Record Extended

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32213, 4 February 1970, Page 17

Record Extended

The successes of M. Thom, 12, and A. Moyes, 14, in the national P Class championships at Kohimarama last month further extended the fine records already established by these Auckland families. Thom, the winner of the Tanner Cup (inter-pro-vincial) title, is the son of N. Thom, the first holder of the New Zealand Zephyr Class championship and a previous winner of the Sanders Cup (X Class). His 15-year-old brother, M. Thom, had been the runner-up in the fleet of 52 boats which contested the Auckland P Class title. The Tauranga Cup-(inter-club) championship, was kept in the family by A. Moyes. His brother, J.' Moyes, won both theTanner and Tauranga Cups in 1968 and 1969 and a cousin, G. Moyes, won the Tauranga Cup in 1966. Thousand Yachts An estimated 1000 yachts took part in the annual Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta recently. The entries represented 48 classes rangingfrom the giant first divi-; sion keelers down to the7ft Tauranga Cup P Class: boats. Class events started and finished at five different points. The move away from the traditional one ' or two start-finish areaswas made to add to the; spectacle of the regatta,spread the work of the; officials, increase the safety factor by separating the bigger and smaller yachts and provide more interesting courses for the competitors.