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2012 Regatta Official race results
Scott Expedition Seagull Outboard Motor Race 1 (2 laps of harbour)
1st – Grant Jefcoate (Alexandra)
2nd – Dennis Kestila (Port Chalmers)
3rd – Graeme Clark & Chris Jones (Oamaru)
Sumpter Sailing Race (one lap of harbour)
1st- Sara Plunkett & Chris Mosedale (Oamaru)
2nd –Geoff King (Oamaru)
Scott Expedition Seagull Outboard Motor Race 2 (2 laps of harbour)
1st – Grant Jefcoate (Alexandra)
2nd – Dennis Kestila (Port Chalmers)
3rd – Graeme Clark & Chris Jones (Oamaru)
Optimist Sailing Race (2 laps of harbour)
1st – Jarvis Cross (Oamaru)
2nd – Ethan Wilson (Oamaru)
3rd – Ray Meech (Oamaru)
Open Class Sailing Race (2 laps of harbour)
1st- Kevin Murdoch (Oamaru)
2nd- Graham Thorn (Oamaru)
3rd – Donal Ferguson & Mike Harris (Oamaru)
4th – Sara Plunkett & Chris Mosedale (Oamaru)
The Inaugural Friendly Bay Cardboard Boat Race
1st equal – Charlie Mosedale (Oamaru)
- Quinn & Oriana Plunkett (Oamaru)
The Great British Seagull Outboard Motor Endurance Race
(3 laps of the harbour)
1st- Grant Jefcoate (Alexandra)
2nd-Roger Routledge (Oamaru)
3rd-Dennis Kestila (Port Chalmers)
4th – Graeme Clark (Oamaru)
5th – Will Murray (Kakanui)
Classic Uffa Fox designed Flying 15 relaunched in Oamaru!
Photos by Daniel Tippet. Crew: Chris Gourlie, Austen McMillan, John Baster and Mike Harris.
Regatta Poster!!
Cheers Andy!
Well it looks like the 2012 Harbour Regatta is going to be a big day!
We’ll be starting at 10am with the official re-opening by the Mayor of
the historic Signal Hut, which has been restored and installed at the
top of the boat ramps near the Yacht & Powerboat Club.
The focus will then move to Friendly Bay, with the first Seagull
Outboard Motor race starting at 11am, followed by a variety of
sailing, rowing, and outboard motor races throughout the afternoon,
with novelty races and beach activities happening at the same time.
There will be bands playing during the day, and food and coffee will
be available. There will also be a boat-themed car-boot sale/swap
meet. Bring a picnic.
The Grand Finale of the afternoon will be the Port FM Birdman
Competition at Holmes Wharf from 3pm – get your wings on!
We’ll be publishing a race schedule in the next few weeks, but if you have any questions just email me. Volunteers on the day are essential, so if you would like to help out please let us know, or just turn up at the Tyne St Boatshed on the morning.
See you there,
Mike.
2012 Oamaru Harbour Regatta – 6th Feb (Waitangi Day)
Flying 15 under restoration
“Hobbit”
Design/Class: Flying 15, fixed keel racing
yacht designed by Uffa Fox
(UK) in 1948.
Length – overall: 20’ (6.1m)
Length – waterline: 15’ (4.6m)
Beam: 5’ (1.5m)
Draught: 2’6” (0.76m)
Construction: plywood over frames.
Rig: Fractional racing sloop with spinnaker
Owner: The “Hobbit” was donated to the Friendly Bay Boat Soc. by retired Timaru yachtsman Brian Banks. It is an unusual hard-chine variation of the Flying 15 class, built in the 60’s in Invercargill, based on a modified design by Fox to suit the home-builder. The Hobbit bears sail number “1”, meaning it was the first hard-chine version registered in NZ. The original design is for a round-bilge cold-molded construction, and modern versions are in fibreglass. A very fast 2 crew boat!
2011 Regatta Race Results
Scott Expedition Seagull Outboard Motor Race
(2 laps of harbour)
1st – Brian Fisher (Port Chalmers)
2nd – John Dale (Mosgiel)
3rd – Roger Routledge (Oamaru)
Sumpter Sailing Race (one lap of harbour)
1st- Gary Story (Oamaru)
2nd -Adam Fogarty & Michael Tonkin (Oamaru)
3rd – Mike Harris (Oamaru)
Friendly Bay Rowing Race – open class, all ages
1st-Peter Broere (Mosgiel)
2nd- Donal Ferguson (Oamaru)
3rd- Gerald Lord (Oamaru)
Friendly Bay Rowing Race – Junior (under 14 years)
1st equal- Alex Stenning (Oamaru)
– Ethan Wilson (Oamaru)
The Great British Seagull Outboard Motor Endurance Race
(2 laps of the harbour)
1st- John Dale (Mosgiel)
2nd-Roger Routledge (Oamaru)
3rd-Peter Broere (Port Chalmers)
Programme of Events for 2011 Regatta
Race Schedule2011 – PDF download
Oamaru Harbour Regatta
Sunday 6th February 2011
Programme of Events
1100hrs : Registration opens – Caravan at Friendly Bay
1100hrs : Sandcastle building begins
1200hrs : Opening – Tongan Community Cultural Group
followed by The Cashtones
1215hrs : Scott Expedition Seagull Race
(start on water, 1 lap of harbour, around top marker buoy)
1230hrs : Sumpter Sailing Race – 12 Footers
(start on water, 1 lap of harbour around top marker buoy)
1245hrs : Beach Frolics – ongoing (coordinated by Donna Demente)
1300hrs : The Great Oamaru Coracle Race
(starting from beach, around starting buoy, back to beach)
1330hrs : Sandcastle Judging & Prizegiving
(Judged by Donna Demente)
1345hrs : Friendly Bay Rowing Race – open class, all ages
(along the West seawall, around Southwest corner buoy back to start)
1400hrs : Friendly Bay Rowing Race – Junior (under 14)
(along the West seawall, around Southwest corner buoy back to start)
1430hrs : The Great British Seagull Endurance Race
(2 laps of the harbour, around the top marker buoy)
1445hrs : Bathing Belles Judging (followed by prizegiving)
1500hrs : Open Class Sailing Race
(2 laps of the harbour, around the top marker buoy)
Timing or order of events may change on the day, and will be
dependent on Weather.
Many thanks to our supporters and sponsors:
North Otago Yacht & Powerboat Club
Scotts Own Sea Scouts
The Oamaru Rowing Club
The Cashtones
Tourism Waitaki
Hope & Associates
Criterion Hotel
Harbour St Bakery
Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust
Loan & Merc Restaurant
Graeme Clark Electrical
Donna Demente
Frances Hope Design
R.B. Motors
Oamaru Print & Copy
The Oamaru Mail
Waitaki District Council
as well as all the friends and volunteers of the
Friendly Bay Boat Society
