NEWS NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
ON THE MORNING OF THE FIRST DAY: Crew left to right Keryn McMaster, Lissy Masfen, Rosie Sargisson (rear), Danielle Bowater - skipper (front), Loretta Maloney, Georgina Hill, Hannah Osborne.
Osborne pips Adams to take New Zealand crown
by MELANIE BENTON Sam Osborne showed just what she is made of when she won
the Baltic Lifejackets New Zealand Women’s Keelboat National Championship 2012 recently. Showing great determination and tactical awareness, Osborne
piped Joy Adams by a point, to take home the coveted crown with 15 points. Adams had 16 points while Danielle Bowater finished third with 26 points. Winners were spread throughout
the fleet with five crews gaining a first place in the competition, ensuring the championship would only be decider on the final day of action. Consistency and great crew work in trying conditions was the
“It has just been a crazy weekend and a fantastic regatta.”
key to winning for Sam Osborne, Taylor Holland, Paige Cook, Raynor Smeal, Simone Locke, Carla Holgate and Hannah Morris. Osborne said “I’m sailing with some of my favourite people in
the world. We had an awesome regatta, lots of fun and managed to keep our cool. We had some really bad situations and it was fantastic how we pulled it together and recovered so well.” “We really enjoy sailing in the Farr MRX fleet and it is so good to
see lots of the girls coming out of the woodwork for the regatta. Our lowest point was hitting the mark and another boat during the last race, but with some great crew work even that wasn’t so bad.” Adams who came second this year was really pleased her team
– Celia Sneddon, Lynda Rae, Jan Shearer, Emma Hendy, Leah Fanstone, Wendy Faulkner and Stephanie Allen – surpassed last year’s results, saying:
16 MR360° May 2012 Sailing to the finish line to win the title.
“Tis year we had some fantastic weather, big wind shifts, no wind, and too much wind. Great downwind sailing with a few ‘chinese’ gybes. It has just been a crazy weekend and a fantastic regatta. It was great to get both days racing instead of last year where we only managed one day.”
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