Commodores Cup - Runaway leader



9:13 PM Mon 16 Aug 2010 GMT
'ALICE II, Sail No: GBR 2045R, Team: GBR White, Class: 1, Skipper: Simon Henning, Design: Farr 45 - Rolex Commodores Cup 2010' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo
Rolex Commodores' Cup. Ireland remains the runaway leader after day two. Those chasing, led by 2008 winners GBR Red, with strong competition for second from France Blue in third and the potent Hong Kong team in fourth, did a good job to minimise the damage inflicted today: the Irish managing to extend the gap over the second-placed team, but only by 2.5 points. Conditions were perfect for today's two races with brilliant sunshine and more breeze - 14-17 knots from the northwest for the first, dropping off to 10-15 for the second. First up was an inshore race around the ...


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by Trish Jenkins




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