Single figure breezes for final day of BMW Auckland Cup

9:07 PM Sun 20 Mar 2011 GMT

'Final day BMW Auckland Regatta 2011' Ivor Wilkins/Offshore Images

Light air sailing skills were at a premium as the fleet of yachts competing in the 2011 BMW Auckland Regatta seldom saw the breeze move into double figures throughout the three day event. Under normal circumstances, a three-day regatta in Auckland tests a wide range of skills as the city lives up to its four-seasons-in-a-day reputation. However, 2011 saw just summer heat and gentle breezes combine with unusually high tides to turn the regatta into a tactical chess game. For the final day of racing, the yachts were sent on a scenic course around some of the islands of the ...

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