Miami OCR 2011 day one - Double win for Giles Scott



2:56 AM Tue 25 Jan 2011 GMT
'Giles Scott, Finn' Richard Langdon/Skandia Team GBR Click Here to view large photo
British Finn hopeful Giles Scott (GBR) took both Finn race wins on day one of the 2011 Rolex Miami OCR to lead the series after day one from the 2008 Olympic Silver medalist Zach Railey (USA) and the double Olympic Finn champion Ben Ainslie (GBR). Sailed under warm cloudy skies and in a shifty but useful 10-15 knot breeze, Giles Scott took the first race after a delayed start from Railey and Brendan Casey (AUS) and was going fast enough around the course to take the second race from Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Railey to end the day on a ...


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by Robert Deaves





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