Gone flying with il Duce at SailGP

Main combatants? No Ashes Series here today, as Team GBR Ineos destroyed all comers, including the reigning champion, Australia © Andrea Francolini

It was certainly challenging for the crews with a Sou'sou'east breeze of 12-18 knots and loads of bullets pumping down out of Rose Bay making life difficult. Get it right and you were a legend, wrong, and it was very wrong. If you kept your crew work correct, then you went to the top of the class, with Team GBR Ineos being awarded Dux of the Day.

Results HERE.

Many thanks to Andrea Francolini for this gallery.

France sustained significant damage in an incident with Spain, and did not compete again. - photo © Andrea Francolini

When they were hot, they were scorching - Team USA - photo © Andrea Francolini

Touch down for Team USA. looks good, but that's all, as it is not fast, and often he crews had to work really hard to get the boats up again. - photo © Andrea Francolini

A bad day at the office for Team Australia. Skipper Tom Slingsby was clear that they just made too many mistakes... - photo © Andrea Francolini

Classic Il Duce shot with a chopper featured in this image of the start. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Spain raced the day out despite the incident with France. Damage to the outer topsides of the starboard hull was distinct. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Spain were able to lead for a lot of Race Three. It is a brutal school out there, but they could well master the F50 and be really potent. - photo © Andrea Francolini

New kids on the block, Denmark and Spain, take it to the reigning champion, Australia. Often with great success BTW.... - photo © Andrea Francolini

What goes up must come down - this is Team Japan, who had a consistent, if not winning kind of day. - photo © Andrea Francolini

The three starts today were action packed, as the teams tried to come in hot. France and USA did well in this regard. - photo © Andrea Francolini