North Sails take NZ Marine Industry Sailing Challenge 2011

by Tom Macky on 18 Apr 2011
The NZ Marine Industry Sailing Challenge 2011 was sailed in light North Easterly breeze on the 14th April. Many leading players in NZ's Marine Industry took this chance to show off their sailing skills and enjoy an afternoon’s camaraderie on the water.

North Sails made a flying start to the lee of the fleet and lead comfortably at the fist mark.

The beat from Orakei to North Head gave the crews an opportunity to apply their tactical skills. Hall Spars caught up to North Sails. And Ovlov Marine made the Ovlov Marine North Head buoy theirs with a tight lee bow tack to pick up three places on the starboard tackers.

Hall Spars and North Sails battled it out to the end at the front of the fleet.

Behind them were Brin Wilson Boats led by Nick Saull and the rapidly improving MGE Marine team with Cameron Dunn at the helm and Yachting Developments with Peter Busfield and his Marine Industry team close behind.

Then came Southern Spars on KPMG, Touch of Gloss and International Paints, Harken Fosters, Ovlov Marine and Volvo Penta, Club Marine and Lloyd Stevenson Boat Builders.

In the end North Sails just held out Hall Spars across the line to take the podium position.

So again we have a new winner – congratulations to Paul Murray and his North Sails team - perhaps next year will be Hall Spar’s turn.