Tauranga Cup
Encyclopedia
The Tauranga Cup is an annual New Zealand
sailing competition for P Class
dinghies
which began in 1940. Many of New Zealand's top sailors have won the Tanner Cup, including Dean Barker, Chris Dickson
and Leslie Egnot
. The Tauranga Cup is closely related to the Tanner Cup
. The competition is named because P Class yachts were originally sailed in Tauranga
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
sailing competition for P Class
P-class yacht
The P-Class is a type of small single sail dinghy, popular as a training boat for young people in New Zealand. This class is famous for being the sailing trainer vessel for many new entrants into the sport, and virtually every famous New Zealand yachtsman, including Sir Peter Blake and Russell...
dinghies
Dinghy
A dinghy is a type of small boat, often carried or towed for use as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. It is a loanword from either Bengali or Urdu. The term can also refer to small racing yachts or recreational open sailing boats. Utility dinghies are usually rowboats or have an outboard motor,...
which began in 1940. Many of New Zealand's top sailors have won the Tanner Cup, including Dean Barker, Chris Dickson
Chris Dickson (sailor)
Christopher Stuart Dickson, born 3 November 1961 in Auckland, is an internationally known sailor from New Zealand. He was world youth champion three years in succession and later became world match race champion three times...
and Leslie Egnot
Leslie Egnot
Leslie Jean Egnot is an American-born yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at two Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
. The Tauranga Cup is closely related to the Tanner Cup
Tanner Cup
The Tanner Cup is a New Zealand sailing competition sailed annually. It is sailed in P Class yachts. It is an Inter-Provincial Competition with one sailor from each region competing. It was first sailed in 1945. Many of New Zealands top sailors have competed in and won the Tanner Cup. Previous...
. The competition is named because P Class yachts were originally sailed in Tauranga
Tauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
.
List of winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1940 | Ron Nalder |
| 1941 | W. Bean |
| 1942 | Not sailed due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1943 | Not sailed due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... |
| 1944 | Owen Mackay |
| 1945 | William Hayman |
| 1946 | Graham Mander |
| 1947 | Graham Mander |
| 1948 | Not sailed due to polio epidemic |
| 1949 | David Mander |
| 1950 | Don Dixon |
| 1951 | Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1952 | Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1953 | Jimmy Gilpin |
| 1954 | A. Brown |
| 1955 | Rob Denniston |
| 1956 | Rob Denniston |
| 1957 | Wayne Innes |
| 1958 | Melvin Tyson |
| 1959 | Wayne Innes |
| 1960 | Lex McGrath |
| 1961 | Mark Patterson |
| 1962 | Russell Bowler |
| 1963 | Mark Patterson |
| 1964 | Rodger Granic |
| 1965 | Ron Watson |
| 1966 | Geoff Moyes |
| 1967 | Brian Baker |
| 1968 | John Moyes |
| 1969 | John Moyes |
| 1970 | Alan Moyes |
| 1971 | Alan Moyes |
| 1972 | Greg Palmer |
| 1973 | David Barnes |
| 1974 | Paul Francis |
| 1975 | Brian Jones |
| 1976 | Stuart Mills |
| 1977 | Chris Dickson Chris Dickson (sailor) Christopher Stuart Dickson, born 3 November 1961 in Auckland, is an internationally known sailor from New Zealand. He was world youth champion three years in succession and later became world match race champion three times... |
| 1978 | Len Davies |
| 1979 | Leslie Egnot Leslie Egnot Leslie Jean Egnot is an American-born yachtswoman who competed for New Zealand at two Olympic Games and won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... |
| 1980 | John Irvine |
| 1981 | Terry Nicholas |
| 1982 | Terry Nicholas |
| 1983 | Steven Cotton |
| 1984 | Jon Bilger |
| 1985 | Jon Bilger |
| 1986 | Geoff Senior |
| 1987 | Ramon Davies |
| 1988 | Dean Barker |
| 1989 | Zane Gifford |
| 1990 | Chris Main |
| 1991 | Simon Cooke |
| 1992 | Simon Cooke |
| 1993 | Alistair Tate |
| 1994 | Simon Lee |
| 1995 | Derek Scott |
| 1996 | Kevin Burrows |
| 1997 | Carl Peters |
| 1998 | Mark Kennedy |
| 1999 | Sam Fenwick |
| 2000 | Scott Kennedy |
| 2001 | Scott Kennedy |
| 2002 | Alistair Thompson |
| 2003 | Scott Morrison |
| 2004 | Thomas Olds |
| 2005 | Paul Snow-Hansen |
| 2006 | Carl Evans |
| 2007 | Thomas Saunders |
| 2008 | James Turner |
| 2009 | Oscar Rorvik |
| 2010 | Jayvee Buchanan |
| 2011 | Trent Rippey |