2016 Sailing World Cup Miami gets underway

ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami got underway today where a 19-strong contingent of kiwi sailors are competing on Biscayne Bay in the second regatta of the 2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup series.

Racing was interrupted by light wind postponements, but all the kiwis completed at least one race to open their campaign in Miami today.

Andy Maloney was the stand-out performer on day one, the NZL Sailing Team Laser sailor taking 2^nd place in his opening race and following that with a 10^th to lie 4^th overall in what is the largest of all the fleets in Miami.

Sam Meech is also in the top ten, with a 7^th and a 10^th in his two races the Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club representative is in 8^th at the end of day one.

Competitors in the Olympic and Paralympic classes will have five days of fleet racing from Monday, January 25 to Friday, January 29. Medal Races across the 10 Olympic classes will bring the regatta to a close on Saturday, January 30 where medals will be awarded to the top three boats.

2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
New Zealand’s current standings

Laser
4^th Andy Maloney (NZL Sailing Team) (2, 10)
8^th Sam Meech (NZL Sailing Team) (7, 10)
11^th Mike Bullot (12, 6)
21^st Thomas Saunders (14, 11)

49er Skiff
17^th Isaac McHardie and Trent Rippey (Aon Fast Track Squad) (16, 7)
39^th Markus Somerville and Josh Porebski (8, 32BFD)
55^th Logan Dunning Beck and Jack Simpson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (18, 32BFD)

49erFX Skiff
12^th Ellie Copeland and Erica Dawson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (23, 4)
13^th Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech (NZL Sailing Team) (4, 24)

Laser Radial
53^rd Sara Winther (29)

Nacra 17
38^th Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders (NZL Sailing Team) (BFD, 28)
11^th Olivia Mackay and Micah Wilkinson (Aon Fast Track Squad) (14, 12)

Links

Regatta website: http://miami.ussailing.org/
World Sailing website: http://www.sailing.org/worldcup/home.php