Elsewhere the Poole-based sailors Lucy Macgregor, Annie Lush and Kate Macgregor enjoyed a solid start yesterday.

Women’s Match Racing is making its event debut at London 2012 with the girls also competing at their first Games.

They picked up one win and narrowly lost the second.

Lucy says they are a close knit team:

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and Poole's Zara Dampney and her partner won their first group game yesterday beating Canada in three sets.