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SuperCity Regatta
The Supercity regatta has just finished. We have an Asia Pacific champion and the traveller series has also been completed. We had two International sailors, Joel Turner from Queensland and Tanus Henry from Rarotonga both of whom made a special trip to New Zealand to sail in this regatta and both of whom could have done with a good deal more breeze, which probably never got above 10kts at any stage. 8 of the 9 scheduled races were completed in beautiful weather off Torbay SC, with once again the Starling class having the most entries.
Mahia Pepper from Murrays Bay is the new Asia Pacific champion, with Oscar Rorvick second and Romano Chung third.
In the traveller series there was an incredibly close finish amongst the top places. Only half a point separated first and second place with James Roberts on (173.5) and Mahia Pepper on (173). Romano Chung was clear in third (155), and then Matthew Kempkers 4th (135), Elise Beavis 5th and first female (133), Josh Salthouse 6th (131.5) and Trent Jones 7th (130). With points being x 1.5 for the Supercity regatta those who made the effort to come were usually rewarded with a boost to their overall score.
There is already talk of repeating the Supercity regatta next year. It was realy good having the focus on the Youth sailors for a change. Your feedback on this regatta and on the traveller series would be welcomed. We have been invited by Hamilton YC to include their Towson regatta in the traveller series next year.
It has been great to see the Starling still the most popular youth class at regatta after regatta this year and we hope to make next year even more successful for the Starling. For those in the area outside of the North of the North island we would be delighted to help you build the regattas in your area through this email list and the website.
Finally if you know of any new sailors to the Starling class who should be on this mailing list please let us know so that they can be kept informed.
Richard Brown,
Chairman,
Starling Class Association
Supercity Regatta
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 18:57 | Written by admin |
The Supercity regatta from April 8-10 and between the Opti Nationals and the Secondary Schools Team Racing Nationals will be held at Torbay Sailing Club. It replaces the Youthsail regatta which no longer exists. All youth classes are invited including of course the Starling but is not restricted to youth age groups. It is the final regatta in the Starling Traveller series and carries x1.5 points. The regatta is also the Asia Pacific championship and we are looking forward to having a number of international sailors competing. This is a great way to end the summer season and an opportunity for sailors stepping up to Starlings to gain some experience. We are hopeful of arranging some coaching aimed at the beginner end of the fleet so watch this space for more news on that soon. Starling Class Association
Monday, 23 November 2009 19:16 | Written by admin |
The membership form for the Starling Class Association is available by clicking here. |
Ballot Results
Saturday, 02 January 2010 19:03 | Written by admin |
After a massive 755 mail out to registered Starling owners, the results have been tabulated. (see Ballot 2009 results.) At the closing date of 18 December 56 ballot papers were received by the GBC. The administrative rule changes in Cluster 1 were supported by 100% of voters. The technical rule changes in Cluster 2 were supported with a range of results ranging from 98.1% to 59.2%. Class rules require ballot support in excess of 66.6% from voters. Consequently all the proposed technical rule changes with the exception of the carbon mast received sufficient support to become class rules on 1 Jan 2010.
The proposal to allow the use of carbon masts in conjunction with the existing aluminums mast , whilst supported by over half the voters, failed to achieve the two thirds majority required. Development of the carbon mast will continue. Overseas interest in the class and the need to provide a robust modern rig continues, so a two piece carbon section targeting 60-65kg sailors remains the objective, Testing of the three MK II carbon masts showed a slightly firmer mast than is probably ideal. Southern Spars have agreed to develop a MK III marginally softer mast to better suit the target sailor weight. Some very good feedback was received from the sailors and parents involved in the testing programme and for this the class administrators and Southern Spars engineers were very grateful. The GBC remains confident a carbon mast closely replicating the existing rig will be the final result.
Brian Peet, GBC Starling Administration. Last Updated (Saturday, 02 January 2010 19:04) Starling North Island Champs
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 06:11 | Written by admin |
Please find the link for the Starling Travellers Series points table to the lower left. |
