Mark Perrow wins 2010 New Zealand Finn Nationals

Dan Slater (NZL) leads 2009 Finn Gold Cup Denmark Day 3 - missed three races and the 2010 Finn title Tosca Zambra httP://www.fotozambra.it

Mark Perrow (Wakatere BC) now 2010 NZ Finn National Champion is better known for his prowess in the OK Dinghy class © Jens Jensen

17 boats contested the Nationals with three traveling from the South Island. Until just prior to the contest 22 boats were expected however late withdrawals saw this number reduce. This is the largest fleet to contest the nationals for many years and continues the growth in fleet numbers and interest in the class.

Racing over the four days saw a full range of conditions from 25 Knots gusting 30 from the SW on Thursday to no wind for most of Friday with 2 races finally being completed when the SW arrived after 4.00pm.

Saturday and Sunday produced excellent sailing conditions with 10-15 knot easterlies that allowed Race Officer Richard Brown to complete the full 11 race series.

Good close racing across the whole fleet, well run by Maraetai Sailing club and volunteers.

Further reports and pictures can be found on the NZ Finn Web site at www.finnclass.org.nz .

1 Mark Perrow 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 16
2 Dan Slater 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DNS DNS DNS 26
3 Roger Hall 2 DNF 7 4 4 7 3 4 3 3 2 32
4 Ray Hall 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 5 4 3 35
5 David Hoogenboom 4 7 8 8 OCS 2 6 7 2 2 6 44
6 Alan Dawson 5 5 4 9 7 11 4 8 4 7 4 48
7 Chris Wells 8 9 6 6 6 12 8 6 6 6 5 57
8 Brad Douglas 7 3 5 7 2 4 7 5 DNS DNS DNS 58
9 Tom Brien 11 6 16 15 9 8 11 9 9 5 7 75
10 Dirch Andersen DNF DNS 13 5 11 10 12 13 8 8 8 88