11:28 PM Sat 27 Feb 2010 GMT
Where the opening day of the BMW Auckland Regatta had winds gusting over 30 knots and one trimaran cartwheeling out of control, the second day was more about tactics than survival as the wind softened to near drifting strength at times and seldom reached double figures.
The change of conditions, however, did not produce much change in the leaderboard of most divisions at the end of Race Day Two, suggesting that the cream will rise regardless of the circumstances.
The most consistent performance in the regatta across all divisions so far has come from Brian Trubovich's Ross 10.66 Higher Ground in Division B and Phil Douglas's Farr 1020 Azure in Division C. Both their scorecards after eight races included five first place finishes and two seconds with their worst scores discarded.
'We put a lot of preparation into this regatta,' said Trubovich. 'We did not do the Bayof Islandsregatta this year, principally because I wanted to make sure that for the BMW Auckland Regatta everything was in top order and we were at full strength.'
After the completion of eight races, the leaders in the various divisions are as follows (based on provisional results in PHRF for Divisions A-E and General Handicap for the multihulls and Young 88s):
A Div: Power Play (Ian McBurney)B Div: Higher Ground (Brian Trubovich)C Div: Azure (Phil Douglas)D Div: Cool Change (Gary Kirkland-Smith)E Div: Tiago Iti (Craig Anderson)Open multihull: Taeping (Dave Andrews)8.5m multihull: Creepy Crawler (Ryan Taylor)Y88: Dangerzone (Grant Turnbull)
For full results, please see the event website:
www.bmwaucklandregatta.co.nz
Racing, which has been jointly run by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Bucklands Beach Yacht Club, concludes tomorrow with a passage race starting and finishing off Northern Leading in the WaitemataHarbour.
The BMW Auckland Regatta is followed by the Auckland Festival of Sailing which comprises a series of on and off the water events including the Omega Auckland Match Racing Regatta, the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland, the BMW Sailing Cup World Final and the Auckland International Boat Show.
Along with BMW, the Principal Partner, BMW Auckland Regatta thanks the following sponsors for their generosity and support with the event:Key sponsors: KPMG, Auckland City Council, Manukau City CouncilOfficial Clothing Supplier: MustoDivisional sponsors: OKI, Yanmar - Whiting Power Systems, North Sails, Mount Gay Rum, BSP DesignSupport sponsors: Yachting New Zealand, Southern Cross Healthcare, Wind Warrior Yachts
by Ivor Wilkins
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