Light airs test skills on Day 1 of BMW Auckland Regatta

10:06 AM Fri 18 Mar 2011 GMT

'Day 1, BMW Auckland Regatta' Ivor Wilkins/Offshore Images

Light shifty conditions tested competitors? ability to pick windshifts and coax boatspeed out of every lift in pressure in the opening day of the 2011 BMW Auckland Regatta today. 'The breeze was shifting up to 40? at times,' said Megan Kensington, Principal Race Officer on the Eastern Beach course. 'The wind strength varied from about 6 to 9 knots. Despite the shifty conditions, there was a fair sailing breeze and we saw some very keen racing, with close finishes.' The day began with light north-westerly winds and finished with a dramatic change as a front brought heavy showers and a ...

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by Ivor Wilkins