Hardy Cup - New Zealanders dominate first day



9:22 AM Mon 7 Feb 2011 GMT
'Racing in front of magnificent backdrop - Hardy Cup 2011' Aline Van Haren &copy Click Here to view large photo
Hardy Cup 2011 ? New Zealand skippers Adrian Short and Will Tiller dominated today?s opening round-robin racing in the Hardy Cup ISAF grade 3, under 25 match racing regatta on Sydney Harbour. Short, winner of the Hardy Cup in 2009, won all six of his matches, while Tiller won four of his five matches. Joining them in the top three was fellow New Zealander, Samantha Osborne, with three wins from seven matches. Of significance was that all three Kiwi skippers defeated defending Hardy Cup champion, Australian Evan Walker, who had only two wins in five match races. Fellow Australian favourites ...


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by Peter Campbell





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