NEWS May '01-Jun '02 
Porto Rotondo ITA 30/06/02 – Silphea wins the Med
The morning postponement was
signalled due to lack of wind today, as opposed to too much yesterday. Crews
swam in the clear, blue water of the
Boats on the first beat were
divided into a pack in the middle and another on the far left. The middle paid,
with Norwegian Steam leading that group, followed by Sylphea leading back from
the left. It was an exciting mark rounding, with extremely close racing.
Sylphea passed Norwegian Steam on the run, and Nerone moved into third. Both
Sylphea and Nerone went around the left gate and back out to the middle left
side of the run, which was sufficient to move the pair just in front of
Norwegian Steam and Nela. In the continuing match race between the two Italian
boats, they battled down the final run, with Sylphea holding the lead. The wind
failed to cooperate at the finish, however, and as the wind velocity dropped,
spinnakers were dropped in favor of jibs for a wind shift 50 meters from the
finish line. Nerone was favored by the shift and moved into the passing lane,
followed by Norwegian Steam. Sylphea finished third followed by Nela and
Madina. Nerone was awarded average points for their request for redress after
the incident with Struntje Light, which moved them to the top of the podium for
the Porto Rotundo regatta. Sylphea is the overall winner of the Mediterranean
Circuit, which consisted of the
The Deutsche Bank trophy
will be awarded to Sylphea, and the Boscolo Cup trophy will be awarded to
Nerone.
Farr 40 racing will continue
in Porto Cervo after a two day break. The Farr 40 European Championship runs from
July 3-6 at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. North Sails is a Farr 40 Class
sponsor for this event.
Provisional results
|
boat |
owner |
tactician |
points |
total |
|
Nerone |
M.
Mezzaroma |
V.
Vascotto |
1, 4, 6,
1, 5, 3.5, 2, 8, 1 |
31.5 |
|
Sylphea |
A.
Signorini |
G.
Benussi |
2, 3, 5,
9, 1, 5, 1, 7, 3 |
36 |
|
Madina |
D.
Ferrari |
T.
Peponnet |
5, 5, 4,
3, 2, 3, 8, 2, 5 |
32 |
|
Nela |
M.
Illbruck |
J.
Kostecki |
4, 7, 8,
13, 4, 1, 14, 6, 4 |
57 |
|
Norwegian
Steam |
E. Astrup |
A. Horton |
10, 8,
12, 7, 13, 10, 3, 3, 2 |
68 |
Porto Rotondo ITA
A postponement was signalled
on shore at 1000 a.m. to allow competitors to enjoy their coffee and brioche at
the hospitable Yacht Club Porto Rotundo while the mistral exhausted itself. The
first start of the day's two windward leeward courses was in 6-17 knots of wind
from the the northwest just before
Boats were piled up at the
Race Committee boat for the start, and points leader Madina started late but
fast, and were able to sail over the slower boats into clear air. Alberto
Signorini's Sylphea hooked into a lift on the left side of the first beat,
which delivered him to the mark ahead of everyone. Nerone, then Eivind Astrup's
Norwegian Steam were right behind. They took off down the run while the rest of
the boats floundered into a hole just after rounding the top mark. The first
three boats gained a lead of half a boat length on the fleet before the breeze
filled in. A match race between Nerone and Sylphea started, with close cover by
Nerone after they took the lead on the run. Sylphea got away from them on the
next beat right before they got to the line of oncoming spinnakers, and
regained the lead. The breeze filled in on the third leg, which made for some
great one design racing. A pack of boats rounded the second offset mark six
deep. Extremely close!
racing continued throughout the fleet. Sylphea and Nerone crossed the finish
bow to bow, with Sylphea just edged ahead, and Norwegian Steam a solid third
place. Madina had another single digit finish to hold onto her overall lead.
The race course was moved
for the second race of the day to accomodate a shift to the north, with steadier
wind at 16-18 knots. Sylphea and Warlord were at the pin end pre-start, but
were unable to sail high enough to clear the mark, so had to circle around and
start on port. Nerone had the same problem at the weather mark. After tacking
below the layline, they were forced to sail inside the mark and circle around
to pass on the required side.
This left the course open
for several boats to fight for line honors. Shear Terror led around the first
two legs, with Nela, Aleph and Madina close behind. Aleph sailed into the lead
on the third leg, and stayed ahead of the crowd to surf across the finish line
for the victory in Race 8, followed by Madina, then Norwegian Steam.
Racing concludes tomorrow,
with one race scheduled. The Deutsche Bank trophy will be awarded to the
overall winner of the Farr 40 Mediterranean Circuit, and the Boscolo Cup trophy
will be awarded to the overall winner of the Porto Rotondo regatta.
Provisional results
|
boat |
owner |
tactician |
points |
total |
|
Madina |
D.
Ferrari |
T.
Peponnet |
5, 5, 4,
3, 2, 3, 8, 2 |
32 |
|
Sylphea |
A.
Signorini |
G.
Benussi |
2, 3, 5,
9, 1, 5, 1, 7 |
33 |
|
Nerone |
M.
Mezzaroma |
V.
Vascotto |
1, 4, 6,
1, 5, 17, 2, 8 |
44 |
|
Nela |
M.
Illbruck |
J.
Kostecki |
4, 7, 8,
13, 4, 1, 14, 6 |
57 |
|
A Bit of
a Coup |
T.
Buckingham |
K.
Sproule |
8, 2, 9,
15, 8, 2, 6, 10 |
60 |
The second day of racing saw
a variety of conditions for the fleet. Light winds delayed the start until
around
The first race started with
wind out of the northeast, at 6-12 knots. Points leader Nerone must have
studied the weather forecast to predict the left trend that was persistent
until the mistral kicked in. They sailed up the left side of the course on the
first beat and once they gained the lead they didn't give it up. Philip
Tolhurst's Warlord was a close second, and Dario Ferrari's Madina was in third.
Nela started well on the
second race of the day in the building breeze, and took the lead at the weather
mark with Sylphea close on her transom. Slyphea gybed first though, to take
better breeze down to leeward mark, and held on to her lead the remainder of
the race. The biggest shift during racing took place after rounding the weather
mark, on the final leg of the second race. There was a combination of boats
with spinnakers and jibs tight reaching in slightly less wind into the finish,
so there weren't many position changes from the top mark rounding order.
The Race Committee postponed
before the third race of the day to wait for the new breeze to settle in. It
came in the form of a mistral from the northwest, at 20-25 knots for the start,
ending up at around 30 knots for a wild final run to the finish.
Michael Illbruck's Nela
liked the windier conditions, which is not surprising considering some of his
crew came from his winning Volvo entry. They did battle with Tony Buckingham's
A Bit of A Coup around the track. The English boat and crew were reveling in
the Solent-style breeze too. They rounded the last weather mark abreast, but
Illbruck had the inside advantage and surged ahead after the offset mark. There
was a port-starboard incident at the mark shortly thereafter, with some minor
crew injuries but enough damage to Wolfgang Schaefer's Struntje Light that it
is unlikely that they will continue tomorrow. Nerone retired with minor damage
of a broken jib halyard. It was a war of attrition to keep the spinnakers up
for the final leg when a blast of mistral wind up to 30 knots launched the
boats, which were planing over the waves at speed. Nela's tactician John
Kostecki summed it up at the yacht club by saying it was fun sailing the boat
and it is nice to come back to the dock at the end of the day.
Madina quietly moved into
first place today with a third, second, and third place finishes. They
attribute it to looking closely at rig tune in the changing wind strengths and
good preparation of the boat for the series. Alberto Signorini's Sylphea are a
solid second, three points back, followed by Nerone.
Racing continues tomorrow
with three more races planned.
Event sponsors Deutsche Bank
are hosting a gala dinner on the terrace of the Yacht Club Porto Rotundo this
evening for owners and crew. Deutsche Bank offers Private Banking and
Investment services tailored to their clients. The Boscolo Group is also a
sponsor of the event and they have five star hotels throughout
Preliminary results:
|
boat |
owner |
tactician |
points |
total |
|
Madina |
D.
Ferrari |
T.
Peponnet |
5, 5, 4,
3, 2, 3 |
22 |
|
Sylphea |
A.
Signorini |
G.
Benussi |
2, 3, 5,
9, 1, 5 |
25 |
|
Nerone |
M.
Mezzaroma |
V.
Vascotto |
1, 4, 6,
1, 5, 17 |
34 |
|
Nela |
M.
Illbruck |
J.
Kostecki |
4, 7, 8,
13, 4, 1 |
37 |
|
A Bit of
a Coup |
T.
Buckingham |
K.
Sproule |
8, 2, 9,
15, 8, 2 |
44 |
Azure seas, sunshine and
shifty, light winds greeted sailors on the 16 boats sailing on the opening day
of the third and final regatta of the Deutsche Bank Farr 40 Mediterranean
Championship series. The first two events were held in
It was a day for shifting
gears, staying in the wind and getting the wind shifts right. Alberto
Signorini's Italian entry Sylphea did an excellent job of sailing consistently
to emerge in first place by one point. They were battling throughout the day
with another Italian boat, Massimo Mezzaroma's Nerone, who also mastered the
tricky conditions, despite missing a shift in the second race.
Signorini said there was some
advantage on the first race to stay on the left side of the course near the
rocky
There are enough races
remaining in the regatta for anyone to change the standings. Out of the three
races completed today, there were three different winners. Three more races are
scheduled for Friday, three Saturday and two on Sunday.
Event sponsors who are
supporting Farr 40 Class racing include Deutsche Bank, Boscolo Hotels and North
Sails.
Porquerolles FRA 19/05/02 - Signorini wins the 2.nd Med Circuit Event
Alberto Signorini with an
impressive series easily wins the french event of the Med Circuit.
After the light conditions
of the first day the "Provençal" sea presents to the competitor a
windy (25 kn.) day and in each conditions Silphea and her crew really dominated
the rest of the fleet.
Follow in second place A bit
of a coup by Tony Buchingham from
Porquerolles FRA
Light condition in the first
day of the 2.nd Med Championship Event and with an impressive
or further information: http://www.semainedeporquerolles.com/
Porquerolles FRA
The first Farr 40
Mediterranean regatta was very successful, with good competition, good sailing
conditions and organization in
There is a Farr 40 available
for charter at this event, please contact Med fleet President Alberto Signorini
for details.
Please send your crew list
(and indicate your designated relief driver) to Farr International by May 6.
The entry fee for Semaine de
Porquerolles (Porquerolles Race Week) is due by May 1. The entry fee for this
regatta is 500 euros. THE LATE FEE OF AN
EXTRA 100 EUROS HAS BEEN WAIVED, AND YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY IT.
Owners and charterers must also be members of the Farr 40 Mediterranean
Fleet by paying the Med Circuit Entry fee.
If you are planning on
attending this regatta, please respond to Farr International so that logisitics
can be finalized. The entry list to date includes:
SYLPHEA, SARASTRO, FARRFEFLU, GAME ON, VICTRIC,
ZZENZERO. SHEAR TERROR. STRUNJE LIGHT. MADINA. WARLORD, ALEPH
pending :
MASCALZONE LATINO
NORVEGIAN STEAM
The schedule for measurement
and crew weighing information, and additional information regarding the regatta
from Jean-Pierre Delmotte is as follows:
Wednesday, May 15th
0900-2000 registration + crew weighing at IYCH (Hyères harbour)
0800-1200 sails measurement near IYCH office
1300-2000 boat inspections at Hyères harbour
1900 skippers briefing at the IYCH club house
1100 warning signal
Friday, May17th 1100 warning
signal
For the boats and crews staying
in Porquerolles on Sunday, they may participate in the very famous and fun
regatta starting Sunday May 19th around 11h and called PORQUEROLLE's CUP, this
race organized by the Yacht Club of Porqueorlles around the island is without
any jauge, in real time and around 100/120 boats participate every year.
We will take separate
inscription during our registration or depending on the owners' preference,
special races for FARR 40 only with a special prize in wine will be organized.
(anyhow the comitee will be at our disposal this sunday). Racing on Sunday will
not count for the Mediterranean Circuit.
We are happy to welcome you
soon.
Cordialement
Jean Pierre Delmotte / Sarastro
3 (Co-Président of I.Y.C.H.)
Here you have a news from
Renee Mehl, the Farr 40 Class Secretary about the 2.nd Mediterranean Circuit
Event:
For immediate release:
About the 2.nd Med Circ
Event called "Semaine de Porquerolles" the Farr 40s will be racing on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday only.
Best Regards
Renee Mehl
See the complete program at the official event site: www.semainedeporquerolles.com
George Andreadis and his crew are really the state of the art in the Med
F40 Fleet.
They dominated the 1.st
Championship Event in
Second place for the german
Schaefer with Ian Percy, the olimpic finn medalist, as tactictian.
Complete the podium the
first italian boat, SILPHEA owned and helmed by the Med Fleet president Alberto
Signorini with Gabriele Benussi as tactictian and Stefano Nicoli on board
too.
4.th place for another
italian boat, NERONE, by Massimo Mezzaroma and Vasco Vascotto.
See the complete results here: CLASSIFICATION...
Great sailing day in Naples today where, after the 1.st day to trim the
boat, the President of the Med Fleet, Alberto Signorini, with his boat SILPHEA,
score an impressive 1 2 2 to climb to the 2.nd place in the provisional ranking.
The wind was today about 12
to 15 kn, perfect condition for the
Seven points ahead we still
find the greek George Andreadis that now can even manage the score to the final
winning.
Schaefer with his STRUNTJE
LIGHT is in 2.nd place too (27 pts. as Signorini) helped in the tactics by the
olimpic medal Ian Percy from
The front pack is followed
by Massimo Mezzaroma and Vasco Vascotto that today scored a 5 4 3.
The other italian are Renato
Mazzeschi with ZZENZERO in 7.th place, follow by SHEAR TERROR by Bruno
Tronchetti Provera, Tiziano Nava (tactictian with AZZURRA in the America's Cup
1983 at Newport RI and winner of the last Melges 24 worlds) and Daniele
Cassinari (Mumm 30 World Champion with ALINA last september in Cagliari). We
think that this crew can do great things and we all are waiting for their
exploit...
Naples ITA 18/04/02 -
Andreadis takes the lead in the 1.st med championship event
George Andreadis, after the winning season in the US, go on to win and
is already at the top of the provisional ranking after 3 races in Naples.
The boat appears really fast
and the crew is simply perfect in a very competitive fleet dominated by the
greek skipper.
Buckingam with his A BIT OF A
COUP takes the second provisional places after a winning run in the first race.
The first italian boat is
NERONE owned by Massimo Mezzaroma with Vasco Vascotto as tactictian. They
course a regular series (
Dario Ferrari with MADINA is
in 4.th place follow by another italian, Renato Mazzeschi who is helped in the
tactictian by the Star Champion Silvio Santoni from Torbole,
The president of the Med Fleet,
Alberto Signorini, at his first official f40 race with the new boat SILPHEA, is
at the 8.th place looking for the right trim especially in donwwind
conditions...
It's a great start for the
med championship...
Miami USA 11/03/02 -
Kilroy wins the Acura SORC and the US Championship
On the final day of racing at the 2002 Acura SORC Miami Beach finally
delivered the idyllic sailing conditions for which it is known. Bright blue
skies, warm sun and winds building to 15 knots over the morning provided a perfect
backdrop to exciting racing.
In the Farr 40 class,
defending champion John Kilroy's Samba Pa Ti defended its class championship
and also won the US National Championship. A second place finish in the day's
first race sealed the deal for the El Seguendo, CA-based boat. The eleven point
margin of victory at this year's event was significantly more comfortable than
Samba Pa Ti's .25 point victory last year over Boston-based James Richardson's
Barking Mad who was also runner-up this year.
"It's really special,
not only to defend the title but claim a National Championship in the
process," said Kilroy. "The field here this week was outstanding and
I really need to single out our new tactician, Jeff Madrigali, who was huge for
us this week in finding "good wind" in some challenging
conditions."
Kilroy also was awarded the
Mark H. Baxter Trophy, presented for the best performance by a Farr 40 in the
regatta.
Miami USA 17/01/02 -
Farr 40s ready to lock swords
Among the early registrants for the 2002 Acura SORC, March 6-10, in
Miami Beach are the top two finishers in last year's Farr 40 class. John
Kilroy, Jr. won the Farr 40 title aboard Samba Pa Ti in a close competition,
defeating James Richardson aboard Barking Mad, by .25 points. Both return in
2002 to take another run at the Farr 40 title and the coveted Mark H. Baxter
Perpetual Trophy, awarded to the low point yacht in the Farr 40 fleet.
Adding to the drama, Kilroy has "retired" 1999 Farr 40 World Champion
Samba Pa Ti and will be helming a new boat, Samba Pa Ti II as well as sailing
with several new crew, including Jeff Madrigali, who will be taking over the
role of tactician from John Kostecki who is currently leading the Volvo Ocean
Race aboard illbruck. Kilroy will break in Samba Pa Ti II at Key West Race Week
and anticipates being up to speed in time to defend his Acura SORC Farr 40
title in the waters off Miami Beach.
"The Acura SORC is a terrific regatta and viewed by many as the preeminent
annual Farr 40 event on the East Coast," said John Kilroy, Jr. "On
Samba Pa Ti II we have identified the Acura SORC as one of our primary events
for 2002, while working to optimize our team for the 2002 Farr 40 World
Championships."
At the 2001 Acura SORC, Samba Pa Ti had several strong finishes early in the
week and entered the final race needing a sixth place finish to wrap up the
regatta. Unfortunately, Kilroy and crew found themselves in a tough spot at the
start and combined with an aggressive tack by their main rivals, Barking Mad,
slipped to 17th place halfway up the first weather leg of the race.
"The Acura SORC is a terrific regatta and as a tribute to how strong the
Farr 40 class has come, its truly not over until the final race,"
explained Kilroy. "You learn to think big picture and recognize you must
sail fast and smart to be successful."
In its 61st year, the Acura SORC will be raced off
Author : © Shawn McBride.
Milano ITA 01/02/02 - Presentato il Campionato
Mediterraneo 2002 - Trofeo Deutsche Bank
Nella sede milanese della
Deutsche Bank Private Banking, Alberto Signorini, presidente della Flotta Mediterranea,
Sergio Perego, responsabile di Deutsche Bank Private Banking, Gerardo Solaro
dal Borgo, direttore generale di Deutsche Bank Fondimmobiliari e Pellegrino
Sanseverino di Bisignano, Direttore Operativo DB Private Banking , hanno
presentato oggi il Farr 40 Deutsche Bank Trophy. La manifestazione, che si
articolerà in tre regate a Napoli, Porquerolles (Francia) e Porto Rotondo,
prenderà il via ad aprile e si concluderà alla fine di giugno, con la
partecipazione di una flotta di una ventina di imbarcazioni provenienti da
tutta Europa. Fra gli armatori italiani, oltre al già citato Signorini ,
Vincenzo Onorato (quest'ultimo patron della sfida italiana in Coppa America con
"Mascalzone Latino"), i milanesi Dario Ferrari e Bruno Tronchetti Provera,
l'aretino Renato Mazzeschi, il romano Massimo Mezzaroma. Si attendono inoltre
diversi equipaggi provenienti da Australia, Belgio, Francia, Germania, Gran
Bretagna, Grecia, Norvegia, Svezia e Turchia. E' di oggi infatti la notizia che
già 9 armatori UK hanno dato la loro adesione e saranno presenti già dalla
prima tappa.
Ci ha onorato della sua presenza, a dimostrazione dell'importanza dell'evento, anche il Presidente della Farr International Geoff Stagg che ha speso parole di elogio per il nascituro movimento mediterraneo del Farr40.
Sono intervenuti alla conferenza stampa anche i responsabili degli Yacht Club ospitanti gli eventi e più precisamente:
Giuseppe dalla Vecchia, presidente del Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia, il circolo che ufficialmente, con Mascalzone Latino, ha sfidato il Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron per la prossima Coppa America;
Mr. Sebastien Le Ber, presidente dello yacht club di Porquerolles, accompagnato alla presentazione dal sindaco di Hyerès e dal Presidente della "Settimana di Porquerolles";
Il Comandante Giovan Battista Borea d'Olmo, presidente dello Yacht Club di Porto Rotondo e il Comandante Gianfranco Alberini Commodoro dello Yacht Club Costa Smeralda che ospiterà a fine luglio il Campionato Europeo 2002 e avrà l'onore di organizzare nel 2003 la rassegna iridata del Farr40.
In un piacevolissimo clima conviviale sono poi stati intrattenuti gli ospiti per una veloce colazione in piedi offerta da Deutsche Bank e ulteriormente impreziosita dalle "veraci" mozzarelle di bufala, prezioso dono dell'arguto e sempre piacevolissimo Pinuccio dalla Vecchia.
Key West USA 25/01/02 - No Play on Final Day
A mirror-like sea and the weather report of no significant breeze in a
20-mile radius led Race Officer, Ken Legler, to pull the pin after an 85-minute
postponement on the Division IV course where the Farr One-Design classes were
scheduled to have their eighth and final race of Terra Nova Trading/Yachting
Key West Race Week.
The sound signal and the
hoisting of Code Flag "N" were greeted almost universally by relief.
After seven good races, no one in the Farr 40s wanted the series decided by a
race that promised to be a lottery in fickle breezes that might not even allow
the course to be sailed at all. There were those who had to take the disappointment
on the chin, like Wally Tsuha, the co-owner, with Robert Hughes of the second
placed Heartbreaker.
'We wanted to race and have
the chance to win, without the throwout, we would have beaten them' said Tsuha,
but recognised that George Andreadis and his crew in Atalanti XI had had an
exceedingly good series to win the class, discarding the disqualification from
the sixth race after a protest from John Kilroy with Samba Pa Ti. But he was
certain that the two points difference between could have been eradicated with
the final race.
Andreadis was all smiles
having won the class at this regatta for three years in succession and also
discovered that he had won the Yachting Magazine Trophy for Boat of the Week,
which goes to the winner of the most competitive class, for the second
successive time.
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Key West USA 24/01/02 - Hanging On by a Thread
With one race to come in the Farr One-Design Classes at Terra Nova
Trading/Yachting Key West Race Week, the outcome of the Farr 40 class is finely
balanced on a thread while the Mumm 30 class has been sealed in favour of an
Australian visitor to the Conch Republic.
'It's difficult to stay out
of the Jury Room when you sail in the Farr 40s,' said Robbie Haines, the
tactician of George Andreadis' Atalanti XI, which was leading the regatta after
seven races before answering the protest from John Kilroy's Samba Pa Ti for an
incident at the windward mark in the first of the day's races. 'The racing is
so close that perceived infringements are inevitable.'
In this incident, Atalanti
XI was disqualified, but her scoreline has been so consistently good that by
dropping the sixth place she had scored, prior to the disqualification, in that
race and counting a seventh, she is still on top of the points table
Earlier in the day, before
racing began, Haines was standing outside the Schooner Wharf Bar where Atalanti
XI and several of the other Farr 40s are moored, and countered a remark that
they were leading the series after five races with, 'Let's see after today's
races.' With a 6-3 scoreline in the two races, he remarked, 'It's still not
over.'
Robert Hughes in Heartbreaker,
two points behind Atalanti XI's score after a discard had been taken, had also
lost the chance to be ahead in the second of the day's races. After a second in
the first race, Hughes found himself without a clear lane in the next and could
only make 21st place. That discarded, he sits on 26 points, two behind
Andreadis.
The day belonged to Wolfgang
Schaefer and his crew in Struntje Light, who won the first race and was second
in the next, a position that might have been higher but for the unwelcome attention
of Takashi Okura's Sled which led for four of the five legs. 'Everywhere we
went, he sat on us,' complained Struntje Light's tactician, Michael Coxon, 'He
could have won the race by two minutes if he had left us alone.'
Coxon must have loved the irony
when Sled fell off the pace on the final leg to finish fifth, but the Japanese
attention had allowed John Coumantaros to slip through to record his second win
of the week, the only skipper so far to claim two bullets. Coumantaros was
seventh in the first race of the day and with a discard is eighth, one point
astern of
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Key West USA 24/01/02 - Purely a game of inches
Racing in the Farr One-Design classes was so close on the second day of
the Terra Nova Trading/Yachting Key West Race Week that Terry Hutchinson, tactician
aboard Robert Hughes' Heartbreaker, described it as, 'Purely a game of inches.'
Heartbreaker had led into
the leeward gate as the boats began the final beat of the second race, went
left to the side that had been favourable all day, and lost a place to John
Kilroy's Samba Pa Ti before the finish.
The first race of the day
was equally exciting with much of it won and lost on the start line and the
choice of which side to favour up the first beat. Former world champion, Jim
Richardson, for the second time running, nailed the committee boat end, coming
in at speed to roll the pack of boats which had hung head to wind and finished
to leeward of his Barking Mad. It was a magnificent and spectacular
performance.
John Coumantaros in Bambakou
had also judged his timing well, but further down the line. He was, however,
able to foot fast in clear air towards where tactician Chris Larsen had
suggested there was more pressure in the breeze. There was more breeze on that
side of the course and when Barking Mad tacked away, Coumantaros persisted,
almost to the point of overstanding the weather mark, 1.9 miles up the track.
Rounding ahead, Coumantaros
headed back to the side with the stronger breeze and was able to increase
Bambakou's lead to the point where it became comfortable. From there, he covered
on the second windward leg of the two round course, almost cruising home to win
by 59 seconds from Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino, in turn four seconds
in front of Stuart Townsend in Virago.
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Key West USA 23/01/02 - Nerone ancora tra i primi dopo 5
prove
Buon livello raggiunto per
l'imbarcazione di Massimo Mezzaroma e Vasco Vascotto a Key West. Dopo 5 regate infatti
sono ancora al 3.zo posto della flotta dei 25 Farr40 (1-12-9-11-2). Ancora
segnate da alti e bassi le prestazioni degli altri 2 italiani Madina Milano di
Dario Ferrari e Peponnet (12.mo miglior piazzamento un 5.to nella 3.za prova) e
Mascalzone Latino di Onorato (15.mo) ma autore di un ottimo 2.do posto nella
2.da prova. Solite condizioni ideali e paradisiache sul campo di regata della
Florida del Sud che dopo una giornata iniziale di vento leggero ha offerto 2
bellissime giornate di aria media.
http://www.Premiere-Racing.com
Key West USA 21/01/02 - Nerone subito in testa tra i
Farr40
Prima prova subito in grande
spolvero per Massimo Mezzaroma e Vasco Vascotto alla classica settimana velica
che ha preso inizio oggi a Key West.
Hanno infatti chiuso in testa la prima prova dell'agguerrita flotta dei 25 Farr40 che competono nelle acque della Florida precedendo Virago di Stuart Townsend e Atalanti XI del greco Andreadis.
Diciassettesimo posto per Vincenzo Onorato e posizione a seguire per l'altro Farr40 italiano Madina Milano di Ferrari (tattico Peponnet) impegnato nelle regate.
Si tratta solamente della prima prova sulle 8 previste quindi nessun dubbio sulle possibilità di riscatto di questi ultimi.
http://www.Premiere-Racing.com
Milan ITALY
18/01/02 - Press Conference to Announce the Mediterranean
Championship Circuit
We are pleased to announce that there will be a press conference on Friday,
February 1 at 12 noon to introduce the Mediterranean Championship Circuit to
the press and owners. The press conference will be held in
Key
Numero ragguardevole per i Farr40 a
Da segnalare all'interno della flotta grandi nomi direttamente dall'ultima Coppa America del famoso Golfo di Hauraki.
Regaterà infatti in veste di tattico sull'imbarcazione 'Barking Mad' di Richardson, Ed baird, già timoniere della sfortunata campagna di Young America, il progetto Farr per il New York Yacht Club.
Troviamo poi su Joss di Owen Kranz, John Bertrand, nome che evoca la storia dello Yachting e porta le nostre memorie alla sfida di Newport (RI) del 1983 quando la Coppa America lasciò gli Stati Uniti a bordo di Australia II, con la sua magica chiglia alata.
Poi il campione francese Thierry Peponnet che assisterà Dario Ferrari nelle scelte tattiche a bordo di Madina Milano e la sfida inedita tra Vincenzo Onorato e il suo ex tattico e uomo di fiducia Vasco Vascotto (Nerone di Mezzaroma e Sodo Migliori) che sarà questa volta avversario dell'eclettico armatore-skipper napoletano.
Completa il parterre d'eccezione il grande John Kolius, che ricordiamo al timone della coloratissima ma poco fortunata sfida di Abracadabra per il colori delle Hawaii (come dimenticare le grandi barche bianche con balene e delfini disegnati sui fianchi...)
Tutto è pronto...il divertimento parrebbe
assicurato....buon vento a tutti
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United Kingdom 12/01 -
The following article appeared in the Late December 2001 edition of
Yachts and Yachting magazine
"The
Early next
year 'Warlord' and 'Victric' will join Buckingham's 'A Bit of a Coup' on the
Farr 40's new
The
Italians are now taking to the Farr 40 class with seven boats and more likely
to be added through the winter which are likely to be joined by four French
boats and the Brits."
Sounds like the Med is where
the action is, come on out and join the fun!!
Key West USA 19/12/01 - Terra Nova Trading/Yachting Key
West Race Week 2002
Sono già 315 le imbarcazioni
iscritte alla Terra Nova Trading/Yachting Key West Race Week 2002, la classica
dell'altura e dei monotipi che si svolge ogni anno, nella terza settimana di
gennaio, nei paradisiaci campi di regata delle Florida Keys. Esauritisi in
breve i timori seguiti agli attentati dello scorso 11 settembre, gli armatori
americani e di molti paesi europei hanno rinnovato le loro iscrizioni alla
regata, unanimemente considerata una delle più belle del calendario
internazionale, facendo prevedere un nuovo record assoluto che superi le 326
presenze dell'edizione 2001.
Per quanto riguarda i Farr 40, regateranno gli italiani Madina Milano,
Mascalzone Latino e Nerone. Le regate sono in programma dal 21 al 25 gennaio
2002.
http://www.Premiere-Racing.com
Milano 10/12/01 - Farr 40 Flotta Mediterranea e
Deutsche Bank
Nel corso di un incontro
avvenuto la scorsa settimana tra il presidente della flotta mediterranea
Alberto Signorini e i responsabili di DB Private Banking e DB Fondimmobiliari
SGR, Pellegrino Sanseverino e Gerardo Solaro del Borgo si è concluso un accordo
che porterà le due realtà del gruppo Deutsche Bank ad affiancare in veste di
primary sponsor la flotta mediterranea FARR40 durante il Campionato 2002.
Per meglio diffondere ogni aspetto relativo all'accordo è già stata prevista una conferenza stampa a Milano intorno alla metà di Gennaio 2002 presso gli uffici della sede milanese di Deutsche Bank Private Banking.
Miami USA 19/11/01 - Lewmar Cup: Nerone al secondo
posto tra i Farr 40
Conclusa ieri in Florida, la
Lewmar Cup riservata ai Farr 40 e ai Mumm 30. Tra i Farr 40 la vittoria è
andata a Barking Mad di Jim Richardson, che ha preceduto di 5 punti l'italiano
Nerone di Sodo-Mezzaroma e Virago. Silphea di Alberto Signorini era al sesto
posto dopo le prime due giornate di regata (classifica completa ancora non
disponibile al momento dell'edizione di queste news). Tra i Mumm 30 successo di
Off the Gauge su Paydirt e Steadfast.
http://www.farr40.org
Miami USA 12/11/01 - Due equipaggi italiani alla
Lewmar Cup di Miami
Due gli equipaggi italiani che prenderanno parte alla Lewmar Cup riservata ai
Farr 40, che si terrà a Miami il prossimo 16-17-18 novembre. Si tratta di
Nerone di Massimo Mezzaroma e Silphea (Elvstrom) di Alberto Signorini.
Su Nerone Antonio Sodo al timone e gran ritorno di Vascotto, insieme ad alcuni
neo-ex di Mascalzone Latino. Su Silphea Alberto Signorini alla ruota, Gabriele
Benussi alla tattica, Dede de Luca alle scotte, Alberto Fantini a prua con
Marco Cornacchia, Stefano Nicoli, Giorgio "Richelieu" Benussi,
Alessandro Sodo Migliori, Giorgio Tortarolo e Paolo Tagliapietra.
Napoli 24/10/01 - FARR 40: ecco il circuito
mediterraneo
Rese note da Alberto Signorini, timoniere del Farr 40 Elvstrom e Presidente
della flotta del Mediterraneo, le date del circuito mediterraneo della classe.
Il Campionato inizierà a Napoli il 18-21 aprile, per proseguire poi a
Porquerolles il 16-19 maggio, a Porto Rotondo il 27-30 giugno e concludersi a
Porto Cervo il 4-7 luglio, con la disputa del Campionato Europeo di categoria. I
Farr 40 sosterranno anche due tune up regatta a Napoli, rispettivamente il
23-24 marzo e il 13-14 aprile. I Farr saranno in regata anche nei seguenti
eventi: Trofeo Zegna a Portofino, Trofeo Pirelli a Santa Margherita, Giraglia
Rolex a St. Tropez, Sardinia Cup (Mondiale IMS 600) a Porto Cervo.
Per informazioni: farr40.med@fastwebnet.it
25/05/01 - Nasce ufficialmente la nuova Flotta Mediterranea FARR 40
E' stata ufficializzata a Capri la nascita della "Farr
40 Mediterranean Class Association", l'associazione che riunisce i
proprietari del monotipo progettato da Bruce Farr. La Classe nasce a seguito
dell'incarico affidato da John Calvert Jones, Presidente del Consiglio
Esecutivo Internazionale Farr 40 e della Farr International, all'armatore
napoletano Alberto Signorini di organizzare un'associazione regionale che
gestisca l'attività agonistica dei Farr 40 in Mediterraneo.
Gli armatori di Farr 40 presenti nella riunione voltasi il 19 maggio hanno
eletto Alberto Signorini quale presidente, il milanese Dario Ferrari alla
vice-presidenza e il romano Massimo Mezzaroma nel ruolo di tesoriere.
Obiettivo della Associazione, che ha la piena libertà anche nella gestione
degli sponsor della Classe nel Mediterraneo, è quello di organizzare e gestire
un circuito di regate che assegnerà un titolo "regionale" oltre al
Campionato Europeo 2002 e con la quasi certa possibilità di ospitare il
Campionato del Mondo Farr 40 nel 2003 (la decisione in merito sarà presa in
occasione nella riunione internazionale della classe in programma nel prossimo
mese di giugno).
Alberto Signorini dopo l'elezione ha commentato:"Nonostante l'annullamento
dell'Admiral's Cup gli armatori europei, primi noi italiani da cui è partita
l'iniziativa, desideravano poter avere un circuito di regate per poter
confrontarsi: i tempi erano perciò maturi per mettere in cantiere un calendario
agonistico per far decollare il Farr 40 in Europa e soprattutto nel
Mediterraneo. Un circuito che sarà complementare a quello americano, visto che
si svilupperà da aprile a ottobre e non si sovrapporrà ai classici appuntamenti
USA da novembre a marzo".
Attualmente la Classe conta oltre 120 barche in tutto il mondo di cui 30 in
Europa, la maggior parte delle quali è in Inghilterra.
Alberto Signorini is elected
as Chairman of the newly-formed Farr 40 regional association.
John Calvert Jones,
President of Farr 40 International Executive Committee has entrusted Italian owner
Alberto Signorini from
Farr 40 owners who
attended the meeting held on 19 May elected Alberto Signorini as Chairman of
the newly-formed Association with Dario Ferrari from
The target of the Class
Association, which will have complete freedom of action regarding the
sponsoring management of the Mediterranean Association, is to organize and
manage a Mediterranean Racing Circuit that will award a 'regional title'. The
Med Circuit will include the 2002 European Championship and the possible
organisation of the Farr 40 World Championship in 2003 - the decision about
this matter will be taken in the International class meeting to be held next
June.
"After the
cancellation of Admiral's Cup," said Alberto Signorini, " European
Farr 40 owners and especially Italian owners who promoted the initiative, wished
to have their own circuit in order to start the class in Europe and above all
in the Mediterranean. The circuit will be complementary to the US one as it
will be held from April to October and it will not overlap the classic US
events from November to March."
At the moment the
Farr 40 Class Association includes more than 120 yachts in the world: 30 of
them are in Europe most of them based in UK.