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Major Events Committee Meeting
September 08 (18:00)
Winter Match Racing Series Two
September 11 (08:00)
College Sport Wellington Match Racing Championship
September 18 (08:00)
128th Season Opening Day
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September 25 (08:00)
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Centreport International Youth Match Racing Championships
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RPNYC win Musto International Youth Match Racing

RPNYC leading at MUSTO Champs. Photo courtesy of Andrea Francolini.

Josh Junior and his crew of Matthew Steven and Chris Jones, representing Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, have won the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship in convincing style at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

After leading the round robins in an enviable position, having lost only one race, Junior defeated fellow countryman Scott Burling in the semi finals with two straight wins.

Going into the grand final, Junior was match fit and on a winning streak. Race Officer Denis Thompson set the course in Sydney’s Rushcutters Bay taking advantage of the 9-11 knot westerly breeze.

 


Josh Junior, Matthew Steven and Chris Jones at MUSTO Champs. Photo courtesy of Andrea Francolini.

In the first match Junior led Will Tiller from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron throughout the match. Junior was given a penalty for early entry, which he carried through the match undertaking his penalty turn just prior to crossing the finish line.

In Match Two Junior controlled the race from the pre-start manoeuvres to the top mark, leading Tiller throughout the match and taking the win by two boat lengths.

In what was the final match of the day, Junior again received a pre-start penalty, but he managed to wipe this off soon after the start by inflicting a penalty on Tiller. Displaying good racing tactics at the mark roundings, Junior shut out Tiller and sailed home by three boat lengths to clinch the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship.

Commenting on his win, Junior said “This has been a great regatta for us – it’s our first win on Aussie soil and I am ecstatic. The regatta had a great mix of conditions that really suited us.”

“To have three New Zealand teams on the podium when the competition has been really close it’s truly fantastic,” concluded Junior.

This regatta concludes a month of competition in New Zealand and Australia for the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club team. They have competed in four regattas and bring home a 1, 5, 3, 1 scorecard to Wellington.
 



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