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Shaw wins 2011 New Zealand Paper Tiger Nationals

by Rowdy Leatham on 11 Jan 2011
Dave Shaw - 2011 New Zealand Paper Tiger Nationals Rachel Leatham

The 2011 New Zealand Paper Tiger National Championships finished on Saturday with Dave Shaw from Nelson taking his first Paper Tiger National title in a very close fought contest between himself, Mark Bell (Auckland) and Bob Preston (Nelson).

After a week of competition and eight races the top three places were separated by only two points.

The final day saw a typical Wellington breeze entertain the fleet with weather conditions in the heavier end of the racing spectrum ensuring that plenty of excitement and changes within the fleet were seen.
Race eight saw local sailor Richard Martin take his first race win of the regatta ahead of Dave Shaw and Scott Pedersen (Napier).

Overall racing was tight across the fleet and the sight of nearly 50 Paper Tigers racing around Wellington Harbour was really impressive, however the Wellington weather certainly didn't fail to show exactly who was boss with one day of chaos on Thursday including 5 broken masts, the great camaraderie of the fleet showed itself with everyone working hard on the reserve day to ensure the entire fleet was ready to go again for the final day of racing.

Overall Results include:
1st Dave Shaw Nelson Yacht Club
2nd Mark Bell Tamaki River Multihull Association
3rd Bob Preston Nelson Yacht Club
4th Scott Pedersen Napier Sailing Club
5th Ryan Leatham New Plymouth Yacht Club

Other titles also decided during the regatta:
National 'B' Grade
1st Stuart Taylor New Plymouth Yacht Club
2nd Denis Leatham New Plymouth Yacht Club
3rd Richard Martin Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

National 'C' Grade
1st Robin Connor Muritai Yacht Club
2nd Nathan Percy Napier Sailing Club
3rd Greg Shadbolt Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

National Women's Champion
1st Jane Thomassen Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
2nd Lynley Manning Evans Boat Yacht & Motor Boat Club
3rd Jennifer Loader Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

National Junior (Under 21 years) Champion
1st Stuart Sutherland New Plymouth Yacht Club
2nd Nathan Percy Napier Sailing Club
3rd Carl Syman Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

Veterans (50-59 years) Champion
1st Mark Bell Tamaki River Multihull Association
2nd Peter Robins Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club
3rd Glenn Syman Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

Grandmasters (60-64 years) Champion
1st Bob Preston Nelson Yacht Club
2nd Selwyn Pedersen Napier Sailing Club
3rd Richard Martin Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

Great Grandmasters (65+ years) Champion
1st Ian MacLennan Takapuna Sailing Club
2nd Norm Codd Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club

For full results see: http://www.papertiger.org.nz/Results/Results%202011%20Nats%20Final.pdf
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