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New Zealand and Columbia win the 12 Metre North American Championship

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Brad Read (Middleton, RI) sailed Gunther and Max Buerman’s New Zealand (KZ-3) to victory in the Modern/ Grand Prix Division. Read commended the tough competition, especially from second-place finisher Enterprise (US-27), which showed its pedigree with Peter Askew (Baltimore, Md.) at the helm and his experienced offshore crew backing him. Winning the North American Trophy in Traditional/Vintage was 1958 America’s Cup winner and 2019 World Champion Columbia (US-16), with veteran 12 Metre owner/skipper Kevin Hegarty (Newport, R.I.) at the helm. The victor’s toughest competition

came from second-place finisher and 1962 America’s Cup winner Weatherly (US-17) and third-place finisher Onawa (US-6). In addition to the North American Trophies, the Ted Hood Trophy was awarded in three divisions for the best overall performance for the season. Those recipients were Onawa (Vintage), Columbia (Traditional), Challenge XII (Modern). The 12 Metre North American Championship featured a separately scored pursuit race that commemorated the life of Harry. H. Anderson, Jr. Won by New Zealand, it started and finished off Castle Hill, where spectators could take in the magnificence of these historical sloops (approximately 70 feet in length), many of which competed for the America’s Cup between the years of 1958 to 1987. The 12 Metre North American Championship was hosted by the 12 Metre Yacht Club, Newport Station and organized by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club.