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2005 - 2006 Season

News and programme for the 2005-2006 R Class season

2005-2006 Canterbury Programme of Events

Major events for the Canterbury Squadron

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Mould just about ready for painting

The new L3 mould is just about ready for painting and final finishing

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Commodores Report 2004-2005

Treasurer and Commodore retiring, New hull mould construction report and Leander 2006.

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Canterbury Squadron AGM

2005 AGM, election of officers and planning for new season events

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Leander 2006

56th Leander - National R Class Championship

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Buffed and Waxed

All finished, and ready to go.

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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.

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Xframe and foam layup

Hull is now joined together

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Canterbury Season Starts

Canterbury 2005 Season starts

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Foaming Photos

The foam for the port mould has been cut, glued and vacuumed down.

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New L3 launched

Wednesday provided ideal conditions for the first outing of the new hull.

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L3 hull pictures

The hull has been popped out of the mould and looks awesome.

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Meridian Energy wins Canterbury Championships

Charteris Bay Yacht Club hosted the final 3 races of the 2005 Canterbury Championships.

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Glossy paint and foil moulds

The hull top coat and signage are now on. Looking good.

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Light air racing

A couple of light weather races were a good start to the season.

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Pint to Pint and Nuplex - L3 straight line testing

Fun racing and some more Nuplex - L3 testing for last official club day before christmas.

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Ruddiman Trophy

Canterbury Show weekend saw the Nelson Yacht Club again hosting the annual Ruddiman Trophy Regatta.

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Canterbury Championships NPCL

The first weekend of the two weekend racing for the 2005 Canterbury Championship was held at NPCL.

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Awesome Sunday sailing

Nuplex and Subwoofer enjoyed the solid 18-20kt NE conditions with a moderate chop.

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Great conditions, great racing

Close summer racing in a pleasant 12-14kt NE.

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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.

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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.

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L2 and L3 skiff hulls compared

Photo showing major change in shape between L2 and L3.

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Skiff shots from December racing

Photos from racing in early December

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February Monthly Meeting

Final Leander organisation and Planning

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R Class Skiff Leander Sprint Series Super Cup

The most exciting event to hit Lyttelton Harbour this summer

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Subwoofer wins Parson's Rock marathon

Paul and Jess steal lead to win race

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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.

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Custard Square aka Thunderbird IV lives.

Rhys has finished spraying and she looks hot. Just fittings and prod to organise.

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Nice L3 shots from the Diamond Harbour ferry

Nice L3 shots from the Diamond Harbour ferry

Nuplex Davie Norris out training and testing the new jib on Sunday.

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Martin Hughes wins a closely fought R Class Skiff Leander Trophy

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.

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Canterbury Squadron Prizegiving

R Class skiff cultural event of the year. Yes folks it's the final ho down for the season. Interest is looking good across all segments from the Jurassic to the Neophyte. So if your thinking of coming and scared of having no friends, fear not as there will be lots more weird than you (and we'd love to see you). Bring your wife, bring your girlfriend (bring your wife and your girlfriend), bring your boyfriend (we're open minded). Contact Doug now so he can tell the people down at 'Jack Flash' to order in a few more savaloys

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Canterbury Commodores Report 2005/06 Season

The Commodores season report tabled at the Annual General Meeting, 1 August 2006

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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 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 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
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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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