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Leander 2005 - Worser Bay, Wellington
Alex Vallings and Lyn Holland in Nuplex win a closely fought 55th Leander Trophy contest.
This years contest was held at the Worser Bay Boating club for the first time since 1997. The events were scheduled from 10th-13th March, but the Wellington weather being what it is racing was only held on 2 days. Thursday was breezy, even for Wellington, with 100km/h forecast. Sunday was the complete opposite with a glassy calm for most of the morning rising to under 5kts.
Vallings and Holland showing the way on Day 2.
Racing was close with the whole fleet finishing within 3 minutes in race 1 and good battles throughout the fleet. All the boats featured experienced crews and the conditions suited the lighter weather specialists. Vallings and Holland's boatspeed in the light was impressive and they finished in the top 3 in every race. Lyn was a popular winner being the first woman to win the title in the Leander's 55 years.
Trophy List
- Leander Trophy - Nuplex (AKL) - Alex Vallings and Lyn Holland
- Bank of NSW Trophy (2nd overall) - Davie Norris Boats (CAN) - Sean Milner and Dan Leech
- Bill Hayman Cup (3rd overall) - Martin Hughes (AKL) - Paul MacIntosh and Ken Fyfe
- Kent Prier Trophy (Invitation Race) - Martin Hughes (AKL) - Paul MacIntosh and Ken Fyfe
- Leander Cup (Handicap Trophy) - As Good As It Gets (WEL) - Glenn Armstrong and Tim Faulkner
- Doug Harrison Memorial Trophy (Highest Placed boat over 5 years old) - Meridian Energy (CAN) - Tim Allan and David Pairman
- MacIntosh Innovators Trophy (For Innovation) - Not Presented
- Leander Trophy Masters Champion Paul MacIntosh - Martin Hughes
- Youth Trophy - Josh Junior
- Pinkney Trophy (Teams) - Auckland Squadron
- Sprint Series Supercup - Not Contested
- Lion Trophy - Not Contested
- Fyfe Sails ITO Prize - Team UST - Jason Parkin and Mel Hargreaves
Race Start
Subwoofer and Dimension Polyant battling
