BMW ORACLE Racing afterguard member, Gavin Brady was leading the New Zealand Match Racing championships in Auckland after the first Round Robin was completed today. Racing with Rod Dawson, Sean Clarkson, Jon Ziskind and Ed Smyth, Brady finished the day with a 7-2 record. Team skipper and CEO, Chris Dickson was on 5-4, with two skippers sandwiched in between on 6-3. With the first round robin completed today, the teams will start the second round robin on Friday.

Check our main team website for full reports throughout the weekend. In the meantime, here are some good shots of Thursday's action, courtesy once again of Ivor Wilkins.