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Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2008 icon.
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2008
Miami Beach, Florida
April 16 - 19, 2008.
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Mascalzone Latino Makes it Three World Titles in a Row
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2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Championships
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Miami Beach , Florida USA.

Vincenzo Onorato and his Farr 40 Mascalzone Latino have achieved a first in the sailing world after winning the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Championships. With this victory, Onorato has also achieved three back-to-back victories in this ultra-competitive one design class. This evening in addition to the World Cup, Onorato was presented with a commemorative Rolex timepiece at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship Awards party.

"As I told my crew before the start, it is quite impossible to do," said Onorato of winning again. "But we did it, thank God. It was a tough week." What makes this accomplishment even more remarkable is that Onorato had not one, but two substitutes for regular tactician Adrian Stead in Morgan Larson and John Kostecki.

"It is incredible for a good reason," said Onorato who has competed in the Farr 40s since the class's early days. "Driving was a lot of stress for me; I had to tune up with another guy each day. John is an incredible talent. To be able to tune up with a guy like him is fantastic."
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Vincenzo Onorato at the helm of Mascalzone Latino (ITA), with tactician John Kostecki behind. Photo copyright ROLEX Daniel Forster.
Vincenzo Onorato at the helm of Mascalzone Latino (ITA), with tactician John Kostecki behind.

Photo © ROLEX/Daniel Forster.

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Arriving on the dock the moment Mascalzone departed for the first race of the 10-race series, Morgan Larson assisted in the team's 3-12-1 results that put them into first overall. When Kostecki joined the team the next day, he admitted there was considerable pressure maintaining the standard set before him.

"In such a situation we lost Adrian Stead for a good reason," said Onorato of Stead who rushed home the day before the regatta for the birth of his first child. Kostecki continued the winning form and helped keep the team at the top of the standings each day, posting all top 10 scores except for a 14th in his first race as tactician.

Early this morning Peter ‘Luigi’ Reggio and the Storm Trysail Club's race committee had their work cut out for them. After yesterday's frustrating multiple general recall situations in very light and shifty conditions, the weather outlook was less than encouraging. Light shifty wind - 6-7 knots - might have been enough to start a race, but what Luigi really wanted was a building sea breeze.

The day initially lined up as an all-Italian battle pitting defending champion Mascalzone Latino (ITA), the leader of the series since the first race, against Joe Fly (ITA), the second-place, well-sailed boat. In reality Barking Mad (USA) became part of the winner's fate when it was fouled by Joe Fly during the first mark rounding of race 9. Mascalzone rounded in the same group and filed a protest against Joe Fly.
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Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA) and Wolfgang Stolz's Opus One (GER).

Photo © ROLEX / Kurt Arrigo.

Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA) and Wolfgang Stolz's Opus One (GER). Photo copyright ROLEX Kurt Arrigo.
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Barking Mad tactician Terry Hutchinson explained, "From my perspective, we were fouled by Joe Fly at the top mark. We did not protest them because we did not want to be. It is tough racing, It's hard enough. You get into these situations and I think Mascalzone and Joe Fly were having a good regatta against each other. Mascalzone Latino witnessed the infringement against Barking Mad and they were within their rights to file a third party against them in the situation. That leaves the umpires to decide the decision."

In the end, the international jury - chaired by Tom Ehman - decided in Mascalzone's favour and disqualified Joe Fly, giving the win to Mascalzone, and dropping Joe Fly to second overall for the championship.

The race was won by Ramrod (USA), which finished in 7th overall and is the top American boat. "It's great to finish in the top 10," said owner/helmsman Rod Jabin from Annapolis. "We achieved all our objectives, which was to win a race and get in the top 10. I couldn't be happier really."

This was his team's second world championship, having competed in the 2006 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds in Newport, R.I. "I'm around some solid teams," he said of the standings. "After the first race we were in the top five, and you know, we were a little disappointed that last race didn't go our way. It's an awesome result for us.
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Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA). Photo copyright ROLEX Kurt Arrigo.
Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA).

Photo © ROLEX / Kurt Arrigo.

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"Where I think we made the most improvement is the transitional sailing, shifting from light to medium wind," said Jabin. "Our work with Gavin (Brady, the tactician), Simon (Minipro, the main trimmer) and Joe (Gibson) allowed us to transition through the soft spots to more pressure to me controlling the speed. We always thought we had good speed. It was really challenging to figure out which way to go."

The day's second race was won by Wolfgang Stolz' Opus One (GER), which finished the regatta in 9th overall. Although many were wondering if that race would turn into a match race between Mascalzone and Joe Fly, it was in fact more of a split race as the teams took opposite sides of the race course, yet staying in the top 10 of the fleet.

Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine (MON) turned in a 2-17 today to finish in third place overall, while HRH Crown Prince Frederik had his best results on NANOQ (DEN) with a 3-4 to finish in fourth overall.
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Wolfgang Stolz's Opus One (GER), winner of race four and ten of the series.

Photo © ROLEX / Kurt Arrigo.

Wolfgang Stolz's Opus One (GER), winner of race four and ten of the series. Photo copyright ROLEX Kurt Arrigo.
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Rounding out the top 10 were Calvi Network (ITA), Carlo Alberini's entry in fifth place overall. "What a shame we had to count the second day," said Alberini. "If it was not for that we could end even higher than fifth. Anyway a bad day can always be at the doorstep, but the team and its determination proved able to overcome it successfully, and we ended up among the best of the teams. My compliments go to my countrymen."

Barking Mad (USA), Jim Richardson's two-time world champion, finished in eighth. "It was a very, very light and pretty shifty day," said Richardson. "The conditions were challenging and we didn't meet the challenge of our boat. We weren't going well. We had some good starts and we were up there at the beginning, but we didn't finish up there. Every time we seemed to be on the right, the left paid off. It was frustrating to get good starts and all of a sudden not be in a good position."

Richardson not only helms his boat, but he is at the helm of the Farr 40 Class as president. "This has been a great world championship," he said. "It's been a terrific venue and everyone is happy to meet after the races. The cordiality of the event has been very high, and the sailing has been challenging and it's been fair. There were a lot of different race winners and a lot of different people had success."
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Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine (MON), overall third place for the series seen here ahead of Ole van der Heide's Asterisk (DEN). Photo copyright ROLEX Kurt Arrigo.

Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine (MON), overall third place for the series seen here ahead of Ole van der Heide's Asterisk (DEN).

Photo © ROLEX / Kurt Arrigo.

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Next year, the Class will travel to Europe to Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the 2009 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship. "Next year we return to the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda," said Richardson . "It's one of the really beautiful jewels of the sailing world. It's a fabulous yacht club in a beautiful setting. I'm sure they'll do a great job for us as they usually do. Hopefully the wind will be more stable than here, and we're thrilled to be going back there."

In 10th place was Nerone (ITA), Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori's past world champion. The Service Academy Trophy went to Nimbus Blue, owned by Hunt Lawrence from Oyster Bay, N.Y. and sailed by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Rolex is the title sponsor of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship and also a race day sponsor with Slam and Casa de Campo Marina. Supporting sponsors include Mad Fish Wines, Southern Spars and Harken; supply sponsors include North Sails and EdgeWater Boats; and official hotels are South Seas Hotel and Avalon Hotel.
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Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi (SUI) rounding the windward mark ahead of John Demourkas' Groovederchi 127 (USA), Rodrick Jabin's Ramrod (USA), and Danilo Salsi's DSK Comifin (ITA).

Photo © ROLEX / Kurt Arrigo.

Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi (SUI) rounding the windward mark ahead of John Demourkas' Groovederchi 127 (USA), Rodrick Jabin's Ramrod (USA), and Danilo Salsi's DSK Comifin (ITA). Photo copyright ROLEX Kurt Arrigo.
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The Rolex Farr 40 World Championship joins other prestigious Rolex-sponsored yachting events including the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Rolex Swan Cup, Giraglia Rolex Cup, Rolex Middle Sea Race, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, New York Yacht Club's Race Week presented by Rolex and the Rolex Big Boat Series.
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Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA), Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA) and Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino (ITA) rounding the windward mark. Photo copyright ROLEX Daniel Forster.
Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA), Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA) and Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino (ITA) rounding the windward mark.

Photo © ROLEX/Daniel Forster.

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For more information about the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, including the full list of entries and crew, results, and photos go to the official event website www.farr40worlds.com.
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Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine (MON) ahead of Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA) and Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino (ITA).

Photo © ROLEX/Daniel Forster.

Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine (MON) ahead of Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly (ITA) and Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino (ITA). Photo copyright ROLEX Daniel Forster.
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Final Results after ten races
 
Place
Farr 40 (Country)
Owner / Helm
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
R8
R9
R10
Total
1
Mascalzone Latino
Vincenzo Onorato
3
12
1
14
3
5
6
3
7
9
63
2
Joe Fly (ITA)
Giovanni Maspero
9
1
8
15
6
2
5
2
34
5
87
3
Mean Machine (MON)
Peter de Ridder
24
3
9
9
14
1
14
9
2
17
102
4
Nanoq (DEN)
HRH Crown Prince Frederik
13
15
16
20
17
9
4
13
3
4
114
5
Calvi Network (ITA)
Carlo Alberini
6
9
12
33
26
14
7
7
4
2
120
6
Alinghi (SUI)
Ernesto Bertarelli
8
14
6
6
7
20
9
4
31
15
120
7
Ramrod (USA)
Rod Jabin
22
8
17
3
10
21
10
19
1
11
122
8
Barking Mad ( USA )
Jim Richardson
23
5
3
2
16
6
2
24
22
22
125
9
Opus One (GER)
Wolfgang Stolz
15
16
21
1
5
23
22
15
11
1
130
10
Nerone (ITA)
Massimo Mezzaroma
19
19
2
29
1
25
13
21
5
6
140
11
Warpath (USA)
Fred & Steve Howe
12
13
14
24
11
8
18
11
14
16
141
12
Groovederci 57 ( USA )
Deneen Demourkas
11
6
5
16
29
24
21
20
6
7
145
13
Fiamma (ITA)
Alessandro Bamaba
4
17
28
5
31
12
25
22
10
3
157
14
Goombay Smash (USA)
William Douglass
25
25
15
8
20
22
16
5
8
13
157
15
Kokomo (AUS)
Lang Walker
20
7
20
12
15
7
17
26
12
21
157
16
Estate Master (AUS)
Lisa & Martin Hill
31
18
30
4
18
13
1
6
30
8
159
17
Atalanti (GRE)
Stratis Andreadis
5
2
25
7
24
11
15
26
25
27
167
18
Silver Bullet (DEN)
Henrik Jansen
17
29
32
22
2
10
11
8
16
26
173
19
Twins (FRA)
Erik Maris
27
26
7
25
19
4
34
12
9
12
175
20
Asterisk (DEN)
Ole van der Heide
10
31
11
30
22
3
20
22
19
10
178
21
Flash Gordon (USA)
Helmut Jahn
14
23
31
10
30
16
3
4
26
29
186
22
Sled (JPN)
Takashi Okura
2
10
18
11
25
31
23
28
20
19
187
23
Morning Glory (GER)
Hasso Plattner
29
20
13
18
4
29
8
16
28
24
189
24
Groovederci 127 (USA)
John Demourkas
28
4
19
17
8
26
27
20
24
25
198
25
Plenty (USA)
Alexander Roepers
21
11
4
27
28
17
12
31
21
32
204
26
Heartbreaker (USA)
Robert Hughes
1
21
22
13
27
27
19
32
27
18
207
27
Infinity (USA)
John Thomson
7
24
23
31
13
19
28
34
15
23
217
28
Cannonball (ITA)
Dario Ferrari
32
32
26
19
9
18
32
21
23
14
226
29
Hooligan (AUS)
Marcus Blackmore
18
22
10
28
23
33
30
21
18
30
233
30
Struntje Light (GER)
Wolfgang Schaefer
26
27
24
32
33
15
26
30
13
20
246
31
DSK Comifin (ITA)
Danilo Salsi
16
34
29
23
12
32
24
34
17
33
254
32
Backbone (DEN)
Thomas Kiaer
30
28
27
26
21
28
29
30
29
28
276
33
Nimbus Blue (USA)
Hunt Lawrence/USMMA
33
30
34
21
32
30
31
31
32
31
305
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