable local regatta. We would also like to thank the 'guest' sailors from the International 420 Class for taking up the opportunity to join the series. For full results, click here
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Day 2: Conditions today began with a moderate to brisk breeze from the south east, which clocked around towards the north during the day and eased in the afternoon. Geoff Woolley continue their good form and remain at the top of the table, Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have eaten into their lead a little after two wins and now place second overall, Mark Overington and Ben Goodwin secured the fourth win of the day and place third overall. Two races remain in the series, please click here for the results at the end of day.
Day 1: Four races were sailed in light conditions. The day began with very little wind, for awhile in the afternoon a nice breeze came in, but this was short lived and during the last race it dwindled away to nothing. Sailors paddled ashore remarking on the wind revolving 360 degrees during the day. Woolley and Willcox dominated the day with three wins. Overington and Goodwin crossed the line first in the first race and have second place overall, on count-back from Aleh and Powrie, the first women's crew.
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470 North Island Champs Murrays Bay, Auckland 2010
Day 2: Racing
was abandoned on the final day after a tsunami warning was issued for
the east coast of New Zealand, following a devastating earthquake in Chile. In the
early hours, the commodor of Murrays Bay Sailing Club was advised that
they should call racing off, as the day progressed it became evident
that the tsunami wasn't as serious as predicted . The
results for the 470 fleet were:
FINAL RESULTS
1st 470 98 Takapuna Daniel Wilcox Geoff Woolley NZL 3.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (6.0) 1.0 14.0 8.0
2nd 470 75 RNZYS Jo Aleh Olivia Powrie NZL (4.0) 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 18.0 14.0
3rd 470 201 Glendowie/Wakatere Frankie Lardies NZL Finn Drummond NZL 1.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 (5.0) 21.0 16.0
4th 470 212 Wakatere/Tauranga Paul Snow- Hansen NZL 5.0 5.0 (10.0DNF) 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 38.0 28.0
5th 470 1 Razman Man Ahmad Hakimi Kimi MAS 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 (7.0) 35.0 28.0
6th 470 198 Murrays Bay/Napier Mark Overington Ben Goodwin NZL 2.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 (9.0) 8.0 8.0 41.0 32.0
7th Nicholas Dackhammer Fredrik Bergstroum SWE (10.0DNC) 10.0DNC 10.0DNC 4.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 47.0 37.0
8th 470 197 Wakatere Mike Snow- Hansen Ben Hanns NZL (10.0 DNC) 10.0DNC 10.0DNC 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 58.0 48.0
9th Christine and Bodo Schulte SUI (10.0DNC) 10.0 DNC 10.0 DNC 9.0 8.0 10.0 DNC 10.0 DNC 67.0 57.0
Day 1: The
North Island Champs are being held in conjunction with the 420
Nationals over three days. After two days, the sailors have experienced
one with strong south westerlies off the shore on day one, and an
easterly which clocked around steadily towards the north. New pairing,
Geoff Woolley and Dan Willcox are winning overall, with Frankie Lardies
and Finn Drummond also having some winning races. The fleet has nine
boats racing, with representatives from Malaysian, Swedish and Swiss. For results, click here to link to the Murrays Bay website.
Sail Auckland 2010
Jo Alley and Olivia Powrie won with a margin of three points over second placed Singapore sailors Roy Tay and Terence Koh, with Francisco Lardies and Finn Drummond third. Day 1 of the regatta was sailed in a moderate north easterly breeze but the following three days were very light and shifty. Racing was tight with first placings being spread through the nine boat fleet. For reports and results click here to go to the Sail Auckland website
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