Trio dominates yacht series

Press, 10 January 1986, Page 3

Trio dominates yacht series

PA Napier Tauranga A class catamaran skipper, Bruce Little, and the Auckland tornado crew of Brian Jones and

Andy Knowles, continued to dominate the national championships in Hawkes Bay yesterday. Little, sailing Blow Fly

Jam, added another win and came third in the fifth and sixth races of the sevenrace series, to remain a clear frontrunner in his class. Tony Gable, of New Plymouth, in Pure Magic, scored his fifth second placing to go with his secondrace win on Tuesday, and is assured of second place over all when the championships end today. Results:— Tornado:— Race five:— Vapour Trail (Brian Jones and Andy Knowles, Auckland), 1; Stray Cat (Des Bryson and Tony

Wornell, Canterbury), 2; Mister T (Dave Wilkinson and Rex Sly, Evans Bay), 3. Race six:— Vapour Trail, 1; Stray Cat, 2; KZ 50 (John Thompson and John Wallace, Evans Bay), 3. Points:— Vapour Trail 0; Mister T 25.7; Stray Cat 44.7. A class catamaran:— Race five:— Blow Fly Jam (Bruce Little, Tauranga), 1; Pure Magic (Tony Gable, New Plymouth), 2; Banana Bones (Malcolm Haddon, Evans Bay), 3. Race six:— (provisional) BL (Bryan Wigg, Napier), 1; Pure Magic, 2; Blow Fly Jam, 3. Points:— (provisional) Blow Fly Jam 8.7; Pure Magic 15; BL sg».