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It's taken all week for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke to get there but they find themselves exactly where they want to be heading into the final day of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland.
Sandy Dawson and Ulrika Silfverberg never thought they would find rubbish so fascinating, and rewarding.
It is a measure of Peter Burling and Blair Tuke's class that even on a day when they weren't totally in their groove they are still in with a good chance of claiming a fifth 49er world title.
The Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland might be halfway through but for New Zealand's top sailors the real business starts tomorrow.
The scorecard doesn't always tell the full story but it shows Peter Burling and Blair Tuke in a strong position after the second day of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Auckland.
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were about 400m away from the perfect start to the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships today but a capsize close to the finish line left them thinking about what might have been.
Blair Tuke hoped it was a good omen as heavy rain belted down during last night's opening ceremony of the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships.
Being proactive and taking opportunities was one of the main messages that came out of the Making Waves - Pathways to Performance forum on Thursday night.
A pretty big event is about to get under way in Auckland but an equally sizeable one starts across town on Saturday.
