North Canterbury News: March 14, 2024

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North Canterbury News, March 14, 2024
Cure has outstanding success
Launch time ... Jim Lapsley and the Saucy Jane.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Jet boat nostalgia
There was alot of interest at the
Waimakariri River boat ramp
recently, as aseven­year labour of
love hit the water.
Rolleston man Jim Lapsley
launched his replica of Sir William
Hamilton's original jet boat, the
‘Saucy Jane', which was first designed
70 years ago.
Lapsley has had alot of interest in
the project.
‘‘You can trace all of these jet boats
all back to this one boat.
‘‘You can trace every jet skifrom the
success of this one boat.
‘‘So it's pretty special.’’
Jim was keen to resurrect this part
of New Zealand's history to prove the
world's first successful jet boat
worked just as it did in 1954.
He used photos to help recreate the
vessel, although few original
materials were used.
He says because it is based on the
1950s design, the boat's handling isn't
the best.
‘‘(It's) terrible, could be described
as underwhelming.
‘‘But that's 1954, that's what started
it all.
‘‘You know, you can't expect it to go
like amodern jet boat with only 30
horsepower.
‘‘The modern ones have got 400.’’
By SHELLEY TOPP
The outstanding successachieved by
Kaiapoi's Cure Boating Club at the 2024
New ZealandRowing Championships is
a‘‘dream come true’’.
The club sent asquad of 22 athletes to
compete at New Zealand’s premiere
rowingregatta which was held at Lake
Karapiro, near Cambridge,and they
deliveredaresult to be proud of.
The squad, coached by New Zealand
Olympian1294, Alex Kennedy,
participated in 16 AFinals, and 8B
Finals, winningmedals in six categories
at the five­day regatta.
The medal haul included two golds in
the men’spremiereight composite with
two recipients receivingRed Coats,
awarded for gold medal winning
performancesatnational
championships.
Club vice­president Peter Midgley
says the result is testament to the hard
work, dedication, and teamwork
exhibited by everymember of the Cure
Boating Club squad.
‘‘Each athlete gave their all on the
water, and their achievements reflect
the commitment to excellence that
defines our club.
‘‘Winning medals at the national level
is adream come true for us.
‘‘It is aresult of the countless hours of
trainingand the unwavering support
from our coaches, crew members and
supporters,’’ he says.
The squad also achievedsuccess afew
days after the championships at the
national under 21 rowing trials, which
NC SPORTS RESULTS
were also held at Lake Karapiro.
Two members of the squad, Alex
Fletcher and Will Mackintosh were
selected for the men’s New Zealand
team, Annabelle Scott was chosen as
coxswain for the women’s team. These
young rowers will now compete against
the Australians at the 2024 Under 21
Pacific Regatta in Sydney in late May
and early June.
Alex Kennedy was also selected to join
Kaye Surgenor in the New Zealand
Under 21 men’s team coaching role.
The Cure Boating Club rows on the
Kaiapoi and Waimakariri Rivers, with
the club rooms and boat shed based
‘riverside' on Raven Quay in the centre
of Kaiapoi.
‘‘Rowing is our passion and there's
something on offer all year round. We
provide rowing programmes for agegroup,
club, and masters rowers, as well
as learn­to­row opportunities,’’ Peter
says.
Results:
Men’s club single bronze medal: S.
Barnet.
Men’s club coxless 4silver medal: S.
Barnett, C. Mackintosh, E. Byloo, and F.
Dijkstra.
Men’s senior coxless quad silver
medal: A. Fletcher, W. Rattray, G.
Johnson, and W. Mackintosh.
Men’s club coxed eight silver medal: J.
Wadley, C. Mackintosh, S. Barnett, A.
Corkery, E. Byloo, F. Dijkstra, T.
Giannakogiorgos, M. Smith, and A. Scott.
Men’s premier eight composite: Two
gold medals, plus two Red Coats to: G
Johnson and WMackintosh.
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Country Cricket
Weedons headed off Sefton to win the
Canterbury Country cricket premier
T20 competition last Saturday.
Played at the Sefton Domain, the
visitors batted first and after losing
three early wickets asolid partnership
between their English professional
George Hill, and former Canterbury
player Jeremy Benton, allowed them to
get through to 187.
In reply Sefton started in abad
fashionwith the competition’s leading
run scorer Amandeep Arora out first
ball. Matt Laffey and Lance Taylor
helped rescue the innings,but this
came to an end 37 runs short of the
target.
Scoreboard: Sefton 150 (Matt Laffey
68) lost to Weedons 187 (MacKenzie
Smith 2/25).
Hawarden Indoor Bowls
The Hawarden Indoor Bowls Club
hosted its first home tournament
recently, after alapse of many years.
Eleven teams fromChristchurch,
Kaiapoi, Woodend, Rangiora, Sefton,
and Balcairn competed in the
inaugural Earlybird tournament, on
six mats.
Fourgames of seven ends were
played throughout the day with
Kaiapoi 1taking the overall honours,
with Metro second and Fernside third.
Funds raised through raffles and
three auctions on the daywill go
towards buying uniforms for the
Hawarden Indoor Bowling Club
members.
RangioraGolf Club
Stableford: Men: Eric Pollock 24 c/b, 1;
StephenBell 24 c/b, 2; Eric Cormack 22
c/b, 3; Keith Ryder 22 c/b, 4; John Walker
22 c/b, 5; Ross McQueen21, 6; Peter Van
Hout 20 c/b, 7; Bruce Pugh 20 c/b, 8;
Nelson Moffatt 18 c/b, 9; Ralph Sinclair 18
c/b, 10.
Women: Jenni Brook 25, 1; Dianne
Sinclair 24 c/b, 2; Robyn Gillman 24 c/b, 3;
Ruth Crawford 23, 4; Sue Mardon 22 c/b, 5;
Verety Johnson 22 c/b, 6; Carol Van Hout
21 c/b, 7; Rita Moore 21 c/b, 8; Ann Martin
21 c/b, 9; Marion Cotter 21 c/b, 10.
Rangiora Bridge Club
ThomasPairs: North/South: Maggie
Johnston/Nita Sheasby1,Robin Hassall/
Linda Hanham 2, Lorraine Tullett/Robyn
Dawson 3.East/West:Pauline Miller/
Veronica Hall 1, MargaretPickering/
Janice Pickering 2, Trevor Proffit/
Lorraine Proffit 3.
Presidents: N/S: Lynette Tillman/Helen
Phillips 1, Warwick Wyatt/Lesley Shipley
2, CathCostello/Judy Bruerton 3. E/W:
Wayne Hutchings/Gaynor Hurford 1,
Janet Apperley/Linda Hanham 2, Peter
Whitehead/JudithDriver 3.
Junior Evening: Gayle Saunders/Debra
Wilson 1, Margriet Dijkstra/Alison Howie
2, Murray Davis/Sharyn Davis 3.
Plate Pairs: N/S: Dawn Simpson/Sue
McIlroy 1, David Rainey/Shirley Symns 2,
Marion Lomax/Irene Carson 3. E/W: Liz
Partridge/Kevin Kuch 1, Nancy Harris/
Judith McIntyre 2, Jan Roose/Jannene
Cumming 3.
Waimakariri Gorge Golf
Bingo Bango Bongo:18 Holes: M
Robertson –57points, LScott–53 points.
9Holes: J Jenkins —40. Nearest to Pin –
No 4for 2­JPottinger, Nearest to Pin – No
11 for 2–LScott. Longest Putt–No 9–K
Bush.
Amberley Golf Club
4BBB: GWilliams and EWilly +14, R
Clifton and MNeale +11, RMcPhail and
LSchwaiger +10, HMurray and KPepper
+10.
Excel Design Build Longest Putt:NRhyn
Mid Week Men: BLogan 41, NRhynd 40,
GHopping 39, NCrawford 37, RJamieson
36, SJohns 36, DFlewellen 36, MGrover
36, BFitzgerald 36, MBruner 36.
Nine holers: IPettigrew 24, VCrooks 21, P
Cope 21.
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