Harken Match Racing: Light winds and big shifts dictate the finals



6:30 AM Tue 15 Feb 2011 GMT
'CYCA Griffin v RNZYS Hazard in the finals pre-start - 2011 RNZYS HARKEN Youth International Match Racing Championships' Sara Roberts Click Here to view large photo
CYCA crew Jay Griffin and his crew of Henry Kernot, Hamish Hardy and Will Parker sailed well in the extreme light airs which presented themselves on the Auckland Harbour this afternoon, to win the 2011 Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships. The schedule for today was finals Griffin v David Hazard (RNZYS) first to win three. Petit-final, Josh Porebski (RPNYC) and Jordan Reece (RSYS) first to win two, but only one race in each could be completed. Griffin beat Hazard by 5 seconds and Reece beat Porebski by 43 seconds. Race Two was started and then abandoned, and after much ...


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by Sara Roberts



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