2025 Freshwaters -Pupuke Boating Club
Lake Pupuke turned on a very tricky but enjoyable weekend for the 2025 NSFWC, with a fleet of over 30 ILCA 6’s and 7’s completing 7 races over the two days. We welcomed a good number of out of town visitors and enjoyed close racing in both fleets all weekend. The forecast was for light N winds on Saturday freshening significantly on Sunday, however the fresh winds on Sunday never eventuated and racing on both days was held in sub 10 knot N winds with many light patches and shifts to negotiate, taxing the race committee as well as the sailors. A strong ILCA 6 youth contingent competed, a number of whom are training for the ILCA youth world later in the year. In spite of the tricky conditions results followed the pattern of recent regattas with a super consistent Tom Pilkington convincingly taking the title, winning 4 races along the way. Sam Clarke was a clear 2nd, winning 2 of the other races with Arran Begic completing the podium. Miro Luxford, who travelled up from Christchurch for the weekend, was 4th followed by the first Master, Dave Johnson from Tauranga. Chloe Turner was the first of the women ahead of master Georgina Wooldridge and Boe Reiff from Bay of Islands. In the ILCA 7 it was another of the Pilkington clan, U21 George, who triumphed, counting 3 wins and 3 seconds, to take the title from Zach Stibbe and Max Faulkner. Convincingly leading the strong masters contingent was apprentice Andrew Child from Taipa. He and top GGM David Giles finished with a significant points advantage over a close group of masters, all of whom seemed to manage to achieve a mix of success and disasters in roughly equal measure over the 7 races to all end up close on points. Prize giving was the usual entertaining affair, with commodore John Dowsett dolling out prizes with banter to suit, particularly targeting the (to remain anonymous) youth parents urging on selection of the wine and rum spot prizes by their charges from the sidelines! So another successful event to wrap up a very successful seasons regattas for ILCA and best of luck to all those competing at ILCA worlds over the next few months. Results
From Pupuke to AC40
From leaning to sail on Lake Pupuke as a kid to winning a spot sailing an AC40. Robbie Wooldridge now 19years old, qualified to travel to Barcelona for the finals to compete in the Americas Cup e-series Championships. Finishing 2nd overall gave Robbie the chance of a lifetime and not only sail an AC40 but to race another team in an AC40. See the video here
North Harbour Masters/J14 Auckland Champs 2024
The North Harbour Masters is scheduled for 10th November. It will host the ILCA 6s and 7s and incorporate the J14 Auckland Championships. Save the date to your calendar now. Downloat the flyer below. Flyer North Harbour Masters/J14 Auckland Champs
AGM – 27 September TBC
The 2024 AGM is to be held at Takapuna Boating Club on 27th September. Join us for a drink at the bar which opens at 6.30pm. Click the link below for the official flyer. (open post first and when link becomes coloured you can download it) AGM FLYER