Bowman from Team GAC Pindar and Radich Racing Team during spinnaker manoeuvres on day 1 Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Torvar Mirsky appeals for a penalty in his match against Jesper Radich on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Ian Ainslie and crew on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Torvar Mirsky crosses behind Magnus Holmberg on day 1 of Match Race Germany 2010. World match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
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There are two Kiwi match race teams at Match Race Germany - BlackMatch Racing and Waka Racing (the latter with skipper Phil Robertson on tactics for Ian Ainslie's (RSA) Team Proximo, and three other crew members sailing with Magnus Holmberg's (SWE) Victory Challenge team). There are also two Aussie teams: Torvar Mirsky's Mirsky Racing Team and Peter Gilmour's YANMAR Racing.
James Williamson (NZL) of Victory Challenge keeps his weight low in light conditions on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Kiwi and Aussie sailors are on half the boats competing at Match Racing Germany, carrying on the tradition of strength in this discipline from these two countries. BlackMatch Racing (NZL) won the World Match Racing Tour in 2010, while Mirsky Racing Team (AUS) finished in third place.
Mirsky Racing Team bowman Graeme Spence during light conditions on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Both the top Kiwi and Aussie teams put points on the scoreboard at Match Race France, but were not at the top of their game. Mathieu Richard (FRA) beat Ben Ainslie (GBR) to take the first, French, stage of the Tour in 2010. Richard has carried on his good form at Match Race Germany, with Mirsky also picking up here, to share the top of the leaderboard part-way through the round robin on 5 wins apiece at the end of day one. Conditions on day one in Langenargen were damp with not much wind.
Mathieu Richard finished day one on top of the pile - where he left off from stage one in France. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
On day two at Match Race Germany, there is more wind, warmer temperatures and Britain's Ian Williams, the 2008 World Match Race Tour champion has come out of hibernation to, at time of writing, have 7 wins to Mirsky and Richard's 6 and 5 wins, respectively. Minoprio (NZL) and Gilmour (AUS) also have 5 victories on the water at present.
Mark Williams of Team GAC Pindar keeps an eye on Paolo Cian at the start of their match on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Meanwhile, Kathrin Kadelbach (GER), the first woman to compete at Match Race Germany, with Olympic Yngling sailor Ulrike Schumann as tactician, scored one win on day one and has another to match it on day two.
Kathrin Kadelbach (L) and Ulrike Schumann (R). Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Day One highlights video of Match Race Germany 2010. Copyright World Match Racing Tour 2010. Production: Red Handed TV.
Magnus Holmberg (SWE)(L) and Sam Bell (NZL) prepare to round the leeward mark on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Crew List for Match Race Germany
Adam Minoprio (NZL) ETNZ/BlackMatch Racing
Crew: Dave Swete, Tom Powrie, Nick Blackman, Dan McLean
Torvar Mirsky (AUS) Mirsky Racing Team
Crew: Graeme Spence, Tudor Owen, Kyle Langford, Kinley Fowler
Björn Hansen (SWE) Gill Global Team
Crew: Mathias Bredin, Martin Strömberg, Pontis Meijer, Gustav Morin
Peter Gilmour (AUS) YANMAR Racing
Crew: Martin berntson, Nils Bjerkäs, Yasuhiro Yaji, Cristian Pontin
Mathieu Richard (FRA) French Match Racing Team
Crew: Greg Evrard, Thierry Briend, Erwan Vanier, Yannick Simon
Ian Ainslie (RSA) Team Proximo
Crew: Nicholas Heinz, Roger Hudson, Adam Martin, Phil Robertson
Paolo Cian (ITA) Team Italia
Crew: Pier Luigi Fornelli, Enrico Zennaro, Gaetano Figlia Di Granara, Philippe Buchard
Mads Ebler (DEN) Ebler Match Racing
Crew: Niels Kinch, Chris Keene Pedersen, Jonas Hviid, Soren Tonder
Kathrin Kadelbach (GER) EWE Sailing Team
Crew: Wolfi Dietz, Rigo De Nijs, Jens Polgar, Ulrike Schumann
Magnus Holmberg (SWE) Victory Challenge
Crew: Sam Bell, Garth Ellingham, matt Randell, James Williamson
Ian Williams (GBR) Team GAC Pindar
Crew: Bill Hardesty, Mal Parker, Simon Shaw, Mark Williams
Jesper Radich (DEN) Radich Racing Team
Crew: Jan Neergaard, Rasmus Kostner, Nils Gramkov, Philip Guhle
Torvar Mirsky's crew keep an eye on Magnus Holmberg during their match on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Nick Blackman (L) and Dave Swete (R) of BlackMatch Racing during their match against Kathrin Kadelbach. World Match Race Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
Phil Robertson (NZL) of Team Proximo during a spinnaker drop on day 1 of Match Race Germany. World Match Racing Tour. Image copyright Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images/WMRT.
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