Almost an all BMWOR final, but in the end ETNZ's Dean Barker topped Dicko's team 2-1 in their extraordinarily hard-fought semifinal at the NZNMRC in Auckland today (Saturday).

Meanwhile Gavin & Co swept Adam Minoprio in the other semifinal, and will face Barker in the first-to-win-three final on Sunday. Dicko's team and Mr Minoprio will race in the petit-final (first to win two). Racing begins Sunday at 0930 NZT off the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron at the foot of the Harbour Bridge in Westhaven.

Hopefully, later this morning our main team website will have the details of Saturday's action in RR2 and the Semis.

Gavin and his crew of Sean Clarkson (NZL), Jon Ziskind (USA), Rod Dawson (NZL) and Ed Smyth (NZL) have led the regatta through the Rounds Robin. No doubt they will be up for a battle with Mr Barker's experienced team, the defending champs of this event, tomorrow. Should be a good final, and go get 'em guys!

To get your Saturday morning -- at least in Europe and the States -- off to a smooth, jazzy start, take five with this video slide show (music, too) of yesterday's semifinal action in Auckland....