Trimaran Tactile Has Two Wins
Tactile, the big new 46-foot trimaran, owned and raced by C. A. and N. H. Jones, won both the A class races organised by the Banks Peninsula Cruising Club over the weekend.
The fleet of keelers left Lyttelton with a southerly behind them on Saturday but this soon veered to the south-west making the beat to Little Akaloa a long, cold, and exhausting one. Heavy rain made con ditions even more unpleasant After a cold night at anchor they made a quicker run back on Sunday tor the second leg. The B class race was won by Fantasy Two (T. M. Rolton) on the way out and Wanda (T. A. Turner) on the way back.
Results:— Saturday.—A class: Tactile, 220.5, 1; Wairiki (A. K. Archer), 220.8, 2; Marta (O. H. White)
226.5. 3. B class: Fantasy Two. 217.8. 1; Saracen (D. W. Gallagnr), 230.7, 2; Dolphin (A Simmons and M. G. Robertson), 235.1, 3.
Sunday.—A class: Tactile. 155.2, 1; Mana, 159.2, 2; Tucana (C. A. Dickey and C. Buist), 166, 3. B class: Wanda, 183, 1; April <K. Wickham). 184.1, 2; Dolphin, 186.3 3.
Championship Points. A class: Mana, 222, 1: Tactile, 220, 2; Wairiki, $O6, 3. B class: Fantasy Two. 213, 1; Saracen, 212, 2; Wanda. 202, 3.
Primary Champions. The champion athletes at the Avondale Primary School sports were.—Senior championship.Brenda Wilkins. Junior championship: boys, Gary Briggs: girls, Vicki Bishop.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31549, 11 December 1967, Page 8
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