After today’s racing the overall leaderboard has Assotubi Mummyone (ITA), owned by Antonio Mingozzi and Lauro Bonora in first place followed by Yoann Richomme’s Ann Be (FRA) in second and Lorenzo Santini’s Uka Uka (Ita) in third.

DAY 1 RESULTS

“We came here looking to do well after coming second in the Italian Circuit.” Commented Bonora. “Today was a good day for us with some good starts. In the first we didn’t get off to a great start but in the second we made up for it, we started well and were always in the lead from start to finish. In the third we had a good start as well but the teams are really fierce and we ended up coming in fourth, that’s the way it goes.”

The first race of the day started on time at 11.35 in a south south-easterly breeze of approximately 8 knots. Cheyenne led the fleet from the off and rounded the first windward mark ahead of Day One (FRA) and Groovederci (USA). By the leeward mark Groovederci, with Bouwe Bekking calling tactics, had moved up to second but was overtaken on the second windward leg by Enfant terrible (FRA). At the second windward mark Cheyenne had increased her lead to over 30 seconds ahead of Enfant Terrible immediately followed by Groovederci: all three held their positions right up to the finish line.

By the start of race two the wind had picked up to approximately 12 knots and it was the turn of Assotubi Mummyone to lead the other 38 Farr30s around the marks. At the first windward mark she was followed by Bred (FRA) and Optimumm (AUS). During the leeward leg New Caledonia (FRA) moved up to second and stayed there right to the finish while a battle for third place went on between another two French boats - Bred and Ann Be - which Ann Be would ultimately win.

Race three started in a breeze of 11 knots which had shifted slightly right to approximately 135° and would build throughout to reach a maximum of 15 knots. Once again the crew that won the start was able to hold onto the lead for the duration: Guy Stennings Optimumm dominated in this race and was followed across the finish line by Matrix Arca TX Active (ITA) and Uka Uka.

Former Star Class world champion and tactician on board Enfant Terrible, Hamish Pepper, explained their varied day which got off to a promising start with a second place in the first race before they placed 30^th in race two and seventh in race three to leave them in tenth pace overall. “It’s extremely close racing and every inch counts and the people that are leading are the ones that are the most consistent and they deserve to be there. In race two we had a bad start and kind of got back half way in in the first beat and then in the second beat I made a few bad decisions and got caught out with little wind and we didn’t do so well. The crew’s great, these guys have been together for a long time and they’re extremely talented sailors and it’s a Worlds competition and little mistakes cost you big-time. Tomorrow is another day.”

On the standard of the competition at this World Championship: “It’s always gonna be an extremely tough regatta and there are world class sailors here, fleet racers, match racers, America’s cup and Volvo Sailors and all sorts really, along with some excellent amateurs as well, so it’s a credit to the Farr30 class that it attracts such good sailors and we have such strong competition.”

Tomorrow’s forecast predicts similar wind conditions to today with 12-14 knots of south southeasterly breeze. Showers are likely in the afternoon.

Racing is scheduled to start at 11.30.

For further information, Notice of Race, Entry list etc. please visit www.yccs.it or  www.mobym30worlds.com .

Moby is the largest cruise-ferry company in the Mediterranean and transports approximately five million passengers to Sardinia, Corsica and Elba Island every year. Its fleet, consisting of around 50 units, includes cargo vessels, supply vessels and anchor-handling tugs, all sailing under the Italian flag. Moby was founded in 1982 by Vincenzo Onorato who represents the fourth generation of an Italian ship-owning family. The 2007 edition of the Farr 30 Worlds is the second sponsored by Moby .

M30 – Provisional Summary Results 

Place, Boat Name, Owner, Nation,  R1-Points

  1. ASSOTUBI MUMMYONE Mingozzi / Bonora, ITA,12, 17.00      

  2. ANN BE Yoann Rihomme, FRA,4, 19.00    

  3. UKA UKA Lorenzo Santini, ITA,9, 21.00

  4. NEW CALEDONIA Vincent Portugal, FRA,7, 22.00    

  5. MATRIX ARIA TX ACTIVE Melegari / Rinaldi, ITA,15, 29.00

  6. OPTIMUMM Guy Stening, AUS,21, 30.00    

  7. CHEYENNE Federico Strocchi, ITA,1, 30.00  

  8. BARKING MAD James B. Richardson, USA,5, 32.00     

  9. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MAGIC Franchini \ Gasperoni \ Zaoli, ITA,25, 34.00  

 10. JOE FLY Giovanni Maspero, ITA,11, 38.00 

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