Struntje Light, Wolfgang Schaefer, GER, 49 Enfant Terrible, Alberto Rossi, ITA, 32 pointsĤ. The Farr 40 circuit will continue May 27th - May 30th at the West Coast Championship, hosted by Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club.ġ. In an incredible debut regatta, newcomer Rick Goebel is the Corinthian class Champion. Close behind them was Helmut Jahn's Flash Gordon 6 in 2nd place. John Demourkas and the Groovederci crew saved their best race for last, finishing 1st in the final race. Ultimately, Enfant finished 5th and Plenty finished 6th. A disappointing 9th place in Race 10 knocked Struntje light below Flash Gordon 6, leaving Plenty and Enfant as the two contenders for the crown. Going into the final race of the regatta, four points separated Plenty from the coveted top spot. The Italian crew raced a beautiful regatta against some very serious competition, and now they will head into the rest of the Farr 40 circuit as the Midwinter Champions. In a class where consistency is key, Enfant proved day after day to be the most consistent competitors in the class. After three races, Cubre Libre is winning the battle between the trio.Īlberto Rossi and his crew aboard Enfant Terrible have ended each day of racing at the Farr 40 Midwinter Championship on the top of the scoreboard. Three Volvo 60s are enjoying a tremendous battle in CSA 1 and all three crews come from countries which are literally freezing at the moment Spirit of Adventure is from Canada, Ambersail is from Lithuania and Cuba Libre from Poland. Gunboat 62, Elvis scored two bullets today to set up a dramatic finish to the Gunboat showdown tomorrow. Ross Applebey's Scarlet Oyster is the runaway leader in CSA 5, six points clear at the top. S'investir en Guadeloupe LIPTON, skippered by Charret Philippe is leading the class by three points. In CSA 4, last year's winner of the 'most worthy performance, Richard Wesslund's J/122, El Ocaso is second in class. In CSA 3 Alan Edwards Swan 65, Spirit is top of the class, having scored their fourth podium finish. In CSA 2, Greg Slyngstad's J/125 Hamachi has now scored four straight bullets. In CSA 1, Doug Baker's Kernan 47, True won both of today's races to secure pole position for the class. In comparison to the last two days, a breeze of about 20 knots was more of a comfort zone but the racing was no less spectacular with close racing right through the fleet. All classes, but the Lottery Class, had at least two races today. The second day of the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta produced more thrilling action for the international fleet of yachts racing in gorgeous conditions off St.Maarten. 8465, Augie Diaz / Arnis Baltins, USA, 36 Miisca, Alessandro Pascolato / Henry Boening, BRA, 34ĥ. Quantum, Mark Reynolds / Magnus Liljedahl, USA, 27Ĥ. Al Hamed, Jorge Joao Zarif / Bruno Prada, BRA, 20ģ. Renata, Lars Grael / Samuel Goncalves, BRA, 18 pointsĢ. The next event for the Stars is the Western Hemisphere Championship April 16-19 again on Biscayne Bay. Some times we were on the wrong side of the course, sometimes we weren't going fast enough. Young Jorge Zarif with Bruno Prada crewing put in a good performance to finish second in the regatta with Mark Reynolds and Magnus Liljedahl finishing third.īrian and I did not have a good week. Lars's success is even more remarkable as he is an amputee, missing his right leg. Lars Grael won the final race and his second Bacardi Cup in a row.

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