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| On the Water - Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds Day 2 | | Print | |
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Reported by Ian Burman of Stagg Yachts from the main Committee Boat 1835 - The Provisional Results have been updated. Opus One has been scored dsq in race #4. 1750 - The International Jury is hearing a protest involving Groovederci, Asterisk, Morning Glory, and Opus One at the leeward mark in race 4. When the jury has made it's decision, final results will be available 1550 - The provisional results have been posted. Doug Douglass' Goombay Smash has taken the victory, followed by Ramrod, Nerone, Fiamma, and Warpath: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/59/36/
1540 - Alessandro Barnaba's Fiamma has captured the bullet in Race #6, just ahead of Rod Jabin's Ramrod. Ramrod's strong finish was not enough to move it ahead of William Douglass' Goombay Smash, who sailed across the finish line in 14th to secure the provisional victory in the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds.
1530 – Ramrod has moved into the lead at the second weather mark. Goombay Smash still holds the overall lead by three points. 1515 – Warpath came grinding to a halt between the two gate marks and their chances for winning the Rolex Farr 40 Per-Worlds crashed with their speed. Complete roundings through the gate of race 6 have been posted: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/66/38/ 1505 – Fiamma has opened up a healthy lead at the gate. Nerone and Ramrod rounded opposite gate marks simultaneously in second and third. Goombay Smash and Warpath remain entangled in a large pack in the middle of the fleet. 1455 – At the first mark of the last race, any one of four boats could claim the overall title. With the two leaders sailing in the middle of the pack, third and fourth place Nerone and Ramrod are up near the top of the fleet and back into contention for the overall victory. Hang on tight for the exciting finish! Complete Mark 1 roundings have been posted: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/66/38/ 1450 - The entire fleet has rounded the first mark and is on its way downwind to the gate. Fiamma is the race leader, followed by Ramrod, Nerone and Alinghi. Current leader Goombay Smash and second place Warpath are around in 14th and 15th. 1430 – The fleet has started the sixth and final race of the Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds. The course is course 4 at 2.2 nautical miles and a bearing of 160 degrees to mark #1. 1405 - Goombay Smrash has moved into the overall lead heading into the final race of the Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds. The Results have been updated here: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/59/36/ 1355 - Atalanti has hailed the race committee with its intention to protest Struntje light and Backbone. 1355 – As they approached the finish, Fiamma held a narrow lead over Mascalzone Latino. When they reached the port tack layline to the finish, the two boats gybed simultaneously, but Mascalzone Latino’s was positioned so that they were blocking the wind from reaching Fiamma’s spinnaker. Fiamma tried to luff Mascalzone as its spinnaker collapsed, but it was too late and the Latin Rascals rolled over the top to claim the victory in race #5.
1345 – Fiamma has taken the lead away from Mascalzone Latino. The complete roundings from the second windward mark of Race #5 have been posted: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/65/38/ 1340 - 32 Farr 40s have rounded the second weather mark and are barreling towards the finish of Race #5. Rounding information will be available shortly. 1325 - Silver Bullet spun a 360 degree turn after hitting one of the Gate marks. The complete list of roundings has been updated for the first two marks of Race #5. Two boats snuck around the mark without being counted. They are still racing: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/65/38/ 1320 - Mascalzone Latino still leads at the gate, followed closely by Fiamma, Goombay Smash, Twins and Alinghi. The Race Committee has signaled a course change to 165 degrees at 1.8 nautical miles to the second windward mark. 1315 – The entire fleet rounded the first weather mark within three minutes. Thomas Kićr’s Backbone had the ballsy move of the race by charging into the weather mark on port and tacking around the mark inches in front of a huge pack of boats. The jury boats, led my Jury Chair Tom Ehman, were right on the spot and declared the incident clear. The complete list of roundings has been posted: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/65/38/ 1300 - 2006 and 2007 World Champion Masclazone Latino leads the fleet at Mark 1 of Race 5, followed closely by Goombay Smash, Fiamma and Alinghi. Roundings will be posted shortly.
1235 - Race #5 of the Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds is underway. All boats are clear at the start and on their way up the first beat. 1225 - The race committee has posted course 4 at a distance of 2.2 nautical miles and a bearing of 170 degrees for Race #5. Results from Race 4 have been added to the overall results. Ramrod has increased it's overall lead to three points over Warpath: 1220 - All boats have finished race 4 except for Groovederci 57, which withdrew and protested Morning Glory and Asterisk. Opus One also called in a protest against Morning Glory.
1215 – Mean Machine has captured the victory in Race 4. Jim Richardson’s Barking mad was able to pass Kokomo at the last minute to claim second place. The roundings for the first three marks are now posted: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/64/38/ 1205 – Mean Machine still leads the fleet at mark 3. The rounding order from the gate has been added to the rounding sheet. The entire fleet rounded the second weather mark within four minutes of each other. 1150 – A large crash was heard at the gate and Groovederci 57 has sailed off the racecourse. Let’s hope everyone is ok. 1145 - All the boats have now made it through the gate. The rounding order for mark 1 has been posted here: http://www.farr40worlds.com/content/view/64/38/ 1130 – The fist boats are around mark 1. Peter de Ridder’s Mean Machine leads the fleet followed closely by Lang and Sue Walker’s Kokomo. Complete roundings will be available soon. 1105 – And they’re off!! All boats are clear at the start and on their way up the first beat of Race #4 1050 – The Race Committee has posted the course for Pre-Worlds Race #4. The fleet will be sailing course 4 at a distance of 2.0 nautical miles and a bearing of 150 degrees to the first mark. 1040 - The Race Committee is on station and setting the course for day 2 of the Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds. Rod Jabin’s Ramrod from Annapolis, MD holds a one point lead over Fed and Steve Howe’s Warpath from San Diego, CA. The first warning is scheduled for 1100 and three races are planned for today. Two scoring errors have been corrected and the results from day 1 have been updated:
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