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BlackMatch Racing wins 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship
Sun, 10 Mar 2013
Adam Minoprio and his team of BlackMatch Racing have taken out the 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship after two days of racing on the Waitamata Harbour.
Racing was conducted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club and this year five elite teams registered to race in the prestige event, with the big guns of the New Zealand and International sailing scene making up the teams.
Ten races were completed over two days with the only delay on Sunday morning. The Race Committee managed to get one race away before being forced to postpone for an hour while the breeze picked up and settled.
Minoprio said that his teams win didn’t come easy.
'David Wood and the Killer Racing team really gave us a hard time. They were leading after day one and we had to fight back hard to secure the lead.
'It was incredibly tight racing and the conditions were tricky, but it was a great weekend overall,' said Minoprio.
There were four protests over the course of the weekend none of which affected the results.
The National Keelboat Championship has been running for 22 years and attracts the best sailors from around New Zealand and beyond. Adam Minoprio will be added to the honours board that includes names such as Russell Coutts, Rod Davis, Ray Davies, Grant Turnbull and Dean Barker, just to mention a few.
Crew Profiles Team: BlackMatch Racing Club: RNZYS Skipper: Adam Minoprio 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race, Camper ETNZ 2009 World Match Racing Champions Crew: Chris Main Tom Powrie Richard Bicknell Jake Stanley-Harris Shane Kirkman
Team: Team Yachteze Club: BBYC Skipper: Chris Funnell Competed in numerous races/regattas including Dunlop Interpacific, Farr 1020, Young 88, Stewart 34?s and Lipton Cup races as skipper and crew. More recently been trimmer for Georgia Racing competing in Bay of Islands regattas, IRC Nationals, BMW Auckland regattas, Coastal Classics, Hamilton Island Race Week, Geelong Race Week, Sydney Rolex. Crew: Grant Turnbull Ant Crossnan Grant McKinnon Aaron Reynolds-Lovegrove Richard Watson
Team: Team B Racing Club: RNZYS Skipper: Matthew Bouzaid Began sailing around age 7 at Wakatere Boating Club in Devonport along with sailing holidays over the years on family keelers – Stewart 34, Farr 10.20 & 12.20. Recent achievements: Elliott 7 Club Marine Summer Series 2011 – first Crew: Andrew Barron Peter Sumich Paul Sumich Fredrik Green David Cosgrove
Team: Killer Racing Club: RNZYS Skipper: David Wood Sailing all my life Crew: Ash Hammond Sam Bell Logan Fraser Tom Kearny Dan Pooley
Team: Tirade Racing Club: RNZYS Skipper: Stefan Goldwater Y88 Owner Driver Nationals- first, BMW Y88 2008- first, Keel Boat Nationals 2010- first, BMW first Division 2011- first Crew: Laurie Jury Phil Robertson Alister Gair Pete Waters Matt Kelway
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