Barker and Minoprio lead NZ Match Racing Champs

by Sara Roberts, RNZYS on 24 Nov 2005 BARKER & MINOPRIO LEAD THE NEW ZEALAND MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS


Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Dean Barker was undefeated after 7 races were completed on the Waitemata harbour today. Barker beat Dickson by 9 seconds in a very close match between the two America’s Cup helmsman.

Also undefeated today was 22 year old Simon Minoprio & Team Vision Yachting who will race Barker and Dickson tomorrow to complete the first round robin.

Favourable conditions this morning meant five flights were completed in quick sucession then during the afternoon conditions became variable due to scattered rain and light airs and racing was called off at 4.30pm.

Racing begins tomorrow at 9.30am.

POINTS TABLE
Simon Minoprio - 7 wins / 0 losses
Dean Barker - 7 wins / 0 losses
Takumi Nakamura - 1 wins / 6 losses
Laurie Jury - 3 wins / 4 losses
Chris Dickson - 6 wins / 1 losses
Adam Minoprio - 3 wins / 3 losses
Cameron Appleton - 3 wins / 3 losses
Simon Dickey - 2 wins / 4 losses
Tom Powrie - 0 wins / 6 losses
Brian Trubovich - 1 wins / 6 losses

FLIGHT ONE
Jury beat Powrie by 4 secs
Barker beat Dickey by 37 secs
Dickson beat Nakamura by 39 secs
S.Minoprio beat Appleton by 17 secs
A.Minoprio beat Trubovich by 23 secs

FLIGHT TWO
Barker beat Dickson by 9 secs
Appleton beat Nakamura by 52 secs
S.Minoprio beat Powrie by 50 secs
Jury beat Trubovich by 4 secs
Dickey beat A.Minoprio by 17 secs

FLIGHT THREE
Nakamura beat Powrie by 1 sec
S.Minoprio beat Trubovich by 1.02 secs
Jury beat Dickey by 21 secs
Barker beat A.Minoprio by 55 secs
Dickson beat Appleton by 21 secs

FLIGHT FOUR
S.Minoprio beat Dickey by 15 secs
A.Minoprio beat Jury by 30 secs
Barker beat Appleton by 18 secs
Dickson beat Powrie by 41 secs
Trubovich beat Nakamura by 15 secs

FLIGHT FIVE
Barker beat Jury by 24 secs
Appleton beat Powrie by 16 secs
Dickson beat Trubovich by 13 secs
Dickey beat Nakamura by 25 secs
S.Minoprio beat A.Minoprio by 39 secs

FLIGHT SIX
Appleton beat Trubovich by 13 secs
Dickson beat Dickey by 52 secs
A.Minoprio beat Nakamura by DNF
S.Minoprio beat Jury by 19 secs
Barker beat Powrie by 30 secs

FLIGHT SEVEN
S.Minoprio beat Nakamura by 30 secs
Barker beat Trubovich by 13 secs
Powrie v Dickey
Appleton v A.Minoprio
Dickson beat Jury by 1.23 secs

The winner of this event will receive an invitation to compete in the Auckland Match Racing Cup – Grade 1 Match Racing regatta to be held in association with the Auckland Harbour Festival between 25 – 29 January 2006.


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