Two back-to-back races at the 96th Bacardi Cup saw Eivind Melleby and Mark Strube take a one point lead.
The Race Committee subsequently abandoned the opening race of the day, series race 2, which will be resailed on Thursday, 9 March.
After the abandonement of race 2, Melleby and Strube of Norway slip into the lead, with Poland’s Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Bruno Prada counting a second to take second overall.
Moving rapidly into third are the Austrian pair Hans Spitzauer and Christian Nehammer who claimed the win in race 3 ahead of
Kusznierewicz and Prada with the Swiss Piet Eckert and Frederico Melo in third place.
Day 1 leaders Jørgen Schönherr and Markus Koy, could only manage a tenth place finish, but still enough to keep them in fourth place.
This classic series comprises of just six races, finishing on Saturday. If all six are sailed there will be a one race discard.
Winners of the abandoned race 2 were Jack Jennings and Pedro Trouche USA, but could only managed a 12th in the second race.
It worked better for Hans Spitzauer and Christian Nehammer, winners of Race 3, who had failed to finish the earlier abandoned race.
Ireland’s Peter O’Leary and Stephen Milne made places with a fifth and are ninth overall.
Ed Wright crewing for Scott Mason USA could only manage a 16 and drop to 15th.
Star Bacardi Cup – Leaders after 2 races (73 entries)
1st NOR 2017 Eivind Melleby / Mark Strube 2 4 – – 6 pts
2nd POL 8548 Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Bruno Prada 7 2 – – 9 pts
3rd AUT 8529 Hans Spitzauer / Christian Nehammer 10 1 – – 11 pts
4th DEN 8532 Jørgen Schönherr / Markus Koy 1 10 – – 11 pts
5th CRO 8531 Marin Misura / Tonko Barac 5 11 – – 16 pts
6th ARG 1945 Leandro Altolaguirre / Lucas Altolaguirre 8 9 – – 17 pts
7th SUI 8575 Piet Eckert / Frederico Melo 15 3 – – 18 pts
8th USA 1988 Paul Cayard / Frithjof Kleen 12 6 – – 18 pts
9th IRL 8118 Peter O’Leary / Stephen Milne 17 5 – – 22 pts
10th USA 8537 George Szabo / Guy Avellon 9 13 – – 22 pts
11th USA 8538 Will Stout / Erik Anderson 4 20 – – 24 pts
12th ARG 1986 Fabian Mac Gowan / Mauricio Bueno 18 7 – – 25 pts
13th USA 8464 Jack Jennings / Pedro Trouche 13 12 – – 25 pts
14th USA 8448 John MacCausland / Samuel Goncalves 19 8 – – 27 pts
15th USA 8520 Scott Mason / Edward Wright 11 16 – – 27 pts
16th USA 8573 Peter Vessella / Phil Trinter 6 22 – – 28 pts
17th BEL 8379 Manu Hens / Joost Houweling 16 17 – – 33 pts
18th ARG 8156 Hector Longarela / Hugo l Longarela 14 24 – – 38 pts
19th ARG 8285 Erich Mones / Tomas Fioriti 20 18 – – 38 pts
20th BRA 8547 Admar Gonzaga Neto / Ronald Seifert 26 15 – – 41 pts
