Picton Harbour perfect venue for team sailing regatta

For three days last week sailing teams from colleges across the upper South Island vied for the top of the south crown and national championship seedings.

From Thursday to Saturday, 12 teams competed in a series of races on Picton Harbour, designed to decide the 2023 Top of the South secondary school team sailing champion.

The action took place directly in front of the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club headquarters at Shelly Beach. Team sailing involved three two-person crews from a particular college matched up against three yachts from a rival school, the heat winner decided by overall placings among the six crews.

After a day and a half’s racing the fleet was split into Gold and Silver sections, with local teams Queen Charlotte College and Marlborough Boys’ College making their way into the Gold fleet for the final stage of racing.

Eventually a winner was found, Christ’s College coming out on top, with Christchurch BHS second, Nayland College third, QCC fourth, MBC fifth and the Christchurch Girls’ Combo crew sixth. The Nelson College for Girls A team topped the Silver section.

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