Story: Sailing and windsurfing

P-class championships

P-class championships

Young sailors compete at the P-class national championships at Tauranga. These tiny 7-foot yachts were introduced in the 1920s.

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Harold Kidd, 'Sailing and windsurfing - Rapid growth: 1918 to 1940', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/7137/p-class-championships (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Harold Kidd, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Jun 2016