Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - Kiwi skippers feature in Dubai opener

8:55 PM Sat 13 Nov 2010 GMT

'Practice Day: Emirates Team New Zealand - Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai' Paul Todd/Outside Images &copy

Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - Kiwi skippers will meet head-to-head tomorrow in the opening match race of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai as Dean Barker, skipper of Emirates Team New Zealand, faces off against Gavin Brady, steering the Italian entry Mascalzone Latino Audi. Good wind conditions are forecast for the match, the first of 45 races over nine days to determine the seeding for a best-of-three semi-finals followed by a best-of-five finals that will wrap up on Saturday, 27th November. The two teams will race in the ETNZ boats NZL 84 and NZL 92. Barker lost the draw for the ...

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by Bruno Troubl?