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P Class Tanner Cup at Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club - Day 1

by Gary Smith 4 Jan 05:33 GMT 4-9 January 2024

The sparkling waters of Tauranga Harbour greeted the 21 Entries for the 81th Anniversary of the Coombes Johnston BMW Tanner Cup for 2024.

"This is NZ's oldest class of yachts still being raced regularly around NZ" says Gary Smith, of the TYPBC. "It is great to see the 5 Provinces represented by 21 sailors from around NZ"

A light NE of 5 to 7 knots with the promise of a sea breeze, and the Race Officer sent everyone out on the water.

A clean first start, helped by an incoming tide holding everyone back and the defending Champion Oli Stone (P75) lead the fleet around the first mark. However, he was chased by Aruthur Rebback(P30) a very determined Nathan Soper(P373). The shifty light conditions had the fleet keeping close, with Nathan Soper winning the race by his bow handle!!

Race two and we all thought the breeze was settling in. Another clean start and Aaron Begic (P22) stole the show. A blinding first beat as he came in from the starboard lay line, while some of the previous top sailors were having their own tussle. He was eventually run down by Nelsen Meacham(P888), who won the race from Aaron.

The third race of the day and the expected seabreeze did not arrive. It stayed light and a little shifty as the tide reached the turn at high tide. Finloe Gates (P40) showed som e great light weather skills to lead the race from start to finish to post the biggest winning margin of the day of 45s.

With three different winning boats on the first day, there are 4 boats close on points.

Day two is three more races to complete the Tanner Cup interprovincial championship.

Results after Day 1:

PosSail NoHelmClubR1R2R3Pts
1st40Finloe GaitesMurrays Bay SC54110
2nd75Oli StoneKYC28212
3rd30Arthur RebbeckWBC63312
4th33Ashton CookeWBC45413
5th373Nathan SoperMurrays Bay SC111517
6th888Nelsen MeachamWBC141621
7th308Hamish BrownWBC/MBSC312722
8th993Callum NoyerWBC891027
9th10Hugo SmithKYC/WBC/RAYC1110930
10th22Arran BegicMurrays Bay SC1022133
11th404Callum HydeWBC / MBSC187833
12th989Bella JenkinsKYC7131434
13th899Mila BlundellCharteris Bay YC12141339
14th565Tony LiKYC/MBSC1961540
15th51Thomas LinklaterTYPBC16151243
16th339Molly PercyPlimmerton Boating Club9171945
17th752Caelan TaylorWorser Bay/Plimmerton17211149
18th612Luca BlundellCharteris Bay YC15181750
19th853Vincent ScottTYPBC13201851
20th181Lucy LuxfordCharteris Bay YC20191655
21st219Felix CarterTYPBC21162057

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