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WMRT: A Touch of Luck defines Day 4 of the St Moritz Match Race



8:32 PM Sat 4 Sep 2010 GMT
'Ben Ainslie, TEAMORIGIN (foreground) vs Bjorn Hansen, Hansen Global Team. St Moritz Match Race 2010. World Match Racing Tour. St Moritz, Switzerland. 4th September 2010. Photo: Ian Roman/WMRT.' Ian Roman/WMRT Click Here to view large photo
On a frustrating day for the World Match Racing Tour as six teams battled to reach the semi-finals of the St. Moritz Match Race, perhaps the biggest fight was off the water between the gradient northerly wind and the thermally induced southerly, which left the racecourse peppered with monumental wind shifts, holes and gusts. The weather has tested the skippers' mettle all week and today it created a spectacular sporting moment that had the crowd holding its breath. It looked as if it was all over for reigning 'King of the Mountain' Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing in his match
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