Takahashi-Fry wins 2011 Toyota Optimist Nationals

5:07 AM Mon 25 Apr 2011 GMT

'Leonard Takahashi-Fry lightens the load on the final day of the 2011 Toyota Optimist Nationals, Wakatere Boating Club, Auckland' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

Murray's Bay Sailing Club's Leonard Takahasi-Fry has won the 2011 Toyota National Optimist Championships, sailed at Auckland's Wakatere Boating Club on the city's North Shore. Sailed under overcast skies, which turned to constant rain for the final race, and a fresh onshore breeze, the 310 competitors from five Oceania Sailing Federation (OSAF) nations had a tough final day for the event - the largest single class regatta ever held in New Zealand. The final race results have not yet been posted at the time of writing, however Takahashi-Fry had the contest sewn up with a race to sail, possibly more. ...

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by Richard Gladwell
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