Britain’s TeamOrigin, helmed and skippered by Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie, are topping their group after the first round-robin stage of the inaugural Louis Vuitton Pacific Series off Auckland, New Zealand.

The team, led and funded by Sir Keith Mills, beat Greek Challenge, skippered by Gavin Brady, to win all four of their matches, including a surprise triumph over America’s Cup defenders Alinghi of Swizerland.