Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling in action. PHOTO/CHRIS CAMERON
The breeze was light again on the second day of the Extreme Sailing Series seventh round at Nice yesterday.
Seven races were sailed and once again the 4-7 knot breeze gave teams mixed results. By the end of the day, the fleet was still tightly bunched with less than 20
points separating the top eight teams.
Emirates Team New Zealand advanced to second overall from its overnight fifth equal.
That came as something of a surprise for New Zealand helm Peter Burling. The Tauranga sailor says they started the day relatively well, but slipped a little towards the end.
"We all felt that the day could have gone much better," he said. "I was surprised to learn when we came ashore that we were second on the board. I didn't think we had had such a great day and thought we would be a bit further back on the scoreboard. We're only a few points off the lead, so we're really happy to be in touch and to still be improving."
