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RS Feva Nationals: Mixed crew win RS Feva NZ Nationals at Murrays Bay

by Sail-World NZ 13 May 11:13 NZST
Finloe Gaites and Sofia Turner (bow) WBC/MBSC - NZ Nationals - RS Feva - Murrays Bay - May 12, 2025 © Justin Mitchell www.justinmitchell.co.nz - Instagram: @jl_mitchell_

A Junior and Mixed crew of Finloe Gates and Sofia Turner turned a remarkable performance to dominate the NZ RS Feva National championships at Murrays Bay Sailing Club over the weekend.

Gates and Turner won four of the eight races, finishing 10 points ahead of second-placed overall and top Youth crew Harry Strang and Thomas Linklater, with Nathan Soper and Lauchie Wills in third.

Finloe Gates and Sofia Turner also claimed the Mixed category title - one of five contested among the 48 teams:
Junior

1st Finloe Gates & Sofia Turner
2nd Noah Petersen & George Renall
3rd Thomas Hall & Sam Kandziora

Youth

1st Harry Strang & Thomas Linklater
2nd Nathan Soper & Lauchie Wills
3rd Ashton Cooke & Charlie Bridger

Female

1. Zofia Wells & Charlotte Handley
2. Elisa Currie & Juliet White
3. Lauren Arnold & Julia Nguyen

Mixed

1. Finloe Gaites & Sofia Turner
2. Rori English & Olivia James
3. Andrew Child & Lydia Burgess

Open

1. David Ferris & Cameron Ferris
2. Andrew Child & Lydia Burgess
3. Scotty Illingworth & Charlie Illingworth

Full results: sailwave.com/results/MBSC-NZ/RSFeva_NZ_NationalChamps2025.htm

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