Dianne Ellmers (left) & Graham Wallen were the race officials. John Simmons skippering No 72 had a couple of wins.

Inside the 1 minute call, 3 seconds to go. The radio controlled yachts are 1 metre long and are capable of carrying 3 types of sail rigs. The A rig is approx. 1.6m high, the B rig approx. 1m high & the C rig approx. 800mm high. The keel weight is 2.5kg max. The radio controls are for the rudder & trimming the sails.

Peter Miller grins in satisfaction. He has just won a race for Eastland.
Keith Paprill (left) & Bob Baker (right, Bob had a couple of wins on day 2 after gear trouble on day 1) watch intently as Peter Miller (No 8) heads off a Napier boat to win a race.

They're racing. Continuing to reach across the wind before tacking into the wind looking for the 1st mark.

Reaching the top mark required a lot of tacking into a stiff NorthWesterly. The races were sailed under current N.Z.Y.F. rules. For skippers standing on the bank, skilled judgement was needed, as touching the bouy incurred a 360 penalty turn.

Peter Miller's Momentum features a winged keel.

These boats look and handle just like blue water yachts as Lake Cedenco threw up the chop.

Roy Arbman (left) has Metric Mess out of the water for inspection between races. It's a time to check the rudder, the rigging, relax after the concentration and stress of racing and have a social chat with Alf Hills (right) an avid yachtie himself.