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TIGER RAG
April 2013
The Official Magazine of The New Zealand Paper Tiger Owners
Association
www.papertiger.org.nz
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Who’s who?
President Mark Hatch 06 758 7577
[email protected] Vice President Scott Barker 04 235 5834/022 589 6852 [email protected]
Secretary Bonnie Johnstone 06 7582002 [email protected]
Treasurer Jamie Sutherland 06 759 4655
Editor
Mark Bell Mark’s PA:
Lynley Manning
09 480 7636 / 027 4415 079 [email protected] 04 3889522 /0274 882427
Publicity Vacancy Your details here?
Measurer Sel Pedersen 06 878 8563 [email protected]
Webmaster Robin Connor [email protected]
Freshwater Coordinator
Team Taranaki Stuart Taylor
Area Representatives
Auckland
Mark Bell
09 480 7636
Waikato/
BOP Richard Dent
Taranaki Stuart Taylor 06 758 8901
Hawkes Bay
Scott Pedersen 021 207 3193 [email protected]
Horowhena/Wanganui Jim Moore
Wellington
John Tattersall 04 562 8975 [email protected]
Upper SI
Bob Preston 03 546 6887 [email protected]
Central SI James Cairns 03
Lower SI
Murray Grimwood 03 465 8318 [email protected]
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What’s Inside:
Who’s who? .............................................................................................. 2
Disclaimer .............................................................................................. 3
About the Paper Tiger and the NZPTOA ................................................... 4
Life Members of the NZPTOA.................................................................... 4
Editorial ................................................................................................ 5
The President’s Report March 2013 ........................................................ 5
The Vice President’s Report .................................................................. 6
The Publicity Officer’s Report ............................................................. 6
Minutes of Annual General Meeting 25 January 2013 ...................................... 7
The President’s Report AGM 2013 ................................................................ 8
2013 Paper Tiger Nationals – Maraetai Auckland .......................................... 11
North Island Freshwater Series 2012 / 2013 ....................................... 17
North Island Champs – Horowhenua Cup 20-21 October 2012 ...................... 18
North Island Champs – Lake Ngaroto 24-25 November 2012 ........................ 19
North Island Champs – Turangi 23-24 February 2013 ........................... 21
North Island Champs – Lake Taupo 23-24 March 2013 ........................... 24
Final Results North Island Freshwater Series 2012 / 13 ................................ 26
2012 Paper Tiger South Island Championship 24-25 November 2012 ............. 28
Results - South Island Championship ......................................................... 29
MASTER GAMES 2013 Wanganui 1 to 3 February 2013 ................................. 30
Wellington Centreboard Champs Plimmerton 9-10 March 2013 ...................... 31
Area Rep’s Reports ............................................................................... 32
2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger Catamaran Intl Championships ................... 35
Buy - Sell - Swap - Lost - Found........................................................ 36
Upcoming Events .................................................................................... 38
In The Next Tiger Rag – very soon! .................................................... 38
Cover Photo: The holders of the first ten places at the 2013 Nationals.
L-R back - Dave Shaw, Scott Barker, Richard Dent, Mike Hood, Peter Robins, Hayden Percy,
Scott Hodges. Front: Mark Orams, Scott Pederson, Ryan (Rowdy) Leatham.
Photo: Emma Hatch
Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the NZPTOA, its executive, committee members or editors. Publication of maintenance techniques or modifications should be weighed against generally accepted procedures (and good common sense) and the NZPTOA should not be considered an authority in this area. The mention of products, service procedures or service organisations herein does not constitute endorsement by the NZPTOA, the Tiger Rag or its editors.
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About the Paper Tiger and the NZPTOA
The Paper Tiger is a catamaran designed by Ron Given of New Zealand in 1968. It is widely sailed in New Zealand and Australia. Class rules allow hull construction from plywood, kevlar, fibreglass or carbon fibre. The boat is suitable for home built construction. The rig features an aluminium mast with a fully battened sail. Class rules allow adjustable downhaul, outhaul, kicker and lower forestays. This provides a wide sailing envelope over a range of wind and sea conditions. Optimum sailing conditions are 5-25 knots. Centre boards and rudders can be retractable. New Zealand Championship Regatta's have been held since 1969. Trans Tasman Interdominion regattas are held between the top 10 sailors from each country. The NZ Paper Tiger Class is governed by the NZ Paper Tiger Owners Association (NZPTOA). The class is affiliated to Yachting New Zealand. There are area representatives throughout New Zealand who can assist you in, joining the class and providing technical support and encouragement. For more information visit the website at www.papertiger.org.nz.
Life Members of the NZPTOA
Ron Given Ian Maclennan
Terry Valder John Thomson
Glenn Syman
Ron Given at 2013 Nationals Prizegiving, Maraetai
Photo: Emma Hatch
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Editorial
Welcome to the next edition in the continuing evolution of our fleet magazine. It’s huge, well
done everyone.
As you are aware this is only part of the ongoing effort to keep the communication going and
keep raising our profile.
Publicity. We have this vacancy which is a problem. Big (Rowdy sized) shoes to fill, but it is all
set up and ready to go. Please consider stepping up for this. Perhaps a team effort?
Regattas. The more of us that turn up to any regatta the better for our own individual
development and therefore that of the greater fleet. And for the opportunity to be seen by,
and interact with people from other fleets and off the beach. It was unbelievable the number of
people who wandered along and stopped for a chat at the Nationals at Maraetai. There are a lot
of people around whose Dad/Uncle/Cousin used to have a PT. And a few boats changed hands
over the contest or not long after as people entered the fleet, or upgraded. Regattas such as
Mighty River Power in Taupo and the Sir Peter Blake Regatta at Torbay are great opportunities
for our fleet.
All the best all of the competitors in the 2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger Catamaran
International Championships being held over Easter at Muritai Yacht Club in Wellington. Well
done to the Australians bring 17 skippers over. I have no doubt it will be a great event both on
and off the water. Please support our sponsors.
Cheers
Lynley Manning
PT 2800 one fish – two fish
PA to the Editor
The President’s Report March 2013
The 2013 nationals at Maraetai had a big turnout with 46 sailors competing. I would like to
thank Steve Tennant and his organising committee and race management team their support in
organising and running the event and for their hospitality throughout the contest. Everyone
enjoyed Maraetai beach atmosphere, white sand and warm water that resembled a tropical
paradise and the great club facilities. Ron Given was on the start boat for most of the regatta
and with Ryan’s support we had prime coverage from TWNZ and Martin Tasker on One news as
well as a fly by from Prada’s AC72. A big thank you to Nigel Hayton from New Plymouth as PRO
for running the racing.
The contest provided tricky conditions for the fleet and race committee alike. With a number of
light to medium shifty races and one windy race that made for a challenging tactical contest.
Congratulations go out to Dave Shaw for winning the national championship for the 2nd time
with a 19 point margin from Scott Petersen and Ryan Leatham. Following up on his international
performance in McCrae Dave Shaw was dominant winning 6 races. Mark Orams and Dylan
Taylor each won a race. Mike Hood had a great regatta winning the B Grade and finishing 7th..
Leo Pritt from New Plymouth won the C Grade finishing in 26th place in his first nationals.
Mike Hood was awarded the Ron Given Trophy for the most improved performance after gaining
18 places from last years results. Lynley Manning won the Ladies trophy. Mark Orams, Bob
Preston and Ian Maclennan picked up the Veteran, Grand Master and Great Grand Master’s
trophies respectively. Mike Hood won the award for the fastest new boat, Les Gallagher won the
award for the best turned boat. It was great to see strength across the fleet with top 10
performances from Nelson (1), Auckland (1), Napier (2), Muritai (2), Tauranga (1) and New
Plymouth (2).
The AGM discussed a number of issues which are detailed in the AGM minutes in this edition. A
big thank you to Bonnie Johnstone and Mark Bell/Lynley Manning for accepting the positions of
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Secretary and Tiger Rag editor for the next 12 months. Ryan Leatham has gone out on a high
as our publicity officer with One Sport coverage and a feature article in the March Seaspray
magazine. He and Steph have a wedding in April and a new project underway which promises to
keep them busy for a while. Stuart Taylor has agreed to take up the role of NI Freshwater
Coordinator and will be looking for some feedback on any changes you would like. We are
intending to upgrade the NZPTOA website to a new platform this year and are working on
support for this post the internationals at Easter. Jamie Sutherland will continue as
International Measurer and Treasurer. Sel will transition the role as National Measurer with
Chris Reid.
Planning for the 2013 Internationals at Muritai is well underway. John Tattersall and the
organising committee have everything in place. We have a 50 boat fleet for the internationals
with strong Kiwi and Tui team team. We have confirmed that a 17 boat Australian team is
travelling to the Internationals. Swire Shipping Line has come on board as the Australian sea
freight sponsor.
The New Zealand International Team is:
Dave Shaw
Scott Petersen
Ryan Leatham
Scott Barker
Richard Dent
Mike Hood
Peter Robins
Hayden Percy
Scott Hodges
Ian Maclennan
Our best wishes go out to the NZ team who will be looking to win back the International Trophy.
Look forward to seeing you in Wellington.
Mark Hatch
PT 2811 — Crazy Diamond
President NZPTOA
The Vice President’s Report
Scotty is in full training mode and we will ensure we interview him for the next TR (Ed)
Scott Barker PT 3075 — Bad Boy
The Publicity Officer’s Report
This position is currently vacant, and vitally important. Rowdy has done a supreme job of
setting up an excellent network and now we need someone to pick this up and keep it moving
along.
Rowdy has set up a beaut facebook page, and an email group to contacts at organisations such
as crew.org, sailworld etc for the various communications he sent out. From this has come a
feature in the Seaspray magazine, and of course on the TV One News spot during the Nationals.
He was also involved in getting the Boat Show stand off the ground.
So it’s all pretty well set up and ready for you… Please give this serious consideration; this could
be your year to do your bit for the fleet. Please contact a member of the exec with your queries.
Lynley Manning
PT 2800 one fish – two fish
PA to the Editor
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Minutes of Annual General Meeting 25 January 2013 Minutes of the AGM held at Maraetai Yacht Club Tuesday 25th January 2013, 1900 hours Chaired by Mark Hatch - President
Item
Action
Attendance Apologies
30 members present Terry Valder, Simon Manning
Minutes of Previous AGM
Copy of minutes from the previous meeting held in New Plymouth 2012. Summarized by Mark Hatch / seconded Denis Leatham and confirmed by meeting No matters arising.
President’s Report Read by Mark Hatch (Copy will be published in the Tiger Rag.) Mark Hatch/seconded Lynley Manning and confirmed by meeting No matters arising
Treasurer’s Report
Read by Jamie Sutherland (Copy will be published in the Tiger Rag.) Copy of treasurer’s report included with these minutes. We have a new run of masts, beams and bases in stock being held at Alchemy Engineering in Wellington. Suggested Alchemy is given a commission of $30 per mast for handling and storage cost.
Jamie Sutherland proposed the treasurer’s report be excepted/seconded by Mark Hatch and confirmed by meeting.
Election of Officers
President Secretary Treasurer Tiger Rag Editor Vice President Publicity National Measurer International Measurer Web Master North Island Freshwater Racing Secretary
Mark Hatch Bonnie Johnstone Jamie Sutherland Mark Bell/Lynley Manning Scott Barker TBA Sel Pedersen/ Chris Reid Jamie Sutherland Robin Connor Stu Taylor with help from Carey Johnstone/ Mark Hatch
Area Reps Auckland Waikato / BOP Hawke’s Bay Taranaki Horowhenua/Wanganui Wellington Upper South Island Central South Island Lower South Island
Mark Bell Richard Dent Scott Pedersen Stuart Taylor Jim Moore John Tattersall Bob Preston James Cairns Murray Grimwood
Future Venues
2013 Internationals:
In New Zealand, Wellington at the Muritai Yacht Club
2014 Nationals: These were to be held in Lyttleton/Naval Point Yacht Club. Dates 29th Dec 2013 – 3rd Jan 2014
2015 Nationals: Napier Sailing Club and is a selection for NZ team to go to Australia.
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2015 Internationals: To be announced Australian venue.
2016 Nationals: Torbay Yacht Club suggested - Future regattas we may have to look at altering our sailing dates to get some venues. Royal Akarana a suggestion for 2016 Internationals.
General Business Masts and Beams – Alchemy Engineering: Suggested by Jamie Sutherland during the treasurers report that Alchemy be given a commission of $30 per mast for handling and storage cost as currently this is done at the new owners cost who has no tie up or connection with sailing or our class. Moved by Jamie Sutherland Seconded by Rick Martin Carried by the meeting
Electronic Tiger Rag: During the election of offices it was suggested that to save work and move with the times the Tiger Rag should go out by E mail saving considerable time in addressing and postage. Moved by Denis Leatham Seconded by Mark Bell Carried by the meeting
2013 Internationals: John Tattersall updated the meeting on 2013 Internationals currently
being organized by the Muritai Yacht Club. Notice of Race and Entry forms are on the web and all is going well for a good regatta.
Meeting closed at 08.15pm
Denis Leatham NZPTOA Secretary
Photo: Emma Hatch
The President’s Report AGM 2013
(Presented at NZPTOA AGM, Maraetai Yacht Club, 25 January 2013)
2012 has been another successful year for the New Zealand Paper Tiger Fleet. Membership and
active fleet numbers are up with increases in new and past sailors joining the class building on
the trend in 2010 and 2011. Junior membership continues to rise.
The nationals in New Plymouth had a big turnout with 50 entries and 49 boats competing. The
contest was won by Bob Preston after a very close contest with Ryan Leatham and Mark Bell. It
was the 6th time Bob has won Paper Tiger nationals equally the record set by John Thomson.
Wins were well spread with Bob and Mark winning 2, Dave Shaw, Ryan Leatham, Ian Maclennan
and Scott Pedersen each picking up a gun. Denis Leatham had a great regatta winning the B
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Grade and finishing 13th.. Dylan Taylor won the C Grade finishing in 11th place in his first
nationals as well as finishing first Junior and gaining promotion to the A Grade, an outstanding
performance by a junior in his first PT regatta.
Ian Maclennan was awarded the Ron Given Trophy for the most improved performance after
gaining 11 places from last years results. Jane Thomassen won the Ladies trophy for the second
time. Mark Bell, Bob Preston and Ian Maclennan picked up the Veteran, Grand Master and Great
Grand Master’s trophies respectively. Peter Robins won the award for the fastest new boat,
Scott Barker won the award for the best turned out boat and Denis and Ryan Leatham won the
NZPTOA Family Challenge trophy. It was great to see strength across the fleet with top 10
performances from Nelson (2), Auckland (2), Napier (2), Evans Bay (1), Muritai (1), and New
Plymouth (2).
We would like to thank Stuart Taylor, Jamie Sutherland, Denis Leatham, Wally Eady, Todd
Birrell, Ann Hatch and Ann Taylor and the New Plymouth Yacht Club for their support in
organising and running the event and for their hospitality throughout the contest. Everyone
enjoyed the atmosphere at the club and Belt Road motor camp and appreciated the time and
effort put in by the New Plymouth Yacht Club to run the nationals.
The Internationals were held at the McCrae Yacht Club in April. We were very pleased to have
20 boats travelling to Australia, the largest number from NZ since the contest started.
We put a lot of work in before the Nationals in New Plymouth getting the freight sponsorship in
place with Maersk Line, having Mainfreight helping with the import and export logistics and
getting Tudor Insurance lined up to cover the boat and freight insurance. Bob Preston did a
great job to ringing around and getting everyone to commit to travelling. Things snowballed
quickly from here as the best deals were found for airfares and local accommodation.
A record fleet of 50 sailors fought to win the internationals, with Dave Shaw winning
convincingly and becoming the first New Zealander to take the individual title since 1981. Five
race wins and a third place left Dave 18 points ahead of second placed Bryan Anderson with
Scott Barker sailing a strong regatta to finish third overall.
We are delighted with Dave Shaw’s win and close contest for the Teams trophy. Scott Barker
sailed a great regatta to finish 3rd and 1st invitee closely followed by Scott Petersen. Dylan
Taylor sailed well to win the International Youth trophy finishing off his first season where he
started as a C grader and end up representing NZ.
The teams challenge was fiercely competitive with the New Zealand Team attempting to defend
the Trophy for the first ever time in Australia. Unfortunately our performance was not quite
strong enough with the Australians taking the Teams Trophy by 26 points, the closest finish in
the event for at least the past decade.
The McCrae venue was a very good choice and we were very well looked after. The club is well
set-up with changing rooms underneath and a huge lounge upstairs with a view right out to the
race course. The grass area in front of the club was ideal for storing the boats and the rubber
conveyer belting though the sand made it much easier to pull the boats to the waters edge. I’m
not sure what the locals thought when 50 boats arrived back from sailing, bouncing from the
shore break into the sand castles, kids and their families’ sun bathing at the waters edge.
The team are very grateful for the work that Mark Wiggins, Luke Stout, Peter Merritt and
Stephen Berryman did as the International organising committee to prepare and run the event.
A huge thank you to Lynley Manning for designing our shirts, arranging transport in Melbourne
to and from McCrae, sorting out lunches, helping with loading & unloading the boats and
looking after the NZ team on and off the water. You made this a very enjoyable regatta for us.
2011/2012 North Island Freshwater series was won by Ryan Leatham from Scott Petersen and
Denis Leatham. The Mark Bell won the North Island Champs at Turangi which had a huge 39
boat turnout. Numbers were down at the Taupo regatta as 20 boats had been shipped to
Australia the week before for the Internationals. This seasons first NI Freshwater Wairarapa
regatta was blown out. A big thank you to everyone that was involved in preparing for
Wairarapa this year. It proved to be very entertaining even without the racing. Ngarato
continues to be a popular venue with sailors travelling from Auckland, Tauranga, New Plymouth
and Wellington to compete this season. Richard Dent showed us all a clean set of transoms
winning this regatta from Mark Bell.
The Boat Show in May provided an opportunity for us to promote the class. Ryan Leatham
organised a spot in the Weta centreboard area and prepared the promotional material. Scott
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Barker and Mike Hood took Bad Boy to Auckland and manned the stand from Wednesday to
Sunday with support from Ian Mac, Stuart Taylor, Jamie Sutherland and myself. We were one of
the few classed to man our stand and it paid dividends for us. We got a lot of interest there is
plenty of support for building up the Auckland fleet. We will need to work on this as a priority
and to build support across clubs on both sides of the harbour bridge
This season we targeted the Sir Peter Blake Regatta this year to promote the class. 22 paper
tiger skippers travelled from Nelson, Wellington and New Plymouth to join the Auckland fleet at
the regatta. We were delighted with opportunity to compete in this exceptional regatta and
would like to thank Mark Orams and his family for their hospitality.
The Maraetai Sailing club has been busy this year preparing for our nationals. We are very
grateful for the support provide by Steve Tennant and his organising committee and race
management team running this years event.
Planning for the 2013 Internationals at Muritai is well underway. John Tattersall has the
organising committee in place they are meeting regularly and have the support of a number of
key sponsors. The plan is to billet the Australian team members. As with the New Plymouth
Nationals the NZPTOA is likely to apply for funding towards the provision of rescue boats to take
some of this burden off the organising committee and sponsors.
The class continues to run its own mast section and to hold stock at Alchemy Engineering and
Design. This year we committed to purchase a new run of masts, high tensile beams and mast
bases. We are very grateful to Ross Stewart for his continued support of the class. A lot of time
is involved in dealing with stocking, sales and shipping of masts.
A big thank you to this years NZPTOA executive. The elected team of ”volunteers” who have
given their time to prepare articles for the Tiger Rag, foster membership, resolve measurement
issues, track finances and to maintain communication across New Zealand.
Scott Barker has done an outstanding job over a number of years encouraging new sailors into
the class at Muritai. This year in addition to this he has been involved repairing and modifying a
number of Wellington boats. It was Scott that identified that we needed to take greater
responsibility for stocking of beams and mast bases after regular trips to Alchemy and
discussions with Ross Stewart this year.
Sel Petersen has been kept busy measuring new boats this year. Six new boats have hit the
water since last years nationals. New boats have been built by Sel, Sel/Chris Reid, Mike Hood,
Les Gallagher and Dave Norris (2), one for Bob Preston and the other for Colin Rankin. Davey
Norris is an accomplished Christchurch professional boat builder who has built the new boats of
a jig designed by John Coplestone. In addition to providing hulls and platforms, Davey also
manufactures rudders and centreboards. We are keen to work on the development of
production boat this year and will discuss this further with Dave Norris to work out if we can
make this work.
Jamie Sutherland is our Treasurer. Under his stewardship our funds have continued to grow as
he will cover in his report. It is comforting to have our reserves in such great shape.
Mark Bell has completed his second year as editor for the Tiger Rag. I would like to extend our
appreciation to Mark for his editorial finesse and the hard work that he has put in to prepare
each edition. You’ve continued the great tradition of preparing a very enjoyable and
entertaining publication.
Ryan Leatham has been our publicity officer and has done a great job getting the results and
images of our regatta’s on to the web on Sail World this year and this has raised the profile of
the class in NZ. Rachael Leatham has taken some great photo’s of the PT fleet racing in NZ and
these images have been used on our web site, class publicity publications and have made their
way onto YouTube.
Glenn Syman has kept us all up to date as editor of the NZPTOA web page. Glenn thanks for
you commitment looking after the web site.
Denis Leatham took over the role of Secretary for the NZPTOA 2 years ago and has done a
great job for us. Denis thank you for the support that you have provided to the class in this
demanding role.
Mark Hatch PT 2811 Crazy Diamond President NZPTOA
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2013 Paper Tiger Nationals – Maraetai Auckland
Race Reports:
Race 1
Maraetai turned on note perfect conditions for race 1 of the 2013 Nationals - a steady 15 knot
Easterly with a few waves to ride downhill and the by now standard-issue sunny skies.
I didn't quite have my game face on for this one and didn't hit the line with quite enough speed,
meaning the air I was getting was not quite as clean as I would have liked, which meant that
things soon started looking quite average, forcing a down-speed tack which took me into the
path of a rapidly approaching starboard tacker with me not yet having enough wheels on to
bear away. So it was head-to-wind for me and soon I was wishing that things were only looking
decidedly average as I rounded the top mark with maybe ten boats behind me. Fortunately
there was enough breeze to make some good gains on the reaches by sailing low in the gusts
and working hard to get the windward hull out or at least skimming, and by using high mode on
the long first port tack of the beat I managed to claw my way above quite a few boats that were
sagging off in disturbed air.
When Jamie Hatch inexplicably decided to round the wing mark on the last triangle with a hull
either side of it I was able to pick off another place, and the same when Rick Martin did himself
an injury and capsized on the beat. I nearly managed to pick up his hat but was actually getting
through the traffic quite well by this time so decided not to go back for it. By the finish I had
managed to get back up to 11th which I couldn't be too unhappy with, given the very high
calibre of the fleet. Mark Orams won his first ever Nationals heat in his first ever race in a PT
Nationals, a fantastic and slightly ominous achievement, with Dave Shaw second and Hayden
Percy third.
Mark Bell PT 2862 - Totally Wired Race 2
The wind dropped a little for the second race of the day, around 12-15 knots and backed round
to the left - so much so that the second beat became a lay through, forcing the race committee
to shift the top mark. This made the first reach a real pedal-to-the-metal screamer and the
second one more akin to a flat run, while upwind those on port tack were bashing straight into
the leftover sea state from the earlier wind direction. You have to remind yourself at times like
this that everybody else on port is probably having as much trouble finding the groove as you
are, and just suck it up.
There was some major confusion at the finish line, with the new top mark in the position where
the finish buoy should have been, due (I think) to the committee boat drifting, and the smaller
orange finish buoy being quite a bit further to windward. Mike Hood crossed just in front of me
in fourth (or so we thought), then we proceeded to flop around a bit and watch the other boats
finishing when Hoody piped up and said "Are you sure that's our finish buoy?" or words to that
effect. We decided on a 'better safe than sorry' option and sailed on through the out-of-position
finish mark, thus actually finishing. I let Scott Pedersen in for a soft fourth, but mercifully only
him, while second placed Mark Orams was DSQ for failing to finish correctly, as were quite a
few others. It was an expensive result for Mark which cost him a clear second overall after his
halyard lock let go later in the contest, forcing him to carry a 28th. Dave Shaw first, Rowdy
Leatham second, Mike Hood third.
Mark Bell PT 2862 - Totally Wired
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Race 3
"The Kodak Moment"
Waking up on day two of the competition at an impressive 8.00am for me, I peeked out the
window and could be forgiven for thinking i had woken up in the movie Ground Hog Day.
Once again Maraetai delivered up a stunning cloudless, sunny day with a respectable 12 to 15
knot easterly much like the previous day and the few days before the start of the comp.
Scoffing down a bowl of Mixed Berry Muesli I experienced one of a number of life's lessons
dished out to me this day. a short sharp clip around the ear from the legend Bob Preston
suggested I shouldn't just raid a communal pantry without first checking who owns what!
Rumour had it that TV cameras were going to be covering the first race of the day so of course
the sail out to the start line was not spent considering wind directions, transits and lifting angles
but rather scanning the course for where the cameras would be and figuring out what was the
best action pose that would best get me on the news that night. A little birdy (Alex Barker) gave
me some gold and told me that first to the wing mark would get the nod. There in was my plan.
Mwahaha! I would have to beat Dave Shaw (current international champion) to the wing mark.
Starting boat end, second row, I powered off the line in crappy air going low and slow. Second
life's lesson, be on the front row people. I limply flopped over onto port only to read great
compass numbers and experiencing clear air and fresh breeze. Blasting right for a time, not
even looking back, one thought on my mind, getting on TV, I got a clear knock, tacked then got
my first look at the fleet! Gees I'm gonna cross Davey Shaw! Still lifting I just missed the cross
and passed behind Davey. So of course as all good sailors do, I sailed away from the fleet on
my own little lifting flyer. Bang! Knocked again! Powered onto port and into a solid 15 to 16
knot lifting wind line.
Looking to leeward and ahead I noticed the whole fleet going low and slow! This was it! Was I
going to get on TV? Powered with the Doyle fully strapped I drove my way toward the top mark
the rest of the fleet now on starboard converging fast on the top mark and me.
No problems though, my trusty tactic compass had not let me down, tacking clear ahead I
rounded the top mark first secure in the knowledge that I would become famous and a house
hold name in NZ and possibly the world.
As I reached to the wing mark, I was contemplating how many people it would take to carry
both my boat and I out of the water at the end of the day My day dream was rudely smashed
by the white flash of Dave's boat "Feral" whisking by.
Unable to repeat the magnificence of the first beat in a lightening breeze I managed to sail
backwards to 14th with all the top guns showing their great speed and real class.
Dave Shaw 1st,
Mark "O"2nd
Hayden Percy 3rd.
The end of days highlight! Sharing an après sailing beer with the big man himself "RG" Yeehar!!
Who's "RG"? you say? You haven't heard of "The Ronster!" You know? "The Givenator!", " RG"
to his mates? Gees guys! Ron Given!
Hoody out! PT 3095 - The Package
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Race 4.1 – a different view…
Saturday, second day of racing, glorious sunrise and the crew starts waking. Morning cuppas,
relaxing and gradually the teenagers wake, Leo being tipped out of bed, and the conversation
begins. “Is there any wind, what’s the forecast? Think it might build from the South“. Feed and
water everyone, make sure everyone has their gear off the line, rescue those essentials blown
into the bushes overnight, get munchies for the day, work out who’s going with who and we’re
off. Unpack, rig, mood upbeat and great anticipation in the air for a good day ahead. Camera
crew here and Rowdy got his finger on the pulse, doing an awesome job. Lots of nerves for
those being interviewed. Good to keep clear. The ‘hold it, pass it, fetch it gang’ take time out to
catch up with what we all did yesterday or last night whilst the other halves make final
adjustments and tinkle seemingly for ever. We plan our days and finally it’s time to get
everyone on the water. Yay, they’re off and everyone’s happy.
Trailers sorted. Time to gap it. Free for a few hours!
What’s it going to be today? Catch a ferry to Waiheke Island, shopping in Howick or Sylvia Park,
did I get the VISA? Ice skating for the younger ones, farmers markets for the artesian delight
lovers or just hang out and chill watching the racing from the Bach’n café? Perfect viewing from
here armed with binoculars and radio so none of the action is missed. Catch up on emails,
whilst catching a glimpse of who’s passed who at the bottom mark. Shoot back, take the
washing out, hang it up and back to watch the end of Race 4. Wow it’s still a beautiful day and
we’re so lucky to be here. The Samoan’s are still partying and playing team games on the
Reserve; even granny is doing a sack race.
There’s a few boats on the beach, wonder what’s happened. Grab the trailers, get your knickers
wet in the call of duty, and the stories start flowing….. What if.. If only.. Wish I’d…Damn
it….Awesome….Shifts, knocks, tacks…. Well, no rocket science to see where some of the boat
names originate from.
Everyone’s in, all generally smiling, a few repairs going on here and there. A wonderful group of
sailors and a great class to be involved with. We’re your biggest fans!
Congrats to Dave Shaw for his ‘bullet’ in this race , Mark Orams second and Rowdy 3rd. No idea
what the wind was doing. It was sunny and no rain!
Annie Taylor - Chief Pit Crew for Grey Power (Stu) and Smugg (Dylan) Race 4.2
Wind was blowing NE 13 – 14 kn, with a short chop of 0.5 – 1m.
At the start there were a few boats that jumped early – I saw Rowdy take a flyer at the pin, but
much of the fleet had been sucked over and we were brought back with a general recall. I went
for a bit of a sail out left and noticed the blue peter flying when I got back into the starting
area.
Second start we all got away cleanly and things were looking good for a while. Then about
200m out the air started to go a bit fluffy and within a few seconds the wind clocked about 30
deg to the left. The pin-end starters made a generous gain as we tacked onto port. I mucked up
my tack, knocked my hat clean off and parked up in irons. I had just decided to abandon the
“lucky” hat when Crazy Diamond came past flying a hull, and in a neat polo-cross move dipped
his arm over the side and flicked the hat back to me. Now this would have been a good story,
but he missed my tramp and the hat stayed lost after that. Good move though Mark. Back to
the race. A trend had started to develop with the reaches at this regatta, where the first was a
bit slack and the second reach was a tighter, hull-flying affair, which made for some exciting
Tiger sailing. Upwind by comparison was a bit of a procession out to the right. I made a few
forays out to the left that didn’t seem to pay off so decided to wrestle for clean air out right.
Some memorable moments from the race:-
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Jamie Hatch capsized on the bottom mark after Chinese-gybing on the downwind leg and
giving away a top 5 position. The print gap is intentional –
that’s the bit that couldn’t be printed after the capsize. He did well though to get back
into the race and finished up a respectable 20th.
Racing much of the race in close proximity to Ian Mac, who won the personal battle.
Great to catch glimpses of Prada practising, against the backdrop of Waiheke.
Robbie M chasing a moving wing-mark that disappeared before he could make a
rounding!
I’m sure there were some great tussles up front, but I was languishing and did not get close
enough to see any of it unfold. Well done Dave Shaw who the race, second to Mark Orams (his
first PT Nats) and third to Rowdy.
Stuart Taylor PT 2529 - Gray Power Race 5
The wind was very light and if you read all the sailing racing manuals they say never get too far
away from the start line in these conditions. Why is it I say to myself am I so far from the line
with one minute to go. Well as a result I was dead last to start probably 2 or three minutes
behind everyone. Everyone else went off on starboard so I decided to go off on port. It must of
helped as I ended up 31st. I don’t know how the racing was up front as they were too far ahead.
But congratulations to Dave Shaw 1st, Mark Orams 2nd and Ryan Leatham 3rd.
Chris Reid PT 3094 - Blue Bi Race 6
This race was the strongest wind we had all regatta with quite a high attrition rate with 14
competitors either choosing not starting or pulling out with damage or some other reason. For
me I found the reaches a blast with water spraying everywhere not being able to see in front
and hoping anyone in front was going as fast so you didn’t crash into them. Fortunately this was
the case. I was having a good battle with Lynley until I tacked for the top mark hiked out and
found the tiller extension in my hand and not attached to anything else on the boat and
consequently capsized so that was my race over. After I capsized the wind eased off and it
turned out not as hard as it had been. Well done to Dave Shaw 1st, Peter Robins 2nd and Scott
Pederson third. I must say GO THE KIWI TEAM.
Chris Reid PT 3094 - Blue Bi Race 7
Heading out to the start line with slight chop and variable and light wind. Determined to get a
good start to make the most of my weight handy cap all was looking good 10 seconds before
the gun I started my run then someone dropped in and parked in front of me causing me to luff
up and stall. Not the start I was hoping for. Thinking I was the last off the line I slowly made
my way to the top mark in the tricky wind and chop. I was surprised to find another 10-15
boats caught out in the fluky wind. Jane on Pom Puss had just rounded the top mark 10mtrs in
front of me just as the wind disappeared and turned 180 degrees. 2 minutes later I was on her
tail leaving all the others in the hole. I slowly caught up to Pom Puss as the others rounded the
top mark and got a puff bringing them right up to us for a very tight wing mark rounding and
run for the bottom mark. This is how the rest of the race progressed light and shifty. Some
great sailing from our junior champ Dylan Taylor on Smug crossing the line first with Scott
Pederson 2nd and Mark Orams 3rd
Matthew Phipps PT 2891 - Turbo Tone
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Race 8
After a very light and shifty race seven a nice breeze filled in for the eighth and final race. The
left seemed to be a safe option on the first beat after all the big shifts that happened about that
time of the day. It seemed to work with myself and others out to the left arriving in good shape
at the top mark. A bit hard to know from my perspective, but not much changed until Mark
gained some height on Rowdy on the last beat to get another second. First Dave Shaw, second
Mark Orams and third Rowdy bachelor-no-longer Leatham. (Big congratulations to Rowdy and
Steph – great news!)
Dave Shaw PT 3084 - Feral
Results - 2013 Paper Tiger Nationals – Maraetai Auckland
Place Sail No
Helm Name
Club R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 Tot Nett
1 3084 Dave Shaw Nelson 2 1 1 1 1 1 -9 1 17 8
2 3070 Scott Pederson
Napier 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 -6 33 27
3 3007 Ryan
Leatham
New
Plymouth
5 2 7 3 3 8 -21 3 52 31
4 3010 Mark
Orams
Torbay 1 (48.0
DNF)
2 2 2 28 3 2 88 40
5 3075 Scott
Barker
Muritai 6 -11 5 10 7 6 4 4 53 42
6 3025 Richard
Dent
Tauranga 9 8 11 -17 4 4 6 5 64 47
7 3095 Mike Hood Worser
Bay
8 3 14 4 6 7 -22 13 77 55
8 3088 Peter
Robins
Muritai 12 6 8 9 9 2 13 -23 82 59
9 3073 Hayden
Percy
Napier 3 7 3 6 10 (48.0
DNF)
20 12 109 61
10 821 Scott
Hodges
New
Plymouth
14 13 -18 14 12 9 5 7 92 74
11 3106 Bob
Preston
Nelson 7 12 10 12 11 (48.0
DNF)
14 16 130 82
12 2820 Ian
Maclennan
Takapuna 10 15 9 24 13 (48.0
DNF)
17 8 144 96
13 2862 Mark Bell Torbay 11 5 6 13 8 (48.0
DNF)
8 48.0
DNF
147 99
14 2988 Denis Leatham
New Plymouth
-23 9 20 7 22 12 11 18 122 99
15 300 Dylan
Taylor
New
Plymouth
25 (48.0
DNF)
16 11 19 17 1 11 148 100
16 2529 Stuart
Taylor
New
Plymouth
15 20 15 -26 15 15 7 14 127 101
17 2811 Mark Hatch New
Plymouth
21 17 22 8 14 5 18 -29 134 105
18 3105 Selwyn
Pedersen
Napier 18 14 13 -22 18 11 16 15 127 105
19 2634 Jamie
Hatch
New
Plymouth
13 16 -24 20 16 19 12 19 139 115
20 30731 Nathan
Percy
Napier 19 18 19 19 21 16 -27 20 159 132
21 2987 Rick Martin Evans
Bay
-42 10 21 21 17 10 30 27 178 136
22 3107 Colin
Rankin
Muritai 20 21 17 18 25 18 -31 21 171 140
23 3026 Doug
Ferguson
Howick 16 (48.0
DNF)
12 48.0
DNF
33 14 10 9 190 142
24th 3093 Les
Gallagher
Howick 17 (48.0
DNF)
23 29 20 48.0
DNF
15 10 210 162
25 3028 Rodger Wilson
Evans Bay
33 22 -35 23 28 13 35 32 221 186
26 3008 Leo Pritt New Plymouth
(48.0 DNF)
48.0 DNS
25 27 23 27 19 17 234 186
27 600 John
Tattersall
Muritai 30 27 30 (48.0
DNF)
26 20 24 36 241 193
28 822 Gregory
Shadbolt
Muritai 26 23 26 32 32 (48.0
DNF)
28 26 241 193
29 2950 Patrick Howick 24 31 -45 38 34 24 25 22 243 198
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Thompson
30 828 Michael
Hatch
New
Plymouth
27 34 31 15 24 (48.0
DNF)
37 33 249 201
31 2800 Lynley
Manning
Evans
Bay
28 30 27 33 27 23 34 -42 244 202
32 2933 Norm Codd Evans
Bay
34 35 -39 37 29 26 23 24 247 208
33 2986 Murray
McLauchlan
Muritai 32 26 34 28 (48.0
DNF)
21 38 34 261 213
34 2740 Remi
Thomassen
Evans
Bay
29 32 29 (48.0
DNF)
39 22 29 40 268 220
35th 3094 Chris Reid Napier 37 24 28 40 31 (48.0
DNF)
33 28 269 221
36 2891 Matt
Phipps
Howick 40 25 -41 31 35 29 32 37 270 229
37 3045 Jane Thomassen
Evans Bay
43 (48.0 DNF)
36 30 30 25 41 25 278 230
38 3071 Jamie Sutherland
New Plymouth
22 19 32 16 (48.0 DNS)
48.0 DNS
48.0 DNS
48.0 DNS
281 233
39 2868 Jim Moore Wanganui 39 28 38 35 36 30 -40 30 276 236
40 862 Bruce
Moorman
Nuritai 35 33 -40 34 37 31 36 31 277 237
41 776 Phil
Henderson
Torbay 38 36 43 36 (48.0
DNF)
34.0
SRS
26 35 296 248
42 2863 Dave
Bamford
Muritai -44 37 44 39 38 32 39 41 314 270
43 3068 Carey
Johnstone
New
Plymouth
31 (48.0
DNF)
33 25 48.0
DNF
48.0
DNF
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
329 281
44 2368 Greg Bain Maraetai 45 38 46 41 40 (48.0
DNF)
42 38 338 290
45 2698 Robert
Morrison
Napier 46 39 42 42.6
RDGa
41 (48.0
DNF)
43 39 340.6 292.6
46 2990 Robin
Connor
Muritai 36 29 (48.0
DNS)
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
353 305
47 2935 Hilary
Sutherland
New
Plymouth
41 (48.0
DNF)
37 48.0
DNF
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
48.0
DNS
366 318
Races Sailed: 8 Discards 1
Competitors Paper Tiger Nationals January 2013, Maraetai, Auckland Photo: Emma Hatch
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North Island Freshwater Series 2012 / 2013
Well the Fresh-Water season has just slipped on by with the last of the series completed in
Taupo. Once again, the series was a tight affair and keenly contested. Unfortunately, Lake
Wairarapa was blown out this season so we have no result. However, stories abound with tents
being tossed from theirs guy-ropes like tumbleweeds, adding to the general mayhem of a
snotter. The off-water entertainment and social libations were not blown out and even those
that made the long journey came away with friendships rekindled after the long winter break.
Both Ngaroto and Turangi turned on exceptional weather and perfect sailing conditions this
year, and both were a success. Likewise, Taupo treated those who made the effort to some
testy fresh-weather racing.
Overall, competitor numbers were down on previous years, and the graph below tells the story :
Congratulations to all sailors that competed in this years Fresh-Water Series. Special
congratulations go to Jim Moore in Hot Gossip, who won the series this year! In second place
was our very own Carey Johnstone in Copy Cat and in third place was the well-travelled Lynley
Manning in One Fish Two Fish.
Stuart Taylor PT 2529 — Gray Power
Photo: Emma Hatch
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North Island Champs – Horowhenua Cup 20-21 October 2012
Lake Wairarapa (Horowhenua Cup) Regatta
This little exchange posted on www.crew.org.nz perhaps sums it up...
Before the regatta from the (optimistic) Publicity Officer…
"Paper Tiger racing gets underway for the new season"
From an (anonymous) contributor...
"If Only...., however:
Award for first gear breakage goes to Rowdy (without even getting wet!).
Award for at least trying goes to Rob Hielkema, Scotty, Hoody, and PRO Paul.
Award for fastest moving object at the lake goes to Scotty's tent, and everything in it!
From Rowdy; "I didn't even manage to get changed into my sailing gear! But it was an
awesome weekend anyway, one of those regattas that will be remembered for years to come.
Probably for the number of tents blown apart, and the 15 odd people that ended up sleeping in
the club!
From Scotty; "Thinking of getting rid of my Doyle and getting in touch with Coleman Tents to
make me a new rag. If "Bad Boy" moved that fast I'll be untouchable - not sure if it will
measure though!
John Tattersall PT 600 - If Only
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North Island Champs – Lake Ngaroto 24-25 November 2012
Races 1 and 2 completed on Saturday morning. Sou-westerly but changable in
direction.Strength 5 to 10knots. Races 3 and 4 sailed in a sou-westerly of 10 knots in the
afternoon. Race 5 sailed on Sunday afternoon in a westerly of 5 + knots. Race 6 was not sailed due to the lateness in the day (no wind on Sunday morning).
Race 3
The wind was in the 2-12 knot range and generally quite serviceable if you didn't stay in the 2
knot bits for too long.. I managed to get away in clear air but things didn't stay that way for too
long as I was gradually mown down by........the class association boat Sail-A-Tiger with a
malnourished stick insect hanging off the side. Got around the top mark in 7th after a bunch of
6 hooked into good pressure on the left. Managed to pull back a couple and stayed in 5th for
most of the race until a massive shift put me about. I was looking dead set to cross ahead of
Jim Moore in Hot Gossip who was 4th at that stage and sailing really well in the light stuff, but
of course when the wind inevitably switched back I ended up 80 metres behind him and 6th.
Richard Dent continued his fine run of form with another gun, the wily master Ian Mac was
second and Doug Ferguson third.
Mark Bell
PT 2862 - Totally Wired
Race 4
Stuart Taylor shot into a commanding lead and promptly undid all his good work by heading to
the wrong mark. It certainly can get a little confusing when the course is a short
windward/leeward/windward sausage, then a short reach down the lake to another parallel
leeward/windward/leeward sausage then a lap around the lake and home, or something like
that. Anyway Doug seized the opportunity to take the lead on the lay through to the second
sausage with me second. Some more stuff happened which I have completely forgotten and not
noted down, but my notes do say that I got past Richard on the last tight reach to the finish
(which I actually do remember), but nothing is ever really 'in the bank' on Ngaroto until you've
crossed the finish line, and he almost immediately did the same thing back to me, as did Ian
Mac so I ended up fourth.
Mark Bell
PT 2862 - Totally Wired
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Results – Lake Ngaroto Regatta 24-25 November 2012
Place
Boat Sail No
Club Helm R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Total Nett
1st Ultra High Modulus
3025 Tauranga Richard Dent 2.0 1.0 1.0 (3.0) 1.0 8.0 5.0
2nd Totally Wired 2862 Ponsonby Mark Bell 1.0 2.0 (6.0) 4.0 3.0 16.0 10.0
3rd Yellow Fever 3026 Howick Doug Ferguson 3.0 (7.0) 3.0 1.0 4.0 18.0 11.0
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4th Love Over Gold
2820 Takapuna Ian McLennan (8.0) 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 21.0 13.0
5th Hot Gossip 2868 Whanganui James Moore (9.0) 3.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 25.0 16.0
6th The Ounce 2940 Howick Les Gallagher 4.0 5.0 5.0 (10.0) 7.0 31.0 21.0
7th A.P.P. 511 Torbay Mark Orams 5.0 6.0 (8.0) 5.0 6.0 30.0 22.0
8th Gray Power 2529 New Plymouth
Stuart Taylor 6.0 10.0 9.0 6.0 (18.0 DNC)
49.0 31.0
9th Copy Cat 3068 New Plymouth
Carey Johnstone
7.0 11.0 11.0 8.0 (18.0 DNC)
55.0 37.0
10th Crazy Diamond 2811 New Plymouth
Mark Hatch 10.0 8.0 7.0 13.0 (18.0 DNC)
56.0 38.0
11th Sail a Tiger 292 Ngaroto Thomas de Meijer
(18.0 DNC)
18.0 DNC
10.0 9.0 8.0 63.0 45.0
12th Southern Comfort
2763 Ngaroto Alex Kraayenhof
13.0 9.0 13.0 (15.0) 10.0 60.0 45.0
13th One Fish - Two Fish
2800 Evans Bay Lynley Manning 11.0 12.0 14.0 11.0 (18.0 DNC)
66.0 48.0
14th Scarface Claw 2368 Maraetai Greg Bain (18.0 DNC)
13.0 12.0 14.0 11.0 68.0 50.0
15th Panther 2698 Napier Robbie Morrison
14.0 15.0 16.0 12.0 (18.0 DNC)
75.0 57.0
16th Mitre 10 Mega 2365 Ngaroto Mike Allison 12.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 (18.0 DNC)
75.0 57.0
17th Turbo Tone 2891 Howick Matthew Phipps (18.0 DNC)
18.0 DNC
18.0 DNC
18.0 DNC
9.0 81.0 63.0
Sailed: 5, Discards: 1, To count: 4, Entries: 17
North Island Champs – Turangi 23-24 February 2013
One of the best Turangi regattas with great sailing breezes on both Saturday and Sunday. A
total of 7 races were sailed. The turn-out this year was well down on last year with 21 boats,
but those who turned up were treated to Turangi’s best. Well done Scott Pederson who won
with only 2 points separating him from 2nd placed Les Gallagher and 5 points back to 3rd placed
Ian Mac. Les won the “Most Improved” trophy as well so congrats to our trophy-getters.
I also want to give Les Wheeler a special mention for giving up his week end to drive a New
Plymouth patrol boat during the regatta and also to Carey Johnstone for towing it to the lake.
Stuart Taylor
PT 2529 - Gray Power
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Regatta Report
Turangi turned on some good conditions and great racing for us this year. Numbers were down
a bit on previous years but those that were there had a great time both on the water and off it.
For us in the Napier crew we had only just got back from New Plymouth the previous week so
were feeling a bit weary but really in tune with our boats. Friday night saw the standard get
together over a good few drinks where the guys from New Plymouth, Wanganui and Auckland
joined us. This led to talking up the coming contest, determining who had rums coming from
who the next day and reminiscing about old times on the Wanganui river. During the discussion
it turned out that Stu and Chris had met many years before in a rescue at Napier. Stu had been
ejected from his PT in strong winds and Chris had come to pick him up and return him to his
boat in what was described as catamaran with a pink float on top of the mast. Each of them had
told the story many times over the last 20 odd years but this was the first time they had made
the connection who was who. Funny what comes out over a glass or two of rum.
On the water the racing was very close. Hayden, Peter and myself all had a very good first day
with Les and Ian very consistently up there also. Stuart Taylor sporting his brand new dazzling
Doyle also had a great day winning his first race in a PT regatta. The second day was to be a lot
trickier, with less wind and more shifts it proved hard to cover boats and choose the correct
side to sail to. Les and Ian had a great day, both getting wins and ending up 2nd and 3rd overall
respectively. I managed to just hold on and was very happy with my overall consistent
performance. As is the case with a regatta at Turangi it was great to take my family along, my
girls all enjoyed their camping holiday and I was able to be around them while still being away
sailing with mates. Great times!!!
When asked to write about my winning formula for the regatta I was not really sure how to sum
it all up. Most of what happens on the water seems to me to be more feel for a situation than
definite right or wrong choices that are made. So I thought I would mention a couple of the
main things I tend to look at in general terms that can be applied to each individuals race.
1st Beat: I feel this is about 80% of determining whether you will have a good race or not. If
your boat speed isn’t too bad and wind conditions are steady you should hold a spot within 10
places of the spot you go around the first mark in. I think a lot of planning should go into where
you want to position you boat up the first beat both in terms of side you want to go and where
you want to come into the first mark. A lot of second guessing tends to go into this part of the
race. Did I pick the right side? Have I gone too far? To this I say back yourself and your plan
but also be willing to make a change to the plan if necessary. My philosophy is if it feels wrong
it probably is. The start itself is very important, as getting clear air in the right part of the line
allows you to put your boat in the position you have determined you want to go. If you get a
bad start you are dictated to by the other boats around you and will be unable to carry out your
race plan. Spend time before the start working out where you want to be but see how things
unfold in the last few minutes. Make sure your decision is made and your boat positioned before
the last minute or you will probably be looking at plan B.
Mark Rounding’s: A lot of time can be gained and lost at mark rounding’s. In my opinion each
mark has things you must do to round the mark in good shape when there are lots of boats
trying to do the same thing. The top mark is the most important. Coming in on port late can
work really well as you don’t have to put up with the typical trudge on starboard, but in a big
fleet finding a hole can be very difficult and very costly. So there needs to be planning as to
where you think you will slot in when you come back across. Getting on the lay line too early
can be equally problematic. If you are there too early and not up high enough you risk having
lots of boats dump on you end up not even laying the mark. I have found myself in this
situation many times and each time it has been amazingly costly. The wing and bottom marks
are also places where gains can be made. My big rule (and that of most of the boats at the front
of the fleet) is to not put your boat in a position where right and wrong can be misinterpreted
by the skippers involved. This means not trying to get buoy room late and trying not to let
other boats think they have that opportunity either (sometimes quite hard to achieve). You will
tend to find if you keep your distance and plan ahead before you find yourself in the situation
you will tend to gain more often than not.
Boat Preparation and Practice: This part of sailing can be very underrated. Having a boat that is
in good condition and everything on it works is a must even before trying to make it fast. A lot
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of time can be lost around the track with stuff that doesn’t work like dodgy cleats, sticky
boards, tracking rudders and the like. These are also probably the easiest problems to fix as it
can be done onshore in your own time without pressure (unlike while racing). Time in the boat
is also something that can’t be underestimated. Due to the fact that this part of sailing cannot
be easily quantified it is often overlooked. This season most of us Napier skippers have done a
lot of racing away from home and I feel we have all gained a lot of knowledge by doing this.
Turning that knowledge into speed is the next trick but I think your feel and ability to react to a
situation is influenced heavily by the amount of sailing you have done.
Other Boats: A great many things can be learnt from other skippers in the fleet both in terms of
boat positioning, starting and sailing technique. Watch skippers on the water, see where they
put their boat, look how they round marks and ask questions. This can be a great way of filling
holes in your knowledge both on and off the water. All skippers I have spoken to in my time
have been willing to help me and I think this part of PT sailing is what makes the class so great.
I hope this stuff helps and increases your enjoyment in the class.
Scott Pedersen
PT 3070 – Slingshot
Results – Turangi Regatta
Name Boat # R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Total Points
1 Scott Pederson 3070 1 7 2 2 4 5 4 25
2 Les Gallagher 3093 3 5 5 5 3 1 5 27
3 Ian Maclennan 2820 6 4 9 6 2 2 1 30
4 Hayden Percy 3073 2 1 7 1 12 10 3 36
5 Peter Robins 3088 4 2 4 4 7 8 10 39
6 Dylan Taylor 300 16 3 6 8 1 4 2 40
7 Sel Pederson 3105 5 8 8 7 9 3 8 48
8 Pat Thompson 2950 8 12 10 9 5 7 7 58
9 Stuart Taylor 2529 9 13 1 3 13 9 14 62
10 Stu Thomas 2905 14 11 11 11 10 6 6 69
11 Jim Moore 2868 7 10 13 17 6 13 9 75
12 Mark Hatch 2811 10 6 3 10 22 22 22 95
13 Matt Phipps 2891 13 14 16 14 8 20 15 100
14 Chris Reid 3094 17 16 15 18 11 11 13 101
15 Sean Thomas 2502 11 9 17 15 17 14 19 102
16 John Tattersall 600 15 17 12 10 19 19 18 110
17 Remi Thomassen 2740 18 15 18 13 20 16 11 111
18 Carey Johnstone 2966 12 21 19 22 18 12 12 116
19 Jane Thomassen 3045 19 18 20 16 15 17 16 121
20 Lynley Manning 2800 21 19 21 20 14 15 17 127
21 Rodger Wilson 3028 20 20 14 19 16 18 22 129
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North Island Champs – Lake Taupo 23-24 March 2013
This is Not a Race Report
(Glenn’s diary, March 9-10, 2013) (spent at Mighty River Power regatta, Lake Taupo YC)
We hitched up the boats and managed to get out of Wellington about 4pm on the Friday
afternoon, missed most of the traffic and had a good run through to Taupo. Managed to join up
with Lynley and Rodger for a late pizza in the pub, while we watched the Hurricanes beat the
Crusaders (Go the Hurricanes!!!)
Saturday morning wasn’t quite to script….wind on the water, most unusual for Taupo for this
time of year, and more forecast. Rigging up always seems to encourage the breeze further until
we had a good 15-20 knots for the first race. Only 6 PTs on the senior course….and we were
that biggest class in numbers. First race got away which proceeded to falter at the wing mark –
Jim Moore managed to plug it in, Carey Johnstone did a magnificent impression of the foiling
moth (things work better with the rudders in the water). Rodger Wilson had already had an off
before the race, so he’d had enough, and so had Lynley. I followed Carl right around the course,
and we finished a close one-two. Jim Moore finished a distant third, and celebrated finishing by
rolling it in again right on the finish line.
We retired unhurt (actually my mast had been tweaked on last down-wind). Time to visit Scenic
Cellars and for Carey to inspect lots of red wine. We even had time to visit JT and Lizzy out at
the (motor) race track and see lots of noisy, boring race cars go around and around in circles.
Settle back for the evening – tried some more of Carey’s red wine, and a little more red wine.
Just the perfect match to the roast pork – great evening with awesome friends.
Sunday morning is looking a little more regular Taupo like. A gentle, very shifty breeze finally
settled in. The OD banged off 5 races over the next 4 hours. They were all close with the fleet
being really mixed up at times, positions changing drastically with the 60 degree shifts (that’s
lake sailing). Carl sailed real smart and came out on top after 4 guns from 6 races. A fantastic
day of really close racing. Time to pack-up, a quick prize-giving and hit the road home.
Great weekend guys….
Glenn Syman
PT2922 Unplugged
Regatta Report
The 2013 Mighty River Power Regatta was just like your average Taupo regatta. Except with
added wind, so much so that we only managed one race on Saturday with everyone sticking the
bows in at least once. Didn't matter though as after a trip to Scenic Cellars we made it home in
time to put the roast pork on, Lynley raised the bar for catering at this regatta! Sunday dawned
with a more typical Taupo breeze however it filled in quickly and we managed 5 races. It was a
great regatta for me finally managing to beat the old man in a regatta (Slightly stoked that I
have bragging rights for a while). If you are considering coming to Taupo next year it was a
great regatta, we had our own course and excellent weather, will be great to get some more
boats next year.
Carl Syman
PT 2861 Psyclone
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Results – Taupo – Mighty River Power Regatta
Rank Sail Club Helm R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total Nett
5th 3068 New Plymouth Yacht Club Carey Johnston (7.0 DNC) 5.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 31.0 24.0
3rd 2868 Wanganui Sailing Club James Moore 3.0 2.0 (5.0) 4.0 3.0 5.0 22.0 17.0
2nd 2922 Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club Glenn Syman 2.0 (4.0) 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 12.0 8.0
1st 2861 Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club Carl Syman 1.0 1.0 (2.0) 2.0 1.0 1.0 8.0 6.0
4th 2800 Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club Lynley Manning (7.0 DNC) 3.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 28.0 21.0
6th 3028 Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club Rodger Wilson (7.0 DNC) 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 31.0 24.0
Sailed: 6, Discards: 1, To count: 5, Rating system: TCF, Entries: 6
Photo: Emma Hatch
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Final Results North Island Freshwater Series 2012 / 13
Rank Helm Name Boat Sail No Club Ngaroto Turangi Taupo W’arapa Total Nett
1 Jim Moore Hot Gossip 2868 Wanganui 5 11 3 19 19
2 Carey Johnstone
Copy Cat 3068 New Plymouth 9 18 5 32 32
3 Lynley Manning
One fish – two fish
2800 Evans Bay 13 20 4 39 39
4 lan Mclennan
Love Over 2820 Takapuna 4 3 33 40 40
5 Les Gallagher
The Ounce 2940 Howick 6 2 33 41 41
6 Stuart Taylor
Power 2529 New Plymouth 8 9 33 50 50
7 Mark Hatch Crazy Diamond 2811 New Plymouth 10 12 33 55 55
8 Rodger Wilson
Soon 3028 Evans Bay 33 21 6 60 60
9 Matthew Phipps
Turbo Tone 2891 Howick 17 13 33 63 63
10 Carl Syman Psyclone 2861 Evans Bay 33 33 1 67 67
11 Scott Pederson
Double Vision 3070 Napier 33 1 33 67 67
12 Richard Dent Ultra High Modulus
3025 Tauranga 33 33 67 67
13 Glenn Syman
Unplugged 2922 Evans Bay 33 33 2 68 68
14 Mark Bell Totally Wired 2862 Ponsonby Cruising Club
2 33 33 68 68
15 Doug Ferguson
Yellow Fever 3026 Howick 3 33 33 69 69
16 Hayden Percy
Aquaholic 3073 Maraetai 33 4 33 70 70
17 Peter Robins Runaway Train 3088 Muritai 33 5 33 71 71
18 Dylan Taylor Smugg 2351 New Plymouth 33 6 33 72 72
19 Sel Pederson Tru Blu 3105 Napier 33 7 33 73 73
20 Mark Orams Animal Print Pants
3010 Torbay 7 33 33 73 73
21 Pat Thompson
Scalded 2950 Howick 33 8 33 74 74
22 Stu Thomas Blue Moon 2905 Wanganui 33 10 33 76 76
23 Thomas Meijer
Sail a Tiger 292 Ngaroto Sailing Club
11 33 33 77 77
24 Alex Kraayenhof
Southern Comfort
2763 Ngaroto Sailing Club
12 33 33 78 78
25 Chris Reid Blu Bi 3094 12 33 33 78 78
26 Greg Bain Scarface Claw 2368 Maraetai 14 33 33 80 80
27 Sean Thomas
Bruisers Back 2502 Wanganui 33 15 33 81 81
28 Robbie Morrison
Panther 2698 Napier 15 33 33 81 81
29 John Tattersall
lf Only 600 Muritai 33 16 33 82 82
30 Mike Allison Mitre 10 Mega 2365 Ngaroto Sailing Club
16 33 33 82 82
31 Remi Thomassen
Double Dutch 2740 Evans Bay 16 33 33 82 82
32 Jane Thomassen
Pom Puss 3045 Evans Bay 33 19 33 85 85
Sailed: 3, Discards: 0, To count: 3, Entries: 32
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Fresh Water Series Proposal
Greetings again from the Fresh-Water side.
The current Freshwater series is a popular and well-supported series of regattas located at
traditional venues around the North Island. It provides keen competition mostly from sailors in
the North Island and also provides an opportunity to learn of developments within the class
and enjoy the camaraderie that is endemic to the class.
Over the years, these series of regattas have been run successfully by past Fresh-water
Coordinators that has sustained interest in the competition. However, there have been
numerous suggestions from the class that would help to make the competition even stronger
and encourage even better participation. So a few of us (Mark Hatch, Carey Johnstone and
myself) gathered around Carey’s bottle of pinot noir (his spoils from winning the highest placed
sailor to finish all races in the series) and came up with the following facelift for the Fresh-water
series. We would like to think of this as plastic surgery for the FWS, so take a deep breath as
this will not be as painful as open-heart surgery. After all, it aint broke….
Fresh Water Series
Venues
Currently we have Lake Wairarapa, Lake Ngaroto, Turangi and Taupo. The Wairarapa venue
was a replacement venue for Lake Horowhenua which we lost through our inability to get safe
access, compounded by a lake weed problem. Lake Wairarapa is a great location and provides
free camping. Conditions on the Lake can be fickle at times, but the venue has been a great
success , at least socially. It also provides a regatta in close proximity to Wellington as the rest
of the venues are a long drive for Wellingtonians. So Wairarapa is likely to stay as it provides a
stepping stone back to Lake Horowhenua when the time is right.
Scoring
Scoring for the regattas to move from a low-points system to a high-points system. The
number of regatta entries will determine the maximum score for 1st place, for 2nd place the
points will be (max-1), for 3rd place (max-2) etc. Three regattas to count towards overall points.
Each of the regattas will use the low-points system to determine individual place-getters as
these regattas are generally run by the organizing club who all use the low-points system to
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score competitors. The overall series however will be scored using the high-points system to
determine the overall winner and final rankings.
New Grand Prix Series
Venues
We would like to implement a new series of regattas that will run alongside the current Fresh-
Water series. The series will comprise 8 regattas in total, with 5 regattas to count toward the
overall score. Four of these regattas will be the current Fresh-water series and an additional
four comprising our regional championships as follows:-
Lake Wairarapa
Lake Ngaroto
Turangi North Island Champs
Lake Taupo
Sir Peter Blake Regatta, Torbay
Eastern Districts Regatta, Napier
Western Districts Regatta, New Plymouth
Wellington Centreboard Champs
South Island venues can be included in this list, but at the time of writing this article I had not
made contact with any SI reps to determine what those regattas should be.
Scoring
Scoring for this series to be the high-point scoring system, consistent with the fresh-water
series. A total of 5 regattas to count from the 8 venues listed. If a regatta is cancelled for any
reason or no result is achieved, then a total of 4 regattas to count. A more detailed account of
the scoring system to appear in the next issue of the Tiger Rag.
Remember that this is merely a proposal and likely to morph as feedback rolls in from the class.
By way of comparison, I have included results from this year’s fresh-water series scored using
both the low-points system and the high-points system. This can be the basis for some
comparative analysis.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Stuart Taylor
PT 2529 – Gray Power
2012 Paper Tiger South Island Championship 24-25 November 2012
Report 1
The 2012 NZPTOA South Island Championship was hosted by the Naval Point Club Lyttleton on
the 24-25 November.
With only 6 local boats starting and without the two Nelson guns, this regatta was setup from
the start to be a closely contested thing and it didn't disappoint nor was it without incident.
Lyttleton Harbour put on a good show with 15-18 knots on Saturday and 12 knots on Sunday
with flat water with plenty of sunblock required.
Schoolboy brothers Harry and William Dawber raced well in their first SI event. These lads are
learning quick and are already showing us just how much of a handful they will be in the
coming years. Well done guys.
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Trevor George in Ninja showed good speed with a well dialled in ex B Preston Lidgard "Blade"
with some us wanting it....do yo think he will notice Bob?
Bob, Pierce and I has a good battle of it and the results do not show just how competitive the
racing was. Pierce did show us up with beating us all to the top mark with a broken boom, Bob
decided to use the wing mark as a top mark in R4 and I didn't disappoint either with replacing
my normal swimming routine with two early start technique on Sunday.
Excellent hosting and course setting once again by NPCL resulted in a challenging event for all.
A big thanks to Phil Folter and his team for ensuring that we all had a good time of it.
James Cairns
PT 3029 - TNT
Report 2
The Canterbury Paper Tiger Championships were held at Pigeon Bay Boating Club on the 9th
and 10th of March.
Eight boats entered including our two teenage sailors Harry and William Dawber. Five races
were completed over the two days in a variety of light winds, with the best breeze a 10 knot
southerly for the two races on Sunday.
Our Youngest sailor Harry Dawber sailing"Double Trouble" is our new Canterbury Paper Tiger
Champion.Second place went to Pierce Prendergast on "Poles Apart" and Third place to Bob
Nicholls on "Cool Cat".
Congratulations to Harry Dawber on his well deserved win.
Pierce Prendergast
Poles Apart PT2790
Results - South Island Championship
Place BOAT SKIPPER CLUB SAIL No.
1
2 3 4 5 6 Total Nett
1 TNT James Cairns
PBBC 3029 1 1 2 1 1 (3) 9 6
2 Cool Cat Bob Nicholls
PBBC 2962 2 2 1 (5) 3 1 14 9
3 Poles Apart Pierce Prendergast
NPCL 2790 (4) 3 3 2 2 2 16 12
4 Double Trouble
Harry Dawber
PBBC 2934 3 (7) DNC
7 DNC 3 6 5 31 24
5 Ninja Trevor George
PBBC 926 5 (7) DNC
7 DNC 4 4 4 31 24
6 Masters Apprentice
William Dawber
PBBC 2435 6 4 7 DNC 6 5 6 34 27
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MASTER GAMES 2013 Wanganui 1 to 3 February 2013
The masters games sailing took place on the 1 to 3 February on the Wanganui River.
Three competitors had come from the Nationals that finished on 28 January and the recent
experience showed in the results.
Fine weather, flat water and moderate winds persisted during the regatta with a wind strength
8-12 knts with enough variation to make it interesting.
For those who have sailed at Wanganui in the past the visitors agreed that the water was the
clearest they had ever seen and there was hardly any driftwood.
The races were around 30 minutes and racing was close with many changes in position and
close finishes.
Baldrick achieved his first finish ahead of Grant Allen in Wanganui, well done. He also found that
the river is shallow near the sides and ended up sailing with one rudder only on day one.
Jim Moore
PT 2868 - Hot Gossip
“DYNEX”
“Light as a feather – Strong as
steel”.
The ‘Weight Watchers’ Rope
When Bob Preston wanted to lose that last kg or so at the Nationals weigh-in time he didn’t get the sandpaper out or drill holes in fittings, or even go on a diet!
Bob changed all his ropes and wires on his hulls to “DYNEX”
“Light as a feather – Strong as steel”.
Really light, strong, doesn’t absorb water, easy to splice, very
well priced.
What more do you want! For more information go to Hampidjan NZ or contact Bob Preston Hampidjan NZ supports the Paper Tiger Class.
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Results - MASTER GAMES 2013
Age group
Placing BOAT SKIPPER TOWN SAIL No.
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DROP Tot
-54 Gold Touchwood G Allen Wang 2907 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 6 10
Silver Blue Moon S Thomas Wang 2905 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 10 28
Bronze Wishbone J Goodare Wang 2501 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 12 42
55+ Gold Love Over Gold
I Maclennan
Auck 2820 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 1 2 6 9
Silver Learning To Fly
D Leatham NP 2988 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 10 23
Bronze Hot Gossip J Moore Wang 2868 4 3 3 2 4 5 5 4 3 10 23
Wellington Centreboard Champs Plimmerton 9-10 March 2013
View from the Back
It was a good turn out with 11 boats rigged and ready to go and a forecast of 15 knots
gusting 30 for the first of two days racing. The schedule per the racing instructions was 3
races back to back, but for most classes they changed this to 2 then in for lunch and then 2
more as Sunday was scheduled to be light (well it was at 9am – has got windier since).
Someone in their great wisdom (mentioning no names Rowdy) decided that it was unsafe to
come in and that PTs should do 4 races back to back as this is what we will be doing at
Easter.
The first start was delayed for reasons not entirely clear to us, but it was enough to piss
Jocko off who went home (may have been another reason, but I don’t know it!) and long
enough to allow Remy to get to the start line, we were a bit late arriving………… Race 1 went
well and having arrived at the top mark mid fleet, I retained my position for the rest of the
race at the head of the B division. There was a clear gap most of the time between the A
graders (Scotty, Hoodie, Pete, Rowdy and Rick) and the rest of us.
Race 2 will be remembered by the fleet for Rowdy’s pearler of a port tack start – amazing to
watch and accompanied by many cheers. Unfortunately for me, my downhaul snapped just
after the start, so I had to stop and jury rig it (lesson no.1 – check everything and double
check it – wasn’t aware that the rope even looked like it may be on its last legs). Anyway
that put pay to a repeat of the first race, and there was no way I could catch up the fleet,
despite trying.
Unfortunately, Robin bailed at the end of race 2, it was hard going, and I hope his back is
Ok. Gather a cartwheel a couple of weeks ago may not have helped. With all the other
fleets headed home, the wait between races wasn’t quite so long, although we still had to
wait for everyone to finish (lesson No.2 – it’s now autumn and an extra layer should return
to my gear bag).
Race 3, I had a good start at the pin end in the company of Rick, Pete and Hoodie, although
that may have been the wrong end of the line given the favoured side seemed to right hand
side. While I just laid it through the pin end, Rowdy missed it and had to circle back round,
another port start but not one to talk about. Ended up at the back of the fleet at the top
mark, and most of the race playing cat and mouse with Remy, he would overtake me
upwind and I would overtake him downwind (sure there is a lesson no.3 there…).
Somewhere along the way, Remy managed to stay ahead and I found myself at the back
again. However, did manage to pip Sundae round the bottom mark and up to the finish.
Race 4 is a blur; the weather conditions hadn’t changed much, but the boat didn’t feel the
boat that it was going quite so well. I have no doubt it was mainly down to fatigue, but
having the spanner invert on the starboard tack and fighting that didn’t help (may be
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caused by way I had jury rigged the downhaul – but other ideas welcome). Also hitting the
top mark and doing a penalty is also not helpful. Rick bailed at the top mark first time round
as it was all too much, tempting though it was, I boxed on for another last place.
The full realisation of how tough it had been out there was coming in off the water and
being barely able to stand up straight due to a very sore back. (Lesson No. 4 – need to
harden up for the Interdoms girl). On seeing AP over A on shore, also learned that the other
fleets weren’t having a very long lunch break, instead they had all bailed for the day. It had
been a long day, as we didn’t hit the beach until about 5, so everyone was keen to get
home and being too far from the front, I don’t know who got the guns. It did look like a
good tussle between Scott and Hoody with Rowdy and Pete in the mix. Hear that Hoody
came second after today’s racing so that makes Scott and Rowdy first or third as they are
the only three that went back for another go today.
Despite everything enjoyed the day and looking forward to the EB regatta next weekend
and of course Easter.
Jane Thomassen
PT 3045 – Pom Puss
Results - Wellington Centreboard Champs
Place BOAT SKIPPER SAIL No. 1
2 3 4 5 6 Total
1 Bad Boy Scott Barker 3075 1 3 2 3 2 1 12
2 The Package Mike Hood 3095 3 1 1 2 3 3 13
3 Moneypenny Rowdy Leatham
3007 2 4 3 4 1 2 16
4 Runaway Train Peter Robins 3088 4 2 4 1 12 12 35
5 Butterfly Rick Martin 2987 5 5 5 12 12 12 51
6 If Only John Tattersall 600 9 8 6 5 12 12 52
7 Double Dutch Remy Thomessen
2740 7 6 7 8 12 12 52
8 Pom Puss Jane Thomassen
3045 6 10 8 7 12 12 55
9 Sundae Brett Gawn 2970 10 9 9 6 12 12 58
10 Sere Robin Connor 2990 8 7 12 12 12 12 63
11 Against the Grain
Murray McLauchlan
2986 12 12 12 12 12 12 72
Area Rep’s Reports
Auckland
After a few years in the wilderness the Auckland PT fleet has been showing signs of a return to
health thanks in the main part to the efforts and enthusiasm of Mark Orams, who, in his
capacity as Vice-Patron of the Torbay Sailing Club, has been working to re-establish a viable
fleet at the spiritual home of Auckland PT sailing in the '70s. The fantastic support shown by
skippers from all over the country for the Peter Blake Regatta at Torbay was also a great shot in
the arm for the class. With hundreds of young sailors getting a chance to see a solid fleet of PTs
in action, who knows what the payoffs may be further down the road. We now have a core fleet
of five or six boats at Torbay which, when combined with the Howick boats, is well on the way
to creating a critical mass for growing the class up here. A huge vote of thanks goes out to the
skippers from Napier, New Plymouth and even Wellington and Nelson (Scott Barker, Mike Hood
and Bob Preston) for making the effort to attend the largest two-day centreboard regatta in the
country - stirling stuff.
With the Hutchwilco Auckland Boatshow coming up again in April we have another great
opportunity to promote the class in Auckland and in general, and if we can do half as good a job
as we did last year then it will be a thoroughly worthwhile experience. Hopefully we can get
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organised amongst the Auckland skippers this year to make it work, as we can't really expect
the same level of outside assistance that we recieved last time from the New Plymouth and
Wellington contingent. If anyone wants to put their hand up to co-ordinate things up here
please get in touch with me, I am unfortunately unable to devote the time to it at the moment
but will do my civic duty on the stand. [email protected]
Internationals kick off next week, so there's not much else to add except "Give 'em hell, put the
boot on the neck and don't take it off until it's all over." In a nice, sporting way of course...
Mark Bell
PT 2862 – Totally Wired
Taranaki
One of the encouraging signs that we have seen in New Plymouth this season is the injection of
new sailors and boats into the home fleet. We set up a buddy-system with each of the newbies
at the start of the season with new sailors being paired up with a more experienced sailor. The
idea was to make the transition into the boat as well as into the club social environment just a
bit easier.
Our new Tigers in New Plymouth are:
Glenn Farrant, a local surgeon who purchased Lord of the Dings from Wally Eady
Scott Hodges who purchased Flyer from Rowdy. Scott is by no means a newcomer to the
club and came through the junior sailing ranks with Rowdy. Well done Scott for your top
10 place at Nationals!
Grant Penney, who purchased Pom Puss from Jane Thomassen. Grant owns a Ron-Given
designed 40ft cat, moored up north.
Leo Pritt, who has been sailing the Hatch boat All That Jazz. Leo also came through the
junior sailing ranks at New Plymouth and is now studying engineering at Canterbury
Anthony Britz, who purchased a red Tiger, but sightings of Anthony at the club have
almost passed into folklore.
Sam??, who purchased Jason Crowe’s old Tiger boat. Sam and Jason are both part of our
NP fire service
One of the highlights this season was our own Western Districts regatta, sailed on the w/e of
16-17 February. We saw a large support contingent come up from Napier and Wanganui,
making up a total fleet of some 20 boats. Day 1 was a 3-race affair sailed in a challenging 17-
21 kn. We were all physically spent after racing and later gathered at Baldrick’s place to listen
to the usual lies, fibs and hyperbole. The bit that turned out to be true was that Ryan and Steph
were expecting their first sprog – Congrats!
Sunday was a more sedate 8-12 kn and again we were able to get 3 more races away. Scott
Pedersen once again showed his class and won the regatta convincingly with Rowdy the only
sailor offering any real resistance (when his boat stayed together). Well done also to Scott
Hodges, 2nd overall, and Baldrick 3rd.
Overall, we have had the most remarkable summer of racing with only 1 lost day of racing this
season. Can anyone ever remember a summer like this one? One of the few good things to
come out of global warming….
Stuart Taylor PT 2529 – Gray Power
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The next generation of Paper Tiger sails and suspension tramps.
Brett Linton
Linton Sails, PO Box 14594, Wellington
Phone: (04) 348 8447 or 027 487 1611
Email: [email protected]
Hawkes Bay
What has been a very busy season for the Napier fleet is now winding down. We have all really
enjoyed ourselves this year and most of us have managed to do a lot of travelling to regattas
around the place. We had a great trip to the Peter Blake regatta and will be keen to do this
again in the future. The Nationals were very enjoyable and we all felt we learnt a great deal
from the close racing and great conditions. Most of us were also able to travel across to New
Plymouth for the West Coast Champs and were very thankful to our hosts for billeting all of us
and making the contest a very enjoyable experience. I suggest this will become a must attend
event in the future and we hope to reciprocate the hospitality if you guys want to attend our
East Coast Champs at the end of November. We again had fun camping at Turangi and the
weather even played ball this time with a great days racing on the Saturday. Next weekend
most of us are again off this time up to Gisborne where I have never sailed before but have
heard great things.
Closer to home we have increased our fleet numbers this season. Kevin Percy has bought
Mokum and is now trying hard to get one over his sons (I know how that feels). Also last week
we had Isaac Taylor join our fleet after he purchased Heaven’s Door in Auckland. In his first
outing he demonstrated he will be another fast young sailor joining our ranks after he showed a
few of us how it is done.
Now we all look forward to the Internationals and hopefully good weather and great results.
See you then.
Scott Pedersen PT 3070 - Slingshot
Wellington
Nomination for most spectacular capsize of the Muritai season goes to Robin Connor. Obviously
still in recovery mode from his back injury at the Nationals, Rob got out in a snorter during club
racing at the end of February. He managed to time his gybe perfectly as the 30kt gust hit.
Reliable sources claim that as the top of his mast hit the water, the whole boat cartwheeled
over it, entirely leaving the water with Rob attached. Fortunately boat and skipper survived
unscathed and live to fight another day.
Planning is well advanced for the "2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger Catamaran
International Championships" over Easter. A 50 boat fleet is confirmed, with 17 Australian
sailors making the trip. Hopefully the great weather we've been having will hang around a bit
longer. The dolphins and orcas have been checking out the course area, as well as a few
jellyfish to bump into, so be ready to expect anything and everything! John Tattersall
PT 600 – If Only
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2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger Catamaran Intl Championships
It’s started…
The Australian Team’s container landed safely and parked up in a cosy spot at Muritai Yacht
Club ready for the Easter festivities.
Photo John Tattersall
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Advertisements may also be placed and viewed on the NZPTOA website – contact the
webmaster. Please let Lynley Manning know when your boat is sold.
PT 2368 Scarface Claw - $2,600.00
She’s tough alright. Ply boat, sister to Captain Morgan.
Scar comes with a Goodall Sail(2008), standard carbon centre boards, Chris Hayward Rudders,
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Scar comes with a beach trolley, road trailer not included.
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Don’t hesitate to give me a call if you have further questions. She’s a PT that offers value for
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Mustang Sally PT 2972 - $9,500
Terry Valder built, foam, kevlar. Strong boat with great panel stiffness. Paintwork recently
refinished.
¨ Carbon Tacktick mount (no compass)
¨ Has been down to weight, is currently 51.5 KG approx (due to paint job).
¨ Several sails including new Goodall Radial. Fibre foam battens
¨ The very first prototype suspension tramp in grey material.
¨ Two masts, spare stays, staymaster rigging screws
¨ Tacticalz foils
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This boat has won 3 NZ champs and is a proven performer.
$9,500 firm for everything.
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PT3029 TNT - $7,200.00 S.I / $7,500.00 N.I. (see below)
Complete A grade package, current SI title
50.0KG at last nationals attended.
Darren Kingi built, glass over ply, kevlar/foam/carbon decks, carbon centre cases.
Stiff and light.
Valder centre boards, tacticalz rudders, carbon stocks/link bar and tiller.
Most components new in 2011 including stays and StaMaster adjusters.
2012 Custom built hot dipped PT/camping trailer. Huge 2.4x1.2x600mm box made out of
25mm ply painted in 2 pot epoxy. Internal removable coffin houses foils/boom/sail ect.
2011 new beach trolley.
2010 JT2, JT1 boom, 2011 Lidgard with fiberfoam battens plus light air glass top two plus
nearly a full set of spares.
Ready to race.
Too much to list. Call or email for pics and more details.
$7500 delivered to Wellington Ferry Terminal or anywhere in the SI for $7200
James 021 741 065 email [email protected]
PT3070 Double Vision - $14,000
Built by Sel Pedersen
- Ply construction redecked this season so is in excellent condition
- Weighed in at 51.0 last Nationals
- Pedersen foils
- Carbon fibre rudder stocks
- Complete setup ready to race
- Doyle Ice Fibre sail 1 season old in excellent condition
- Beach Trailer
I have had top 5 finishes at the Nationals for the last 4 seasons in this boat including 2nd this
year, and 4th in the last Internationals in McCrae. It will be sad to see her go.
Scott Pedersen
0212073193
Photo supplied by Scott Pederson
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Photo: Emma Hatch
Upcoming Events
2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger Catamaran International Championships
Easter 2013, Muritai, Wellington.
Horowhenua Cup October (Labour Weekend)
Lake Ngaroto November
Sir Peter Blake Regatta 7-8 December 2013, Torbay SC, Auckland
National Champs – New Year (dates TBC) - Naval Point Christchurch
In The Next Tiger Rag – very soon!
Internationals info – results, photos, reports
Some other stuff, whatever we can get our hands on
Deadline for contributions: 15 May 2013 please start sending your stuff through now!
Send to [email protected] & [email protected]
Useful Links
NZ Paper Tigers Association www.papertiger.org.nz
Paper Tiger Catamaran
Association
www.papertigercatamaran.org
Australian Paper Tiger
Catamaran Association
aptca.papertigercatamaran.org
Canterbury PTs www.canterburypapertiger.co.cc
Wanganui www.sailingwanganui.co.nz
The T(Tasmanian)PTCA: http://www.catsailor.org/index.php/tptca
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Final Word
Thank you to everyone who sent all the lovely content through for this bumper issue of the
Tiger Rag. It’s not that pretty but it’s huge!! (There wasn’t even room for funnies.) As
discussed at the last AGM we are making the jump to the electronic edition. Not yet up to the
pure class of the Australian mag but it’s a start.
There is a brief list of people who prefer a paper copy. If you are unable to convince someone to
print it out for you please let us know and we will arrange for a copy to be posted.
As this edition is being sent just before the Internationals we will put another edition together in
May. We already have some content but of course would like lots more. So please keep
sending it in. If you haven’t sent anything in for a while (or ever) please get started today.
Lynley Manning PT 2800 - one fish – two fish
PA to the Editor
Next deadline is 15 May 2013.
Thank you in anticipation!
Photo: Emma Hatch
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2013 Swire Shipping Paper Tiger
Catamaran International
Championships
Muritai Yacht Club, Easter 2013
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