Cliffhanger finish to Paper Tiger North Island Grand Prix Series

4:52 AM Tue 15 Mar 2011 GMT

'Lots of Action in Taupo - 2011 Paper Tiger North Island Grand Prix Series' Glenn Syman

Glenn Syman (Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club) has won the Paper Tiger North Island Grand Prix Series in a cliffhanger finish at the Mighty River Power Regatta hosted by Lake Taupo Yacht Club over the weekend. After four regattas (and 23 races) over a five month period the two leading skippers (Syman and Scott Pedersen from Napier) were even on points going into the final race and everything was on the line, setting up the series with a better cliffhanger ending than any drama found on television these days. Taupo put on its normal zero to six knot ...

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by Rowdy Leatham