Yachting: Second overall finish for kiwi yachties

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Kiwi Alesha Thorpe and her crew have finished 2nd overall in the Yngling Class at Princess Sofia regatta in Spain

New Zealand yachties have performed well at a big international regatta in Spain.


Alesha Thorpe and her crew have finished second overall in the Yngling Class at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma.


Sharon Ferris finished 5th, meaning the Olympic selection trials in the class will be a fight down to the last race.


In the Finn class, Dean Barker was the best of the New Zealanders, finishing 11th.


Hamish Pepper finished seventh in the Lasers and Sarah Macky was eighth in the Europe dinghy class.




- Newstalk ZB