Yachting title assured
PA Auckland Robin Williams, of Auckland, clinched the K.B. national 18-footer yachting championships yesterday. His craft, Wang Computers, now has four wins and a second placing and cannot be overtaken by his fellow Aucklander, Kevin Whitehead (Sunday News), in the last race of the series this afternoon.
Tim Bartlett, of Auckland, is assured of victory in the 12-footer class. His new yacht Dimension Sailcloth is unbeaten after four races. Results (Aucklanders unless otherwise stated).— 18ft, race 4: Wang Computers (R. Williams), 1; Aquarius (B. Neill), 2; Sunday News (K. Whitehead), 3. Race 5: Wang, 1; Sunday News, 2; Aquarius, 3. Over-all points: Wang, 3 pts, 1; Sunday News, 14.7, 2; Aquarius, 33.1, 3; Bullet (S. Midgley), 42.7, 4; Best Bets (W. Vaudrey), 51, 5. 12ft, race 2: Dimension Sailcloth (T. Bartlett), 1; Fyfe Sails (N. Goldsbury), 2; Fryan Boats (J. Lawrie), 3. Race 3: Dimension, 1; Fryan, 2; Raid (M. Taylor), 3. Race 4: Dimension, 1; Raid, 2; Fyfe, 3. Points: Dimension, 0,1; Fryan, 19.7, 2; Fyfe, 24.4, 3; Raid, 24.7, 4; Knighton Agencies (P. Henderson), 44, 5; O’Gara Engineering (P. O’Gara), 52, 6.
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