Yet another Season bites the dust and what a season it was! 3 new boats on the water, Montana, Liquid and Subwoofer.
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.
Next Stop - Victory. The Bus' takes the Dolphin Cafe Sprint Series
Over the weekend of the 10/11 March the R Class Skiff Circus will be southbound to lovely Wanaka.
Perfect conditions for the Meridian Energy sponsored Aviemore Classic.
With three wins from four races, Sean Milner and Steve MacIntosh, have comfortably won the Sydenham Bakery Canterbury R Class championships.
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.
Rocks 3 - R Class 0. Three of the contenders for victory on saturday were severely damaged by unmarked rocks.
This seasons Ruddiman was held in Nelson (again).
2000 R Class Skiff National Conference Minutes.
This year the R Class Skiff National Championship is being held at the Auckland Sailing Club.
Smit Millars Alex Vallings and Andy Meiklejohn win Leander 2001 in fine style.
Comments from the retiring commodore on the 2000/2001 Season
