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F.D. Championships

For the fifth time in six years, Geoff Smale and Ralph Roberts proved conclusively that in Flying Dutchman class yachting they're the tops. For a time, during the national FD championships at Nelson, it appeared as if defending champions Ron Watson and Jack Scholes would again take the honours with a second and then three consecutive firsts in the first four of the seven-race series. But Smale and Roberts recorded a further win and two seconds to add to their first race win, to emerge champions. The races were sailed in a variety of winds, from light breezes to blustery near-gales.

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Yacht leave the make for the fifth race (Won by Smale and Roberts)

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The champions in action in their yacht Takapuna

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Victory smiles from Roberts and Smale

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Lucius (Watson and Scholes)

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Scholes and Watson

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Local contestants Terry Gould and Kevin Plum in Leona

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Stuart Scott and Roger Larsen in Gazelle began well

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Taurus (Wayne Lucas and Dave Huggins), Nelson.

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>El Scorpio (Milton Pope and Graham Watt), Nelson.