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Representative Yachties
Local yachties who were selected to represent Poverty Bay in the national Idle-along and "P" class championships are:
Steven Thompson competed in the Tanner Cup races in Auckland.
Eric Upton was selected for the Tauranga Cup but had to resign because of illness.
Raymond Wenham replaced Upton.
Rex Forbes and Earl Otway earned the honour of competing in the Moffat Cup in Wellington when they won the first three trial races outright in their yacht, Trisha.