A steady 15 to 18 knot breeze made the last day of the Club Marine National Keelboat Championships 2008 an intense battle between the top two crews, young Olympian Peter Burling and regatta-hardened Dean Barker from Emirates Team New Zealand.
The stronger winds today saw most of the Platu 25s including Barker’s crew come close to laying the mast in the water due to the excitable nature of these brand-new boats. The positions changed regularly during the day’s racing but in the end, Barker’s experience resulted in consistent placings and he and his crew won the regatta by 10 points.
Burling was second, after having led three of the four races sailed today, followed closely by the up and coming young Wellington crew headed by Josh Junior.
At the prizegiving, Barker commented on the extremely high quality of the competitors as a whole, saying ‘I think we might have to up the minimum age for America’s Cup sailors in order to keep our jobs!’
Gold Fleet Provisional Results:
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Skipper
|
Club
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
R6
|
R7
|
Total
|
|
1
|
4
|
Dean Barker
|
RNZYS
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
|
2
|
10
|
Peter Burling
|
TYPBC
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
6
|
20
|
|
3
|
5
|
Josh Junior
|
RPNYC
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
5
|
25
|
|
4
|
2
|
Andrew Wills
|
RNZYS
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
26
|
|
5
|
15
|
Erle Williams
|
RAYC
|
3
|
6
|
9
|
7
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
28
|
|
6
|
11
|
Geoff Woolley
|
KYC
|
4
|
9
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
9
|
32
|
|
7
|
13
|
Laurie Jury
|
RNZYS
|
6
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
9
|
3
|
35
|
|
8
|
6
|
Simon Dickey
|
RNZYS
|
10
|
5
|
10
|
3
|
6
|
6
|
7
|
37
|
|
9
|
1
|
Roger Pagani
|
RNZYS
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
38
|
|
10
|
7
|
Scott Duncanson
|
OMYC
|
7
|
DSQ(11)
|
2
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
48
|
Overall results for the Silver fleet:
| Pos |
Team |
Skipper |
Club |
R1* |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
R5 |
Total |
| 1 |
17 |
Rod Dawson |
RAYC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 2 |
16 |
Phil Robertson |
RNZYS |
1 |
ARB(6) |
2 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
| 3 |
8 |
Derek Scott |
NPYC |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
| 4 |
19 |
Chris Brodie |
RAYC |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
| 5 |
12 |
Jacko Van Deventer |
KIYC |
5 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
23 |
| 6 |
14 |
Melinda Henshaw |
TBC |
6 |
5 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
25 |
| 7 |
9 |
Ross Currie |
TYPBC |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
| 8 |
3 |
Patrick Baldi |
CNC |
10 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
28 |
| 9 |
20 |
Glen Jeffery |
RYC |
9 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
31 |
| 10 |
18 |
Sarah Tootill |
BBYC |
8 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
33 |
by Tash Paget
10:18 AM Sun 16 Nov 2008 GMT
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