Emirates Team NZ: Lead retained in Qingdao after Day 2

11:20 PM Thu 14 Apr 2011 GMT

'Dean Barker helming Emirates Team NZ on day 2 of the Extreme 40&rsquo;s in Qingdao, China'

Emirates Team New Zealand emerged from the second day of the Extreme Sailing series with its overall lead intact. When racing finished for the day it looked like the Austrian team Red Bull had snatched the lead after Dean Barker had been recalled at the start, for being over the line. Barker - and the team of James Dagg, Glenn Ashby and Jeremy Lomas - were certain they were not over early. They needed to finish in sixth place or better to retain their lead and fought their way from the back of the fleet, climbing into seventh at the ...

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by Emirates Team NZ media