Takahashi-Fry leads five stong NZ Optimist Worlds Team

9:27 PM Mon 25 Apr 2011 GMT

'Final day of the 2011 Toyota Optimist Nationals, Wakatere Boating Club' Richard Gladwell Click Here to view large photo

The Open fleet Championship, at the Toyota Optimist Nationals has been won by Aucklander 13 year old Leonard Takahashi-Fry of Murrays Bay Sailing Club. Leonard drew ahead of his competitors by sailing a very consistent series, with only one race outside the top ten placings. In second place is Isaac McHardie of Hamilton/Tauranga who also sailed a consistent series; and in third place is local Wakatere BC sailor Markus Somerville. Takahashi-Fry, McHardie and Somerville make up the New Zealand Optimist World Championship team along with fourth placed William McKenzie of Kohimarama YC and fifth placed Nathaniel Deverell of the Bay ...

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