Leander 2007 - ASC, Oraki Bay, Auckland

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The 57th R Class National Championship was held at Auckland Sailing Club, Oraki Bay on Auckland Harbour from 8 - 11th March 2007.

Another great contest, well run by Phil Airey, Maxine Bartlett, Russell and Chris Skinner under sometimes very variable conditions. For the entire series the weather was fine and hot without a drop of rain. The usual Auckland hazards were present, the shore, ferries and pleasure craft.

2007 Leander Winners Dan Leech and Sean Milner 018.jpg Sean Milner and Dan Leech in Nuplex were deserving winners in their self designed and built L3 hull. After being close runners up last year, they finally had the bugs ironed out of the L3 rocketship. This was Leech's first win and Milners second. Previous winners Paul MacIntosh and Kenny Fyfe sailed well for second, but the pace of the L3 ultimately won out with Nuplex winning several of the races by large margins. Simon Ganley and Rod Chave (Dimension Polyant), always quick in the breeze, are now quick in all conditions and sailed consistently earning third place.

There was good racing throughout the fleet and everyone seemed to come away from the contest inspired having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The outright speed of the two L3's present generated a good deal of interest and it looks like there may well be a few more on the water next season. Now that the L3 has shown it really is a step ahead, some of the design oriented sailors may well be going back to the drawing board to work on some new innovations. There's always more speed out there and its definitely all looking good for the future.

Daily reports, results and entries

Trophies

Leander Trophy - Nuplex, Sean Milner and Dan Leech
Bank of NSW Trophy (runner up) - Martin Hughes, Paul MacIntosh and Kenny Fyfe
Bill Hayman Cup (3rd place) - Dimension Polyant, Simon Ganley and Rod Chave
Kent Prior Trophy (invitation race) - Nuplex, Sean Milner and Dan Leech
Doug Harrison Memorial Trophy (boat over 5 years) - Dimension Polyant, Simon Ganley and Rod Chave
Leander Cup (Handicap) - Dave-O, Dave Andrews and Bevan Mark
Pinkney Trophy (teams) - Canterbury 2240pts (Auckland 1940pts)
Leander Trophy Masters Champion - Sean Milner
Leander Trophy Youth Champion - Matt Hart
DB Trophy (Interprovincial team boat race) - Auckland

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what's an r class skiff?

Extreme performance, light weight, skiff style, development dinghy class in the truest sense (see the rules for details).

Length	3.9m (max)
Hull	no minimum weight (typically 29-35kg painted), 1.4m minimum width
Construction	Unrestricted (typically ultra lightweight Carbon/Foam)
Rig	Unrestricted - typically two spreader pre-bent carbon spar
Foils	Unrestricted
Working Sails	Area is restricted 13m² - construction and rig plan are unrestricted - ie. wings, pocket luff, rotating masts are all acceptable
Kite	20m circumference resulting in a 30-36m² surface area
Crew	2 (minimum) on trapeze

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