Boats and Personalities

Historical notes, people, boats, and HMNZS Leander information.

Acid Rock 1992: Acid Rock - Steve and Paul MacIntosh winners 1992 Leander Trophy
Milestone for the Mighty R Class: Milestone for the Mighty R Class Christchurch Star, Friday February 11, 2000 By Nick Tolerton "A Kiwi boat for Kiwis," Olympic champion Peter Mander called the R class in his autobiography.
HMNZS Leander: Brief information, pictures and history of HMNZS Leander
HMNZS Leander Casualties: HMNZS Leander Casualties at Kula Gulf July 1943
Jest: Olympic 12 Square Metre Champion, 1956. Sailed by P.G. Mander and J.V. Cropp
Peter Mander 1929 - 1998: Canterbury Yachting Mourns it's Patron
Log reports and Information from the USS Nicholas (DD449): Log reports and Information from the USS Nicholas (DD449) which was involved in the events of 13 July, 1943.
Pictures

News: Mander Trust 2010 Awards Event 25th June at Naval Point Club Lyttelton. Club opens 7pm, Awards presntation from 7.30pm. Read More...…
Jun 25, 2010; Canterbury Champs 2009 Consistent racing from Steve MacIntosh and Tony Park has earned them the 2009 Canterbury Champs crown. Points were close at the top, but they showed that outright pace isn't everything. They won the series over two Saturdays at Charteris Bay and NPCL. Read More...…
Dec 11, 2009; 4 foiling R's out on 17th October, 2009 October finally put on some decent Saturday weather. Almost all the fleet turned up and a variable 13kts NE made for some nice early season sailing. Read More...…
Oct 19, 2009; Read More...…

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