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National Yachting Contest
The National 7-footer Yachting Championships held at Gisborne this month struck a variety of weather, most of it poor, but provided the young yachtsmen with plenty of experience in handling their small craft in the open water. The interprovincial Tanner Cup was won by Auckland's 13-year old Mark Paterson, who completed the "double" by also winning the inter-club Tauranga Cup.
Results in the Tanner Cup were: Auckland, 340.00 points, 1; Canterbury, 328.57, 2; Waikato, 231.34, 3. Poverty Bay finished in fifth place. In the Tauranga Cup: Kohimarama, (Auckland), 350.01, 1; Wanganui, 301.51, 2; Charteris Bay (Canterbury), 214.85, 3. Poverty Bay was 11th.
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Jeffery Thompson (P.B.) in Pixi
The Hawkes Bay entry, John Workman in Comet
Mark Paterson (Auckland) won the double
Bret de Thier (Canterbury) established an early lead.
Geoffrey Adams (Wanganui-Manawatu)...second in the Tauranga series.
Jeffery Thompson, P.B.'s representative
Sails billow in the last of the Tauranga races.