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Harken NZ Match Racing: Corbett leads with seven wins after Day 1

by RNZYS Media 20 Jan 2022 21:51 PST 21 January 2022
Harken NZ NZ Match Racing Championship - Royal NZ Yacht Squadron - Day 1, January 21, 2022 © RNZYS Media

An overcast morning turned into a beautiful afternoon for Day 1 of the Harken New Zealand Match Racing Championship.

Reuben Corbett and his RNZYS Performance Programme team remains unbeaten with 7 wins - but Nick Egnot-Johnson's Knots Racing and Robbie McCutcheon's GCH Racing are on his heels with 6 wins.

Keep up to date with the NZMRC this weekend at matchracingresults.com/.../nzl-national...

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