Race day three of the 2012 Moore Wilson’s Winter Series will go down in history as the great drift off.
Author: Pedro Morgan
36 boats entered the Moore Wilson’s 2012 RPNYC Winter Series, and Wellington put on a spectacular sailing day for Day 1 of the series with 10 – 18 knot Northerlies helping the fleet around 4 laps of the windward leeward course in Evans Bay. 32 of the 36 entries made it to the start line for the start of race 1.
After four days of tight racing on Waitemata Harbour Wellington Spirit have emerged in second place at New Zealand National Match Racing Champinships. On the final day, with 20 to 25 knots south west blowing in the morning, The Spirit team was keen to get out on the water to convince the race committee that it was sailable.