Timaru skipper clinches title

Press, 13 January 1987, Page 10

Timaru skipper clinches title

By

Bryce Sims

The young Tiinaru skipper, Ross Baker,, clinched the Laser title at the two-day ; South - Island Age Group yachting regatta, which -finished at Charteris Bay at the week-end. Baker, brother of the top New Zealand woman Laser skipper, Michelle Baker, dominated the event, winning all four races. He recorded the perfect score of zero. ; Results.— i . Optimist (age 10-11 years): Race one: Goody’s Boat (A. Goodmanson) 1, Minnie (G. Sinclair) 2, Isolde (S. Irvine) 3. Race two: Goody’s Boat 1, Humbug (I. Omsby) 2. Race three: Goody’s Boat 1, Minnie 2, Gusto (J. Mason) 3. Race four: Goody's Boat 1, Minnie 2, Gusto 3. Over all: Goody’s Boat 1, Minnie 2, Isolde 3. Optimist (12-13 years): Race one: Dash (M. Stechman) 1, Chook (M. Coombe) 2, Puff and Frolic (M. Poore) 3. Race two: Dash 1, Chook 2, Lightning (P. Goodmanson) 3. Race three: Dash 1, Gumboots (S. Mason) 2, Chook 3. Race four Dash 1, Chook 2, Nomis (C. Bain) 3. Over all: Dash‘l, Chook 2," Lightning 3. Lasers: Race one: Olaf the Loafty (R. Baker) 1, Strong Brew (G. Forsyth) 2, Ho Ho Ho (G. n Clinch) 3. Race two: Olaf the Loafty 1, Where’s Capt Kirk (D. Pearson) 2, Ho, Ho, Ho 3. Race three: Olaf the Loafty

1, Ho, ho Ho 2, Where’s Capt Kirk- 3. Race four Olaf the Loafty 1, Where’s Capt Kirk 2, Ho, Ho, Ho 3. Over all: Olaf the Loafty 1, Where’s Capt Kirk 2, Ho Ho HO 3. '■ a Startings Race one: Top Flight (M. Nolan) 1, Gimmick (W. Thomas) 2, Danger (J. Ornsby 3. Race two: Top Flight 1, Gimmick 2, Danger 3, Race three: Top Flight 1, Gimmick 2, Danger 3. Race four Gimmick 1, Danger 2. Over all: Top Flight 1, Gimmick 2, Danger 3. Flying Ants: Race one: Defiant (M. Hollows) 1. Race three: Defiant 1. Race four Defiant 1. Over ail: Defiant 1. P class (age 12-13 years). Race one: Tiki Tak Two (N. Briggs) I,' Patere (R. Sinclair) 2, Windward (I. Baker) 3. Race two: Tiki Tak Two. Race three: Tiki Tak Two 1, Prime Time (H. Pratley) 2, Conquest (J. Kilpatrick) 3. Race four: Tiki Tak Two 1, Patere 2, Banana Split (R. McDonald) 3. Over all: Tiki Tak Two 1, Patere 2,. Conquest 3. P class (age 14-15 years): Race one: Titanic (G. Baker) 1, Hiawatha (S. Birtenshaw) 2, Boris (P. Brosnon) 3. Race two: Snow (D, Jamieson) 1. Race three: Titanic 1, Hiawatha 2, Mr Pip k (M. Poore) 3. Race four: Hiawatha 1, Boris 2, Titanic 3. Over-all: Titanic 1, Hiawatha 2, Boris 3.