New Zealand Coastal Sprint Attracts Big Entry
WEDNESDAY, 25 JULY 2007
The 26th HSBC Coastal Classic starts at Devonport Wharf in Auckland, New Zealand at 10am on Friday 19 October, and finishes 119 nautical miles later off Russell Wharf in the Bay of Islands. 250 boats are expected.
Whether it's shaking cobwebs off boom covers or fine tuning America's Cup style sailing systems, the HSBC Coastal Classic kickstarts the summer sailing season for thousands of sailors aboard all types of boats, big and small, and fast and faster.
In 26 years the 119 nautical mile HSBC Coastal Classic, organised by the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club, has marked the start of the sailing summer for thousands of Kiwi yachties.
Joining the racing elite of fifty footers and big multihulls in the journey to Russell is a bright spectacle of small boats, classics and family cruisers, who take part each year in order to welcome in the summer sailing season.
These include iconic small yachts such as Pied Pipers, only just scraping by within the minimum allowable length; the Chico 40s owned by the New Zealand Navy, classics aged more than 100 years, and former ocean race campaigners such as Sir Peter Blake's Lion New Zealand.
"The HSBC Coastal Classic is a fantastic event which represents everything that is great about New Zealand sailing. The race is hotly contested and has a real sense of tradition and community. We are thrilled to be part of the event for another year and are looking forward to another classic race" says Norman Wilson, CEO of HSBC.
As well as welcoming back principle sponsor HSBC, the HSBC Coastal Classic has two new divisional sponsors for 2007: Harken and Donaghys Southern Ocean Ropes. Other long-standing sponsors of the event are: Masport, Line7, Doyle Sails, Cookson Boats, Steinlager, Takapuna Sailing Center, Duke of Marlborough Hotel and Russell Cottages.
This year the race is again offering an IRC division and sailors also have the option of entering specific divisions for multihulls and keelboats based on the boat’s handicap rating, as well as two handed, classics and women’s divisions, and class divisions, which can show five or more entries.
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