ROCKWOOL DEN, meanwhile, secured a dominant win in the second race – crossing the finish line more than 10 seconds ahead of runners-up New Zealand – but this emphatic showing came in-between middling sixth and fifth place finishes; thankfully for Nicolai Sehested and his team, the Danes are just two points behind Emirates GBR in the race for the podium places.
Race 3 winners Australia will be pleased to have claimed a victory having started the day very poorly compared to their typically elite standards, coming eighth then sixth before beating Emirates GBR and Canada to the finish line in the final race of the day.
The hosts put on something of a showing for their passionate home support – at least following their seventh-place finish in the opening race. Two third places see Phil Robertson’s team well in the hunt for a podium finish and qualification for Sunday’s winner-takes-all Final, with their 20 points seeing them equal with Spain.
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