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NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001

FRI, SAT and SUN, NOVEMBER 2, 3, and 4

OHIWA BEACH, BAY OF PLENTY, NORTH ISLAND, NZ


Bill Nairn in NZ312 (on inner) tussling with Bill Hayward in one of Saturday's Class 4 races. Bill's got the former Colin Palmer "Grey Magic" running well and finished third overall in Class 4 and secured the same placing in the Class 3 section which was run on the first day (Friday) of the three-day regatta .

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Top placings results are:
CLASS 3:
Colin Palmer (ALYC), 1;
Bill Hayward (ALYC), 2;
Bill Nairn (ALYC), 3.

CLASS 4:
Colin Palmer (ALYC), 1;
Bob Mason (ALYC), 2;
Bill Nairn (ALYC), 3.

CLASS 5:
Darren Laugesen (OBSS) and Clem Kinnaird (OBSS), 1 equal
Michael Nairn (ALYC), 3.

FED 5
Michael Nairn (ALYC), 1;
Ron Heydon (OBSS), 2;
Mervyn Hurley (GCWLYC), 3.

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Colin Palmer, who eventually won Class 4, shows a clean pair of heels to Bob Mason, Bill Nairn (NZ312), Bill Hayward and Mark Backhaus!
Rotorua's Ron Heydon (foreground) surveys his front wheel while everyone else readies for a start in Class 5.
Karla Mason in her YOTT NZ301 is set to head off in the start of another c5 race. Mike Nairn in his Fed 5 NZ311 showed everyone that the older yachts can foot it with the YOTTs. Mike was the third overall in the 5s at the nationals.

Hometown boy Darren Laugesen in his pristine YOTT made every post a winning one. Fellow Ohopean Clem Kinnaird gives chase.
Clem Kinnaird in his own design NZ701 amazed everyone with how well he had the yacht going. Clem, by far the lightest of c5 pilots in NZ, handled the stiff 18 knot breeze to perfection.
Clem Kinnaird gets the chequered flag after one of the exhausting 40 minute races. Clem finished up with two wins and two seconds to take first equal overall.

Darren Laugesen collects one of his two victories, ending up the day tied with fellow club member Clem Kinnaird.
Darren Laugesen poses with his IMAC YOTT at the Ohiwa Beach Motor Camp, headquarters for the Nationals.
Ron Heydon (foreground), Bob Mason (holding mast) and Karla Mason (sitting in YOTT) pass the time of day with Mervyn Hurley and his daughter, Courtenay who came to the event on crutches.
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