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2012 - 2013 Intergalactic Series Race 6 Report
A terrific days sailing was scored by 4 R crews today. ‘Twas barmy and light at launching time, but the Wind God laid in a nice 10 knots, puffing 12, ENE breeze for the first race.
2012 Canterbury Champs
On Saturday the 24th of December Charteris Bay hosted the first set of races for the R Class Canterbury Champs 2012 - 2013 season. 7 R Classes turned up for the auspicious occasion with a few trusty ring ins called upon to crew some of the boats. 3 races we completed with wind conditions building from a light southerly up to a stonking 20 knot easterly
Massive Attack Launched - 5 Foilers on the water today
The fleet is slowly building and we now have 6 hydrofoil equipped boats in Canterbury with one still underway. Thanks to Sutter Schumacher for the photos
3 foilers
L3, Merde and 92 More FM were out adjusting their setup in ideal conditions on 18th Dec 2010.
Mander Trust 2010 Awards Event
25th June at Naval Point Club Lyttelton. Club opens 7pm, Awards presntation from 7.30pm.
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.
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.
Season opening 2009
Four boats ventured out on the first weekend of the season (26/27 Sept 2009). This season is looking promising, new crews, several more foilers on the water shortly with more to come.
TheVirtual Flies - Launch day for the second foiling R Class
Sunday May 3rd 2009 dawned cool and clear. Forecast was good if a little light and the water is COLD.
Merde boys on foiler and foil baking progess
Dave and Tim sail on the foiler and the first set of prepreg foils are nearly complete and the second set are well underway.
Foiling fun for all and a carbon cook up
Last Saturday, 14th March 2009, Lyttelton came up with a nice steady slowly building breeze. Conditions started at around 8kts and built to a nice 14kts over a couple of hours. Perfect to give a couple of us a try at the foils.
R Class on TV3 and Foils complete a race distance
TV3's David Di Somma and his crew filmed a short article on the hydrofoils which was shown during the Thursday 29th of January 3 News bulletin.
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009
Some more notes on development progress, a couple of pictures and some more videos
Fourth attempt with hydrofoils a success
Sean and Dan's latest attempt to get the L3 going on Hydrofoils proves to be a success.
Commodores Report 2007-2008 Season
The Squadron has had a mixed season in terms of achieving the objectives we set ourselves approximately a year ago.
Great NE Conditions 13 Oct 2007
Flat water and 18-20kts made for fantastic sailing on Lyttelton harbour
Commodores Report 2006/07 Season
For me the highlight this season has been the performance and interest in the new L3 hull design.
Opti and P Class open day
After a dodgy start with no wind and some onshore wiring, tacking and kite fun, the breeze kicked in to 8-10 kts up the harbour.
Radiant (R244) spotted at Lake Rotoiti
Our spies at the classic yacht race have sent us a few photos
Nuplex wins South Island Championships
Acid Rock were deserved handicap winners, massively improving throughout the contest - Doug Gale Reports...
Photos from January sailing
Thanks to Bart Vuyk we've got a selection of photos from the last two weekends
TheVirtual R Class skiff Launched
The second Dan Leech designed L3 is on the water. Jess and Paul launched at NPCL in ideal, apart from drizzle, conditions.
Canterbury Commodores Report 2005/06 Season
The Commodores season report tabled at the Annual General Meeting, 1 August 2006
Martin Hughes wins a closely fought R Class Skiff Leander Trophy
Aucklanders Paul MacIntosh and Kenny Fyfe have won the 56th R Class National Championship from Canterbury's Nuplex Davie Norris sailed by Sean Milner and Dan Leech.
Nice L3 shots from the Diamond Harbour ferry
Nuplex Davie Norris out training and testing the new jib on Sunday.
Custard Square aka Thunderbird IV lives.
Rhys has finished spraying and she looks hot. Just fittings and prod to organise.
Another Action Packed Day's Racing At Naval Point
In the best turnout of local R Class boats for some time, there was drama a plenty in the blustery conditons last Saturday.
Sean and Dan win Pegasus Crest Sprint Series
Another perfect Akaroa day, with hot and sunny conditions, a moderate southerly sea breeze and closeup spectator action.
25-35kt Northerly, R class squadron to the rescue.
Wild gusty conditions provided, great entertainment for land lubbers, one hospital trip, and a TY and Zephyr rescue.
Awesome Sunday sailing
Nuplex and Subwoofer enjoyed the solid 18-20kt NE conditions with a moderate chop.
Pint to Pint and Nuplex - L3 straight line testing
Fun racing and some more Nuplex - L3 testing for last official club day before christmas.
Meridian Energy wins Canterbury Championships
Charteris Bay Yacht Club hosted the final 3 races of the 2005 Canterbury Championships.
Canterbury Championships NPCL
The first weekend of the two weekend racing for the 2005 Canterbury Championship was held at NPCL.
Ruddiman Trophy
Canterbury Show weekend saw the Nelson Yacht Club again hosting the annual Ruddiman Trophy Regatta.
New mould photos, hull construction starting soon
Sea Captain Sean is back from ferrying women round the Adriatic Sea in yachts, so its all go on the new hull.
Commodores Report 2004-2005
Treasurer and Commodore retiring, New hull mould construction report and Leander 2006.
Mould just about ready for painting
The new L3 mould is just about ready for painting and final finishing
New Mould Photos
we have some images smuggled from the lastest project from the Canterbury R Class Squadron hull development lab.
Saturday 9th April. Naval Point. R-Class & 3.7, 10.30 – 5pm!
As we heard the rain on the roof in the early hours of the Saturday morning we thought “great, we can stay in bed”. No Way, this was a day to be out on a trapeze in a 3.7 and an R-class.
Successful youth open day
What at first appeared a dreary day turned into an enjoyable day all round as a groups of young sailors tried out both R's and 3.7's.
R Class open day for P Class and junior sailors
Have a go on an R Class on Saturday April 9th at NPCL
Steath saved by the "Bell"
After suffering near certain slow death in a garage, Stealth has some hope at last.
Open Day
Open day at Naval Point Club Lyttelton, Saturday October 16, 2004. 11am weather permitting.
Proposal for E Rule (Round bilge) to be deleted.
At the Annual squadron conference, July 2004, Canturbury proposed: REMIT. 1.0 Round bilge (E Rule) to be deleted.
Crew and Skipper wanted for top boats
This season we are a skipper and a crew short on two competitive boats in Christchurch, if you think you've got what it takes to sail one of these high performance machines then now is your chance.
2004 Canterbury Commodores Report
Thanks to Sheryl and the team, Mixed results for the year, Leander at Worser Bay.
Canterbury Squadron Prizegiving Pictures
The Canterbury Squadron Prizegiving was held at the Rod Benders Club in the Old Mill Precinct. An excellent night was had by all, thanks to Doug and Team
Stagecoach wins Leander 2003
With race 9 abandoned on Sunday morning, the Saturday standings hold...
Supercup Sprint Series Pictures
Loads of pictures taken at the short course Super Cup Sprint Series.
Wellingon's Stagecoach Lead Leander 2003
Stronger breezes benefit wellingtons Steve Hogg and Neill Wood.
New videos
At last 4 new videos. Some spectacular footage of Stagecoach. As well as some clips of Subwoofer and Pork Sword
R-class South Island Champs including Meridian Energy Aviemore Classic
Lots of big boats and trying conditions made for tough racing down at Lake Aviemore.
Leander 2003 Underway
Chemical Weapon had a good afternoon, taking the yellow jersey with a first and a third.
Liquid Design Secrets Unveiled!
The R-class squadron, normally a bastion of sportsmanship and comradeship, has never seen a scandal quite like this.
Milestone for the Mighty R class
article from the 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.
Sambuca Southerly on the Rocks
Southerly gusting 24 knots, no rain, luckly. Saturday the 5th saw the first good southerly of the season.
Do you need direction in life? are you between 16 and 21?
Well here is an awesome opportunity to take life into the extreme...
Canterbury R Class Squadron 2001/2002 Season Awards Evening
Canterbury R Class Squadron 2001/2002 Season - Awards Evening. All Welcome.
Minutes of the Annual Conference 2002
Minutes from 2002 Annual conference held during the 2002 Leander Trophy at RPNYC are now online.
Single Man Racing
The first race of the season for single handed R racing was taken out in style by Sean.
R Class Boats Dominate 12-foot Skiff Interdominions
Invitation Race of 2002 12' Skiff Interdominion Championships
Picture of R 134 Tarka still sailing on the Taiharuru Estuary
Super R Sleuth Philip "Asti" Royds has tracked down the whereabouts of R 134 "Tarka"
USS Nicholas Logs and Officers from HMNZS Leander picture.
Logs from the Battle of Kolombangara, 13, July 1943, and a picture of some officers from the HMNZS Leander taken shortly before she was torpedoed.
Leander and Interdominions Documentation Available
2002 Leander and Interdominions Forms and Documents
Canterbury Squadron AGM Report
After last nights AGM we have a new Commodore and Secretary/Treasurer
Canterbury R Class Sqadron Commodore Comments on the 2001/2002 Season
Locally the Canterbury R Class squadron dominates the dinghy fleets at Naval point Yacht Club. This is unfortunately a sad reflection on the state of yachting in Canterbury rather than a thriving R Class fleet.
Smit Millar Wins Leander 2001
Smit Millars Alex Vallings and Andy Meiklejohn win Leander 2001 in fine style.
Leander starts Friday 13 April 2001
This year the R Class Skiff National Championship is being held at the Auckland Sailing Club.
Wanaka Safari
Light winds and hot sun greeted the six keen skiffs. Saturdays snail pace racing was cutshort for some exciting singlehanded skiff sailing which provided the highlight of the weekend.
Jagged Rock Surfing - New Extreme Sport
Rocks 3 - R Class 0. Three of the contenders for victory on saturday were severely damaged by unmarked rocks.
The Weapon wins again
With three wins from four races, Sean Milner and Steve MacIntosh, have comfortably won the Sydenham Bakery Canterbury R Class championships.
Destination Wanaka
Over the weekend of the 10/11 March the R Class Skiff Circus will be southbound to lovely Wanaka.
Meridian Energy Aviemore Classic
Perfect conditions for the Meridian Energy sponsored Aviemore Classic.
Our Foreign Correspondent Reports - The world is in dire need of Liberation
Our Globe-trotting Foreign Correspondent, last heard of on Vancouver Island and since then recorded as possibly MIA, has at last filed a slightly inflammatory report on the state of skiff sailing around the world. If you think that hiking is fun or that reversing while tacking is acceptable, this may not be the article for you.
Commodores Comment 2000-2001 Season
Yet another Season bites the dust and what a season it was! 3 new boats on the water, Montana, Liquid and Subwoofer.
Sea Spray October 1951
Having just read Onlookers second letter, I feel that a few remarks are called for to answer some of his so-called points.....
Sea Spray September 1951
I was surprised to see the amount of space devoted in the July issue to an overseas class which offers so little in comparison to an already established local class....
Sea Spray August 1951
As a yachtsman who has built three Leander R Class dinghies, designed several more and....
