14-Year-Old Leads Father To Victory
A 14-year-old P class skipper, N. H. England, skippered his father’s Javelin class yacht to a handicap victory in the Christchurch club’s class racing yesterday.
Conditions were moderate-to-fresh for the racing but the young England, with his father crewing and using the trapeze, sailed with considerable aplomb and skill to handle the large yacht. From a bad start they sailed through the combined fleet to finish within striking distance of the class leader, Spindrift. There was some excellent racing at Lyttelton on Saturday in fresh southerly conditions. As expected, the B class catamarans. Per-Shan and Black Cat, trounced the fleet, the former performing spectacularly. Third fastest was the Flying Dutchman. Gazelle, the Mander brothers having a good race. Wayward again won the Javelins by a good margin, but in the R class there was an upset when Naiad (J. Snelgrove and M. Dent) took honours from Radiant. Results:— SATURDAY Canterbury Club Combined Classes (17 started).—Wayward, Javelin (H. L. England and L. Wales), 1; Spindrift, JaveHn (W. H. Beere and P. Skelton), 2; Phyche m, Javelin (C. F. Dann and D. R. Smith), 3. Javelino (six started).—Wayward, 1; Spindrift, 2; Psyche in, 3. R Cla.« (4 started).—Naiad (J. Snelgrove and M. Dent), 1: Radiant (A. W. Shields and B. R. Marriott), 2; Typhoon (G. Wilson and J. Collingwood), 3. Open Clan (seven started).— Per-Shan, B class (W. Cordell and G. Denise). 1; Black Cat, B class (C. McGregor and J. Rouse) 2.
P Class Handicap.—Gerbault (B. Trethewey), 1; Flee (A. Incson), 2; Osprey (P. Lester), 3.
SUNDAY Christchurch Club
P Class (15 started).—White Heron (S. Dlnmore), 1; Conquest (S. Smith), 2; Tinka (G. Davis),
Junior Cherubs (two started). —Amokura (B. Hanlon and S. Jones). 1.
Javelins (two started).—Way yard (N. H. and H. L. England)
Finns (two started).—Jolifin (J. S. Wearn) 1.
O.K.'s (six started).— Zenith (D. Hobson). 1; Mahalla (D. S. Ineson), 2. Moths (two started).—Tikl.tW. Radford), I.
D Glass.—Companion (A. T. F Beere and W. Robinson). 1.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31020, 28 March 1966, Page 16
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