Thursday 17 December 2009

Splash World Sailing Championships, Takapuna Beach, 2-8 January 2010

by Zoe Hawkins

Nearly 80 entrants from 11 countries are participating in the Splash World Sailing Championships. The Splash dinghy is an exciting single handed boat designed for teenage sailors and is an important precursor to Olympic sailing. It is a class that New Zealand has excelled in, winning the Nations Cup at the 2009 Splash World Championships. Timed to coincide with international school holidays, racing starts on Saturday 2 January, and finishes on Friday 8 January, and will be held out of Takapuna Boating Club in Auckland.

New Zealand contenders include reigning World Champion Declan Burn of Picton, 2008 World Champion Ben Lutze of Taipa, and 2007 Optimist World Champion, Chris Steele of Auckland.

Takapuna Boating Club

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