Team NZ Skippers Lead Day 2 of Steinlager Line 7 cup

by Shawn McBride on 13 Mar 2001 At the end of the second day, Team New Zealand skippers are dominating the Steinlager Line
7 Cup, the fourth event on the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour, on Auckland's Waitemata Harbor. Cameron Appleton and
Bertrand Pace head the leaderboard with eight (8) wins a piece in round robin competition with teammate Dean Barker in third place with
seven (7) wins.

After a long, tough day on the water, Cameron Appleton commented, 'I'm frizzled, it's been an extremely testy day, we just had to take
each race as a step, not as a jump.'

The best of the non-Kiwis is Rod Davis, representing Italy's Prada America's Cup Challenge with six (6) wins and four (4) losses. Also
on six wins, but with five losses is Chris Dickson, representing the United States and the Oracle Racing America's Cup Challenge.

Event Director Harold Bennett said 'It's been an interesting day's racing. A good wind started in the North/Northeast and then shifted to
the Northwest, which meant the bulk of the activitiy occurred directly in front of Hobson Wharf. It was great viewing for spectators.'

'Tomorrow's weather is forecast for south-westerlies, which will shift action into the current.'

With the round robin elimination series getting close to the half-way stage, the battle to grab the four semi-final places looks likely to get
meaner and tougher in the second half.

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Spanning the globe, the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour is comprised of eight of the world's leading professional sailing events
and is proving to be the ultimate battleground of sailing. In addition to over USD$400,000 in individual event prize money, the Swedish
Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour awards USD$200,000 to the top eight sailors on the Tour. The overall winners are determined by a point
system based on a sailor’s best six of eight finishes, with the first-place skipper netting USD$60,000.

For additional information on the Swedish Match Grand Prix Sailing Tour log on to www.swedishmatchgp.com.

Overall Standings

Skipper Wins Losses

Cameron Appleton (NZ) 8 3

Bertrand Pace (NZ) 8 3

Dean Barker (NZ) 7 4

Rod Davis (ITA) 6 4

Chris Dickson (USA) 6 5

Gavin Brady (ITA) 5 3

Magnus Holmberg (SWE) 5 5

Jesper Radich (DEN) 5 5

Andy Green (GBR) 4 7

Jes Gram-Hansen 3 7

Nicola Celon 3 7

Bjorn Hansen 1 8

Round Robin One - Day 2

Flight 7

Jesper Radich (DEN) def. Cameron Appleton (NZ)

Rod Davis (ITA) def. Nicola Celon (ITA)

Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) def. Magnus Holmberg (SWE)

Dean Barker (NZ) def. Andy Green (GBR)



Flight 8

Rod Davis (ITA) def. Bjorn Hansen (SWE)

Dean Barker (NZ) def. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN)

Andy Green (GBR) def. Magnus Holmberg (SWE)

Jesper Radich (DEN) def. Chris Dickson (USA)

Cameron Appleton (NZ) def. Bertrand Pace (NZ)

Flight 9

Rod Davis (ITA) def. Cameron Appleton (NZ)

Andy Green (GBR) def. Bjorn Hansen (SWE)

Gavin Brady (ITA) def. Chris Dickson (USA)

Nicola Celon (ITA) def. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN)

Dean Barker (NZ) def. Bertrand Pace (NZ)

Flight 10

Nicola Celon (ITA) def. Andy Green (GBR)

Chris Dickson (USA) def. Rod Davis (ITA)

Cameron Appleton (NZ) def. Gavin Brady (ITA)

Bertrand Pace (NZ) def. Magnus Holmberg (SWE)

Jesper Radich (DEN) def. Dean Barker (NZ)

Flight 11

Cameron Appleton (NZ) def. Chris Dickson (USA)

Bertrand Pace (NZ) def. Jesper Radich (DEN)

Nicola Celon (ITA) def. Bjorn Hansen (SWE)

Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN) def. Andy Green (GBR)

Magnus Holmberg (SWE) def. Dean Barker (SWE)

Flight 12

Bertrand Pace (NZL) def. Jes Gram-Hansen (DEN)

Chris Dickson (USA) def. Dean Barker (NZ)

Magnus Holmberg (SWE) def. Rod Davis (ITA)

Flight 13

Bertrand Pace (NZ) def. Chris Dickson (USA)

Cameron Appleton (NZ) def. Andy Green (GBR)

Jesper Radich (DEN) def. Nicola Celon (ITA)

Dean Barker (NZ) def. Bjorn Hansen (SWE)