Monsoon Cup - Day 2 - Flight 9: Who can stop Phil Robertson?

Well, it's three out of three for the young New Zealand skipper, Phil Robertson. He started the day beating Mirsky, he then moved on to Peter Gilmour and now the world's current number one ranked sailor couldn't catch up with his aggressive tactics. Adam Minoprio was forced to a bad start, hitting the line at a slower pace and on hte disadvantaged left side. Robertson went on to win the race, leading from start to finish.

Ian Williams had another bad race and lost to Magnus Holmberg who now sits on top of the leaderboard with 5 points. In the intra-French battle Col beat Iehl while Ainslie again had no problem leading the race against Peter Gilmout.

Ten seconds before the start, Adam Minoprio slows and Phil Robertson gets the right. Kuala Terengganu, 3 December 2009. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Ben Ainslie hits the starting line with an advantage over Peter Gilmour. Kuala Terengganu, 3 December 2009. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Sébastien Col squeezes Damien Iehl. Kuala Terengganu, 3 December 2009. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing

Umpires fly the green flag and as a result Williams loses the match with Holmberg. Kuala Terengganu, 3 December 2009. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing