| Red, white and green
continues to reign. |
| By the Rolex Trophy
Media Team. |
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Photos by
Peter Andrews,
Page edited By Peter Andrews. |
| December 11, 2010. |
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| The polished ‘out of towners’ Nerone gave the local fleet a lesson in racing off Sydney Heads today when they continued their world champion form, winning all of today’s four Rolex Trophy Series races and awarding themselves a seemingly unbeatable lead. |
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Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori’s reigning World
and European champion, Nerone (ITA), during the 2010 Rolex Trophy One
Design Series, offshore Sydney.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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The Farr 40 fleet had a half hour delay this morning before commencing their second day of racing in a beautiful 10 knot nor’easter on a smooth sea on the Macquarie Circle off South Head. A visiting pod of dolphins completed the postcard scene.
Conditions improved dramatically from yesterday to provide a new canvas for the Italian team to paint a very clear picture, and they repeated day one’s final score. |
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The Farr 40 fleet under spinnaker, during the 2010 Rolex Trophy One
Design Series, offshore Sydney.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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| Lisa and Martin Hill’s Estate Master improved from their first day’s results to finish second overall after six races with the New Zealanders on White Cloud keeping in touch and rounding out the overall pointscore podium. |
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Martin and Lisa Hill's Estate Master (AUS), during the 2010 Rolex Trophy
One Design Series, offshore Sydney.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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Red flags seemed the order of the day with the penalty flags being displayed by a number of boats whose crews felt they had been
infringed.
The fleet tested the race committee on a number of start lines resulting in the general recall flag being hoisted for three starts, and then Estate Master was given an individual recall in the last race of the day.
The course was shortened in the final race which tightened the fleet up. "Everyone’s sailing has improved over the course of the day’s racing and the quality is of a very high standard," commented Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson.
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The Farr 40 fleet commencing a spinnaker run from the top mark, during
the 2010 Rolex Trophy One Design Series, offshore Sydney.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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| Up to three races will be sailed tomorrow to wrap up the series. For results, reports and images, go to: http://www.cyca.com.au/editorial.asp?key=821. |
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