Nightmare start for local sailors
Local skippers Joshua Greenslade and Lance Fraser found the going tough during day one of the $100,000 Argo Group Gold Cup in Hamilton Harbour, managing a solitary win between them.Greenslade was beaten in all four of his races while Fraser finished with a 1-3 recordAnd they must now quickly discover a way to turn their flagging fortunes around if they are to progress beyond the group stage of the regatta.Fraser and his Team Digicel Business team-mates — Adam Barboza, Nico Stefani and Michael Rehe — lost their Group One round robin flights against Keith Swinton (Australia) , Simone Ferrarese (Italy) and Adam Minoprio (New Zealand) but managed to salvage some pride after prevailing against Eric Monnin (Switzerland).Greenslade and his Team Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Sailing Academy team-mates — Blythe Walker, Tom Herbert-Evans and Sean Evans — fared even worse, losing to Phil Robertson (New Zealand), Ben Ainslie (England), Nicolai Sehested (Finland) and Bjorn Hansen (Sweden).Past Gold Cup winners Williams (4-0) and Ainslie (4-0) and Minoprio (3-0) currently boast the best records in the fleet.Reigning Gold Cup champ Canfield endured a mixed bag, recording two wins and as many losses.