Rolex Commodores' Cup 2010 Day 1 - Irish set formidable pace

6:53 PM Sun 15 Aug 2010 GMT

'Fleet start - Rolex Commodore's Cup' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

Rolex Commodores' Cup 2010 was grabbed by the throat on the opening day by Ireland. With two windward-leeward races held in the eastern and central Solent, the three Irish boats won in each of their classes in the first race. In the second race, the team's otherwise perfect scoreline was only tarnished by their mid-sized boat, David Dwyer's Mills 39 Marinerscove.ie, posting a second. With six days of competition left, the Irish, on 7 points, already hold a huge lead over the defending champions, GBR Red and Hong Kong, tied on 23. Previous experience will not allow the Irish to ...

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