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Welcome to our live coverage of day 2 of the 2025 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland from Torbay Sailing Club.
You can read a recap of day 1 by clicking here.
Live results:
Course B: iQFOiL 7.3, iQFOiL 8, Kitefoil
49er race heating up
Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn have backed up their win in race 6 in the 49er fleet with another first in race 7. Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush's lead is cut to nine points, with Sam Bacon and Blake McGlashan still third.
Hugo Smith and Louis Quere have taken out race 7 in the 29ers to jump to fifth overall. Further up the leaderboard, Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse (fourth in race 7) remain in the overall lead, followed by Will Mason and Will Leech (second) and Peer Kruse and Leo Brown (third).
iQFOiL: Bilger, Liefting finish day 2 in first place
In the iQFOiL 7.3m, Stella Bilger has finished the day by dropping a 4 and keeping a bullet - her fifth of the event - to stretch her overall lead to five points. Veerle ten Have is second, with Aimee Bright third.
The 8m are also heading back to shore, with Eli Liefting retaining his day-1 lead. Liefting has won two races today to Josh Armit's three, but he remains one point better off than the Paris 2024 Olympian and defending Oceanbridge Sail Auckland champ.
Next up on Course B is the kitefoiling - where Lukas Walton-Keim holds a slender lead over Toby Wigglesworth.
Two from two for Brown, Stone
The 420s have finished race 5 in the same order as race 4 with Cam Brown and Oli Stone pipping Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson, and Thomas Jurczyluk and Oli Wyeth. That's also the overall standing.
ILCA 6: UFD for Ferrissey as Turner wins race 5
It's a UFD for second-placed Naiomi Ferrissey in race 5 in the ILCA 6 competition but leader Greta Pilkington can't fully capitalise - finishing sixth. Chloe Turner picks up her first win of the regatta to cement her place in fifth overall, behind Arran Begic (third) and Tom Pilkington (fourth).
Gautrey edges ahead in tight ILCA 7 fleet
George Gautrey has regained the overall lead in the ILCA 7 for the first time since yesterday's opening race by crossing the line first in race 5 - the second of the day. He's on 8 points, level with Tom Saunders and Ryan Lo, who finished second and third in that race.
iQFOiLs set for a thriller
Stella Bilger is holding on to her overall advantage in the iQFOiL 7.3m after three races today. Bilger punched in scores of 1, 3 and 2 to lead Olympian Veerle ten Have by three points. Ten Have has won the last two races but dropped a 4 in the first.
In the iQFOiL 8m, Eli Liefting leads Josh Armit by a single point. As they did yesterday, the pair have traded victories in the first three races - with Armit 2-1 up.
49er: Coutts and Gunn get first bullet
Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn secure their first race win of the regatta and move into second overall in the 49er division. There's still daylight between them and Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush, however, whose second place ensure they remain top of the table - 11 points clear of the chasing pack.
In the 49erFX, Erica Dawson and Molly Meech have claimed a sixth victory in sixth races.
Will power! Leech and Mason close 29er gap
To Course C, where Will Leech and Will Mason have won the day's second 29er race to keep the pressure on fleet leaders Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse. The gap between the two crews is now only three points. Peer Kruse and Leo Brown are third overall on 13 points, three behind Leech and Mason, followed by Bella Jenkins and Jess Handley (22 points).
UFD for Saunders
A false start to the day for Tom Saunders in the ILCA 7, picking up a UFD in race 4 (the first of day 2). He slides down three spots to fourth, with race winner Ryan Lo now the overall leader, followed by George Gautrey and Dylan Forsyth.
Lead changes in ILCA 6
Greta Pilkington has replaced Naiomi Ferrissey at the top of the ILCA 6 leaderboard with her third consecutive race win. Miro Luxford and Tom Pilkington finished second and third in the day's first race, which sees them now occupying ninth and fourth overall.
Brown, Stone on the board
A first race win sees Cam Brown and Oli Stone move into second overall in the 420. They're eight points adrift of Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson, and two ahead of Aani and Ellie Tapper.
Skiffs underway
The 49ers, 49erFX and 29ers have just completed the first race of the day on Course C.
Nelsen Meacham and Tim Howse have started day 2 in much the same way as they finished day 1, at the front of the 29er fleet. The duo has won race 5, their fourth bullet of the regatta, to extend their lead over Will Leech and Will Mason to five points. Peer Kruse and Leo Brown crossed the line in second and are third overall.
In the 49er fleet, Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have grabbed their fourth bullet of the event. They are now nine points ahead of Sam Bacon and Blake McGlashan, who punched in a 5 in the first race of the day.
Erica Dawson and Molly Meech have made it five from five in the 49erFX competition.
And we're off!
The first race is underway in the 420 fleet. Tessa Clinton and Amelia Higson are the overall leaders after day 1 - winning all three completed races.
Today's schedule
PRO Ian Clouston hopes to fit in extra races on all three courses today. Course A has ILCA 6, ILCA 7 and the 420s; Course B has the boards (iQFOiL 7.3m and 8m, and the kitefoil); and Course C the skiffs (29er, 49er and 49erFX).
The breeze is between 6 and 8 knots from the north.
