1997 in review

McIntosh Racing - towards 2000

What a Year! Roundup 1997

1997 was pay back time for Aaron McIntosh. The 1996 Olympics had not gone to plan , 4^th place not the result I was after , but that’s the way it goes.

Roll on Sydney 2000 !

1997 started slowly, that’s how you take it after six months rest from the sport competing only on the National circuit , results follow.

	2^nd Sail Auckland International.
	1^st Mistral National Champs.
	1^st Olympic sail.
	1^st Round Rangitoto race , 2 hours 41 mins.
	2^nd Formula 42 Nationals.
	April 17^th off to Europe , time to check out what the opposition were up to.
	7 weeks full on. Winning races but not regattas simply not enough training.
	4^th Hyeres French Olympic week.
	1^st UK Raceboard Nationals
	7^th SPA Regatta Holland
	2^nd Nations Cup Italy

I knew were I stood , now back to NZ and plan the assault on the 97 World Championships in Perth Australia , six months away.

A new gym programme and some serious on the water training. By December there would be no excuses.

July , one more trip to Europe this time for the IBSA Raceboard World Championships in Dunkirk , France. Mvc-004f.jpg (51907 bytes)

	1^st IBSA Raceboard World Championships.
	1^st Sydney International Regatta.
	A chance to check out Sydney Harbour venue for the 2000 Olympics.
	1^st NZ Winter Champs.

24^th October Departed for Perth , Australia to start our location training for the Worlds. Three weeks later I travelled to New Caledonia for the Tradewind Trophy a warm up contest before the big one. 1^st again, things were going well , the build up was on target.

"AARON MCINTOSH"

1997 MISTRAL OLYMPIC CLASS WORLD CHAMPION !

You do the hard yards and the results come , simple as that

To top off 1997 I have been Nominated for New Zealand Sportsman of the year and the Halberg trophy.