Results for OKI 24-Hour Sailing Race
by danielle wright on 4 Apr 2011
The start of the OKI 24-Hour Sailing Race - OKI 24-Hour Race Results dani wright
The North Shore’s beloved OKI 24-Hour Race was raced on Lake Pupuke over the weekend.
In the ‘Legends of Sailing’ race first place went to Team NZ (Ray Davies and Stu Bannatyne), with Oracle Racing One (James Spithill and Dirk De Ridder) in second place.
The Open OKI was won by NSA Tax sailed by Thomas Saunders, who won the youth division last year and is going to the World ISAF Youth Championships to represent New Zealand later this year, and George Lane.
The Youth category was won by FYRAM, sailed by Michael Kate, also going to represent New Zealand at the World ISAF Youth Championships, and Dylan Witchman.
The Women’s category went to Musto, sailed by Molly Meech and Miranda Powrie in 44 laps of Lake Pupuke. Meech is the New Zealand Youth Female Champion and also going to compete in the World ISAF Youth Championships later in the year.
The Masters was won by Burton & Co, sailed by Tony Nicholson, Mike Knowsley and Scott Lieth (who won last year and has had hip surgery since then).
Geoff Smales, patron of Murrays Bay Sailing Club, and Comworth Enterprise founder David Charlesworth and son Mark, who are the distributors for OKI in New Zealand, presented the awards.
The OKI 24-Hour Race is a competition for laser sailors held on Lake Pupuke and run by Murrays Bay Sailing Club, a club with a rich history of sailors recognised through national championships, America’s Cup regattas and the Olympics.
websites: www.murraysbay.org / www.comworth.co.nz
About Comworth
Comworth has been the exclusive distributor for OKI since 1985. A family business, Comworth has a long tradition with sailing sponsorships. Founder David Charlesworth is a past Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and many RNZYS events have been supported, as well as the Auckland BMW sailing regatta. Both David and his son Mark, who works in the business, are both still actively involved in yacht racing through RNZYS.
About OKI
OKI specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of business printing solutions that empower organizations to communicate more effectively. A subsidiary of Tokyo-based OKI Electric Industry (established in 1881 as Japan’s first telecommunications manufacturer), OKI Data fields representatives in 120 countries to offer innovative, leading-edge products and services worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.oki.com
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