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The Secondary Schools Team Racing National Championships were raced off Algies Bay last month.
The annual event is organised in conjunction with the Sandspit Yacht Club and this year, around 200 students competed, representing 28 schools.
After a delayed start, resulting in three days of intense and very breezy racing for the teams, Westlake Boys High School took the line honours.
They had an impressive 15/18 wins over the course of the championships – chased all the way to the finish by Rangitoto College who also had 15/18 wins.
The regatta was decided on two head-to-head races between the two teams, which Westlake broke ahead winning both races. In third place, not far behind, was the team from Auckland Grammar with 12 wins.
The team from Kristin School won the silver fleet, with an impressive flawless round in round robin Number 2 to take them to 14/16 wins for the regatta.
The bronze fleet was won by Nelson College for Girls, again on tiebreak where they broke ahead of local rivals Nelson College, after winning one race apiece. It was only the Nelson Girls’ lower average points that claimed them the medals.
The Women’s National Championship was taken out with a great performance from the Westlake Girls team.
As the championship winners, Westlake has been granted New Zealand representative team status, as recognised by Yachting New Zealand.
