COAST NATIONALS 2017

New Zealand Champions - Team Lisa
From left to right, David Chapman, Al Gair, Gair Jnr, Alex Webster (Fleet Captain, presenting), Martin Hill, Leonie Eichhorst

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The COAST Etchells National Championships provided challenging, light conditions to a large fleet of 16 boats, including 4 overseas entries.  

After a late start on day 1 (waiting for the wind to fill) the leader-board was exceptionally close and it was clear that the local skippers were not going to have it all their way.

Day 2 dawned promisingly, but the promised breeze never really steadied.  An eager fleet was champing at the bit and several general recalls and a black flag were required to rein them in before 3 more races.

Martin Hill, ably assisted by local Al Gair, David Chapman and Leonie Eichhorst completed a masterful performance to take the New Zealand Championship, with Lincoln Fraser's Alliance second and Andrew Wills' Cruel Jane third overall.

Many thanks to the RNZYS, led by Meghan Kensington and to sponsors COAST New Zealand, Orakei Marina and Mount Gay Rum

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COAST National Championships

RNZYS

Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Entries: 16, Scoring system: Appendix A

Boat Name	Sail No	Skipper	From	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total	Nett
LISA (UNFINISHED BUSINESS)	925	Martin Hill	AUS	(7.0)	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	18.0	11.0
ALLIANCE	1295	Lincoln Fraser	NZ	1.0	(8.0)	2.0	6.0	4.0	4.0	25.0	17.0
CRUEL JANE	1381	Andrew Wills	NZ	4.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	2.0	(7.0)	24.0	17.0
UPFRONT	1374	Raymond Smith	AUS	(9.0)	4.0	5.0	7.0	1.0	3.0	29.0	20.0
FENG SHUI	1348	Marvin Beckman	NZ	8.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	7.0	(9.0)	30.0	21.0
BOBBY'S GIRL	1058	John Melville	NZ	(11.0)	5.0	11.0	1.0	5.0	11.0	44.0	33.0
TANGO (IRISH CRYSTAL)	1443	Chris Hampton	AUS	3.0	(13.0)	8.5	10.0	6.0	8.0	48.5	35.5
MAGRETTE	1240	Russell Benshaw	NZ	5.0	6.0	13.0	12.0	(17.0 BFD)	1.0	54.0	37.0
VILDA HILDA	906	Pelle Petersson	NZ	6.0	9.0	(14.0)	5.0	12.0	5.0	51.0	37.0
AFFINITY	1059	Craig Greenwood	NZ	2.0	7.0	6.0	9.0	(17.0 BFD)	14.0	55.0	38.0
CAPTAIN PETE	716	Annemarie Waugh	NZ	14.0	(16.0)	12.0	8.0	8.0	6.0	64.0	48.0
ECHELON	1083	Hugh Rebbeck	NZ	(12.0)	12.0	8.5	11.0	10.0	10.0	63.5	51.5
SPITFIRE	1077	Andrew Fraser	NZ	13.0	11.0	10.0	(14.0)	9.0	13.0	70.0	56.0
TORTUGA	779	Alex Webster	NZ	15.0	10.0	7.0	(16.0)	13.0	16.0	77.0	61.0
FOUNDATION	1236	Nick Hazard	NZ	(16.0)	14.0	16.0	13.0	11.0	12.0	82.0	66.0
REVENGE	240	Conrad Robertson	NZ	10.0	(15.0)	15.0	15.0	14.0	15.0	84.0	69.0

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