After the completion of the first day the two NZ olympic reps are leading their respective classes. Andrew Murdoch leads to Laser Open class with a 1st, and 2nd while Sara Winther has dominated the first day by winning both races on the first day. Both sailors were getting excellent starts at the favoured boat end of the line.
The Wellington weather lived up to expectations providing an enjoyable but challenging northerly but only after waiting for a dying southerly to fade away.
In the masters full rig fleet Murray Thom completed the first day with a perfect score of two wins. Mark Page is in second after scoring a 2nd in each of the days races. Two local sailors, Andrew Dellabarca and Rob Woodward occupy 3rd and 4th. Woodward had a commanding lead in race two but suffered from a spectacular capsize just before the bottom gate to surrender his lead.
In the Masters Radial fleet Pete Thomas and Mike Keeton from Wakatere Boating Club has been the most consistent performers and share the lead. Other leading competitors have Scott Leith and Mark Orams (both world champions) both suffering gear damage. In the video of the the Radial Masters start above you will note Scott breaking his hiking strap and capsizing just after the start.
In the 4.7s Charlotte Corston is leading after scoring 2 firsts followed by Emma Sullivan and Jacob Miller. It looks like Charlotte will be one to watch in the future.
In the meantime we wait for the southerly front to blow through with racing scheduled to recommence at 3.30pm. The good news is that in Wellington after a southerly front arrives we have some of our best sailing conditions with steady winds and flat seas. We are therefore looking forward to great sailing on Monday and Tuesday.
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