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Following a reserve day on Tuesday stronger winds were hoped for on day five of the Dulux Aquanamel Flying Fifteen World Championships but unfortunately they did not eventuate. The AP flag was raised at the yacht club again this morning and crews waited on shore until after 1200 (local New Zealand time) before launching and sailing to the race course between Rangitoto Island and St Heliers Beach.

The breeze did stabilize long enough by 1445 for the race committee to set a windward, leeward, triangle, windward finish course for race four of the championship. The fleet got away to a clean start at the first attempt. Half way through the race the breeze had dropped to 4.3 knots and the leading boat was third-placed overall APTHORP and GREEN. The first kiwi crew of Aaron GOODMANSON and Alister ROWLANDS were in eight position, followed by Murray GILBERT and Jonathon BURGESS (NZL) in ninth. The course was shortened at the bottom mark and line honours went to APTHORP and GREEN. In second place were Ronald PACKER and Peter MUDFORD (AUS), and third over the line were Darren MARTIN and Simon MURRAY (IRL). Overall leaders Nick and Janet JERWOOD came in fifth.

After four races of the seven race series Nick and Janet JERWOOD retain their overall lead on the points table. However the Australian's lead at the top has evaporated to a mere four points over APTHORP and GREEN with the Irish pair MARTIN and MURRAY just another three points back. Kiwi's GOODMANSON and ROWLANDS are climbing the leaderboard and are currently sixth overall. Next best New Zealanders are Craig COULAM and Adrienne REKKE who are twelfth overall.

Races five and six are scheduled for Thursday 17 March in weather forecast to be south to southwest 15 knots, but rising to 25 knots and gusty over the Gulf with occasional rain developing.

Results

Pos	Nation	Helm	Crew	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts
1	AUS	Nick JERWOOD	Janet JERWOOD	3	7	1	5	16
2	GBR	Charles APTHORP	Alan GREEN	1	5	13	1	20
3	IRL	Darren MARTIN	Simon MURRAY	2	15	3	3	23
4	AUS	Graeme LILLINGSTON	Edmond REPSEVICIUS	10	1	19	9	39
5	GBR	David McKEE	Chris HEWKIN	7	4	20	11	42
6	NZL	Aaron GOODMANSON	Auster ROWLANDS	17	9	6	10	42
7	GBR	Mike HART	Tim HALL	16	13	12	8	49
8	GBR	Greg WELLS	David TULLOCH	13	3	24	12	52
9	GBR	Steve GOACHER	Phil EVANS	8	23	2	21	54
10	AUS	Ashley SMITH	Kym THUMPKIN	4	14	37	4	59