Sail Auckland: Stars to the fore on opening day

9:27 AM Thu 3 Feb 2011 GMT

'470 Fleet - 2011 Sail Auckland Regatta - Day 1' Will Calver Ocean Photography NZL

Sail Auckland 2011 got underway today with nine fleets racing on three courses scattered up the Hauraki Gulf north of Takapuna Beach in a westerly offshore breeze which was light and shifty at times but provided good racing across all classes. RS:X: In what will no doubt be an interesting battle over the next three days, New Zealand?s best including Tom Ashley and Jon-Paul Tobin today started battling it out with internationals Dorian van Rijsselberge from the Netherlands, and Lee Byunggun of Korea. On day one it was the reigning Olympic champ Ashley that mastered the conditions best off Takapuna ...

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by Jodie Bakewell-White, Yachting NZ