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Match Racing – Youth Match Race Cup – Auckland NZL – Day 2, a FRA/AUS/NZL trio on top, Parkin USA 5th


With an 11-0 score this Friday morning UTC, Aurélien Pierroz FRA was on top of the 2020 Youth International Match Racing Cup leaderboard ahead of James Hodgson AUS 10-1 and Nick Egnot-Johnson NZL 9-2, with two Round Robin flights left before the Quarter Finals of tomorrow Saturday. Hot stuff ahead as the two matches left for the leader Pierroz will be against Hodgson and Egnot-Johnson ! —– Jack Parkin USA (Riverside YC) is on rank 5 among the 14 teams. —– The leaderboard and the report of day one. —– Racing is from February 20 to 23 in Elliott 7m keelboats. For several of the 14 teams, this event will be a tune-up for the 2020 Youth Match Racing World Championship on February 25-March 1 at the same venue.