2024 NATIONALS - LYTTELTON

59 Zephyrs spent Waitangi Weekend 2024 battling it out in on Lyttelton Harbour, with Mark "MarkO" Orams taking his second consecutive win! A big thanks to host club Naval Point Club Lyttelton, RO Phil Folter & team, the event's sponsors, and event photographer/media Suellen Hurling from LiveSailDie for helping promote our class to NZ sailors!


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DAY THREE REPORT 

Mark Orams builds a picket fence at the 67th Zephyr Nationals by LiveSailDie

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Congratulations to Mark “MarkO” Orams, our Zephyr National Champion of 2024! 

The Sailing Professor had a few great words to share...

MARKO'S SPEECH

DAY ONE REPORT

59 Shades of Grey at the 67th Zephyr Nationals in Lyttelton by LiveSailDie

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DAY TWO REPORT

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."  - by Live Sail Die

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No ego and no protests at the 2023 Zephyr Nationals in Wellington by LiveSailDie

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"@ZephyrYacht has better Nationals coverage than the Olympics classes!" - Jo Aleh, watching from Auckland

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2023 NORTH ISLAND CHAMPS

TAUPO: 11-12 Nov 2023

Notice of Race coming soon.
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2023 SOUTH ISLAND CHAMPS

PICTON: 2-3 Dec 2023

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Mike Drummond in Zephyr racing Emirates NZ

Photo: Mike Drummond in Zephyr #606 "A-Z" match racing Emirates Team New Zealand in their winning boat "Te Rehutai" on her first sail!
 - Photo thanks to LiveSailDie

ZEPHYR NATIONALS 2021 

The name sponsor of the 2021 Nationals, Salthouse Next Generation Boats, had a drone & camera out on the water during the regatta.
Watch all the fun (and carnage) in their video!

ZEPHYR NATIONALS 2021 

Manly Sailing Club's commodore Barry Thom chats to ZOA President Matt Mitchell, Youth & Women sailor Penny Linton, and the National Champ of 2021 Rod Dawson.

ZEPHYR NATIONALS 2021 

A video from the start boat on Day Three of the Zephyr Nationals 2021.
This was Day Two of racing due to the postponement on Saturday 10th April.

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Photos from the 2021 Zephyr Nationals in Auckland at Manly Sailing Club are available to purchase.

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