Team NZ impress
03/09/2010 08:53:24 PM
Dean Barker's Team New Zealand opened the Louis Vuitton regatta with a commanding 1min 40sec minute victory over Swedish syndicate Artemis in Auckland on Tuesday.
Italian Azzura beat Britain's Team Origin by 53 seconds, while France and Germany's All4one defeated Mascalzone Latino Audi Team by 44 seconds.
In the final race, France's Aleph Sailing Team beat Synergy Russian Sailing Team by three minutes 26 seconds after the Russians ran over their own spinnaker.
The second of seven round-robin days are scheduled for Wednesday.