02 Feb 2011
Day 1 of Sail Auckland Sees Brits Up Front
Great Britain's Nick Rogers and Chris Grube were simply too good on the 470 course at Sail Auckland opening up a decent lead on the chasing pack after three races sailed on day one with a scoreline of 1,2,1.
Sail Auckland 2011 got underway today with nine classes racing on three courses scattered up the Hauraki Gulf north of Takapuna Beach in a westerly offshore breeze which was light and shifty at times but provided good racing across all classes.
The visiting British team are now six points clear of Mark Overington and Ben Goodwin (NZL) in second with the number one New Zealand women’s team of Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie in third place.
Aleh and Powrie won last year's event with a string on top 5 results – they are certainly going to be challenged by the British team – but let's wait and see what they can deliver.
It's a great start for Rogers and Grube as they find their form as a new pairing. They are fresh from winning the 2011 New Zealand 470 National Championships earlier this week – so are clearly on a roll.
More Information:
Event Website
Results
Image: Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie at the 2010 470 Worlds © Thom Touw