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John and Heather Lidgard celebrate another win. © RNZYS Heather Lidgard who passed away last Saturday was one of New Zealand s foremost navigators, and shorthanded offshore sailor. In conjunction with her husband John - a noted designer, builder and sailor - they competed in most races in the SW Pacific - usually with an outstanding performance. Perhaps the most memorable of those was the Southern Cross win 1971, when three New Zealand yachts Waianiwa, Pathfinder and Runaway, took the top three places in the offshore classic, giving the New Zealand team an outstanding win against a crack British team and others from the states of Australia. On individual points Waianiwa was first overall, in the Southern Cross Cup, Runaway second, Prospect of Whitby (GBR) third and Pathfinder fourth. The latter was DSQ d from one race early in the series for using her motor to get off a reef.

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