Sixteen boats fronted - from Christchurch, Tmaru, Dunedin and Alexandra. Surprisingly 10 boats from the South Island's contest fleet of 22 didn't enter but there were 4 new faces

We were extremly fortunate to get all races done as there were gales for days before, through the nights and 30 minutes after we finished the contest Saturday.  However the winds during racing were light 5 -10 knots mostly and shifty from about 330deg M round to 180. Every race was on a different heading and had changes, sometimes multiple and drastic, to keep the legs fair.
 
At the end of the first days four races we had had four different winners - Charade, Cannonball, Lyric and Outlaw and with Superann (in the hands of a fourteen year old) also getting into the podium places for the day. It looked like the contest might be in for a shake up. Day two's racing was a little fresher at times and although Cannonball got seriously buried at times as any number of boats found themselves leading the pack, she did come through and win all four for the day. The final morning was again only gentle and Outlaw put some interest back in by winning the first race with Cannonball fourth but it was shortlived as Richard Hawkins cleared out in the last. He won the championship with 6 firsts, a second and a fourth counting and 2 fourths dropped.