Taylor Canfield The Standout On Day 1
Perth, Australia: In front of a packed lawn at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Taylor Canfield and his US One team are the standout performers of Qualifying Session 1 of Match Cup Australia. This is the first event of the 2017 World Match Racing Tour. Canfield, from the US Virgin Islands, chalked up three wins and a second place to dominate his group.

The Swan River's Freshwater Bay sparkled in the sunshine through the morning, with a good easterly breeze making for a great spectacle in the early races.

Also at the top of the scoreboard in their respective groups of six teams were Kiwi Chris Steele in Group 1, and Frenchman Yann Guichard in group three.

Steele and his 36 Below Racing team also scored three first places, with a third place their other score, but they were penalized a further point for a collision. As a measure of the aggressive tactics on the racecourse, a number of penalty points were issued, with local wild card entry Matt Jerwood receiving two.

Match Cup Australia
Results Day 1: Qualifying

Group 1
1. Chris Steele (NZL), 36 Below Racing - 7 points
2. Phil Robertson (NZL), Robertson Racing - 9
3. Matt Jerwood (AUS), Redline Racing - 14
4. Pieter-Jan Postma (NED), Sailing Team NL - 17
5. Sam Gilmour (AUS), Neptune Racing - 20
6. Nicklas Dackhammar (SWE), ESSIQ Racing - 20

Group 2
1. Taylor Canfield (ISV), US One - 5
2. David Gilmour (AUS), Team Gilmour - 11
3. Steven Thomas (AUS), RPM Racing - 11
4. Sally Barkow (USA), Team Magenta 32 - 18
5. Jonas Warrer (DEN), Warrer Racing - 18
6. Nicolai Sehested (DEN), EWII Racing - 21

Group 3
1. Yann Guichard (FRA), Spindrift Racing - 11
2. Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar - 12
3. Torvar Mirsky (AUS), Mirsky Racing Team - 12
4. Evan Walker (AUS), KA Match - 14
5. Mans Holmberg (SWE), CFA Sports - 15
5. George Anyon (NZL), RNZYS Performance Program - 20

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