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| Brothers in arms. |
| By Lisa Ratcliff,
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds Media Team. |
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Photos by Kurt
Arrigo for Rolex,
Edited By Peter Andrews. |
| February 25, 2011. |
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Sydney’s
waterways have given birth to many world class sailors and
siblings, as dinghy sailing on the weekend over summer is
a popular Australian pastime for those living on the coastal
fringes. This week’s Rolex Farr 40 World Championship
is where some of the prodigies are displaying their well
honed talent, and while they may be lined with the sun’s
etchings, the same sibling rivalry that is a rite of passage
between brothers in boyhood endures.
Steve Phillips’ Le Renard (AUS) and Marcus
Blackmore’s Hooligan (AUS) has two older
brothers, Colin Beashel and Alby Pratt, racing against
two younger brothers, Adam Beashel and Doug Pratt. And
the stakes are high says Doug.
"We grew up in a small house in Avalon and Alby and I used
to fight like cats and dogs. He used to hit me if I didn’t
go sailing on a Sunday," laughs Doug. "For these Worlds
it’s the old bucks versus the young bucks for bragging
rights."
So is there some good old fashioned Aussie sledging going
on between the brothers once on the battleground? "Not
so much verbal ribbing as sign language," smiles Doug, Hooligan’s bowman.
The brothers are still northern beaches based, Doug at
Newport and North sailmaker Alby at Harbord, and very much
part of the ‘Pittwater mafia’; a bit of an
in-joke around the dock given, how many Australian sailors
hail from that particular corner of Sydney.
The White brothers, Mitch and younger brother by two years
Morgan, grew up sailing on Middle Harbour. They have navigated
a gentler path through brotherhood says Mitch, the older
and feistier brother. ‘Morgs’ has a slightly
different version of the story. "Mitch always bosses
me around," says the quiet achiever.
Morgan is sailing bow this week on Chris Way and Ian Burns’ Easy
Tiger II (AUS), while Mitch is the bowman on Guido
Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion (AUS), now
second to defending World Champions Nerone (ITA)
by a single point after race eight, the last for the day.
With their names starting with the same letter, both professional
sailors, both bowmen, for this regatta at least, and being
similar in appearance, they are often mixed up, which adds
to the friendly rivalry and like twins, sometimes it has
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Mitch White, Morgan White, Alby Pratt, Colin Beashel, Doug Pratt,
and Adam Beashel, during the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships
2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Kurt Arrigo / Rolex.
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Australian Olympic
medal winning sailor Colin Beashel and younger brother Adam
Beashel grew up on Pittwater to the north of Sydney. Their
nine year age gap and the fact they took pretty different
tacks with sailing might be reasons they are very supportive
of each other’s career.
Colin, a resident of Avalon, crewed on the winning Australia
II America’s Cup team in 1983 and represented
Australia at six Olympics games while Adam opted for 49ers’ and
the America’s Cup, sailing for New Zealand.
At the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, the host club for the
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds this morning and prior to heading
to the Manly Circle course area for races 7 and 8 on the
penultimate day of competition, Colin paused to reflect
on those times when he had competed against Adam. "There’s
not too many times we’ve been at the same regatta," he
said.
Both Beashels’ are trimming the mainsail for these
Worlds, Colin on Le Renard and Adam on Hooligan.
A bit like the White brothers, the younger Adam has a glint
in his eye when asked about the spirit of competition between
he and his big brother. "We are having speed races." Seems
blood is not as thick as salt water.
For more information about the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World
Championship, including full entry list, please visit www.farr40worlds.com.
More information about the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
can be found at: www.rsys.com.au. |
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| Transfusion takes
the lead. |
| By Lisa Ratcliff,
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds Media Team. |
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Photos by Peter
Andrews,
Edited By Peter Andrews. |
| 19:00 AEDT, February
24, 2011. |
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| Top of the Rolex
Farr 40 Worlds pancake pile this evening is Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion (AUS),
but only just, after posting a 1st, 7th, 4th scoreline to
gain the overall lead by three points. Transfusion finished
bridesmaid to Nerone at last year’s Worlds
staged in the Dominican Republic and this year the new duo
of Belgiorno-Nettis and American tactician John Kostecki
are combining well, and the teamwork on the boat is polished,
like the stunning trophy they have in their sights. |
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Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion (AUS), during
the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships 2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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| Belgiorno-Nettis
says while it’s nice to have the lead in his pocket, "there
is some big competition out there. There’s still a
long way to go." He knows all too well the perils of
relaxing prematurely having lost last year’s Worlds
in the deciding race. |
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Guido Belgiorno-Nettis’ Transfusion (AUS), during
the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships 2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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Belgiorno-Nettis
this evening praised Kostecki for some "beautiful calls",
and his team for "nibbling their way back in the last
race" after they were buried back in the fleet.
Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori’s Nerone (ITA),
has moved into second, putting on the afterburners following a shoddy start
to the day, and nailing a 10th, 1st, 1st result to the door. |
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Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori’s Nerone (ITA),
during the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships 2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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Lisa and Martin
Hill’s Estate Master (AUS) has slipped back
into third, following a less than satisfactory 7th, 9th,
10th, compared to yesterday’s stunning performance
which had them clubhouse leader.
Estate Master heads a chasing pack that struggled
to keep pace with the leading pair. The gap has widened.
Not insurmountably with four races remaining, but what
margin for error that might have existed has disappeared
completely. |
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Lisa and Martin Hill’s Estate Master (AUS), during the Rolex
Farr 40 World Championships 2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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Consistency
and minimising damage have always been watchwords at the
Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. No less so this year, as the 14th Farr
40 class World Championship moves beyond the halfway point.
With the winds from the northeast initially struggling to stabilise around
8 to 10 knots, and a strong current heading north, the race area moved
north from yesterday’s location to just off Manly Beach, affording
crews and spectators an exceptional backdrop. |
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The fleet under spinnaker, during the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships
2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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By the last
race the winds were up to a sprightly 12 to 15 knots. It
was a long day and a late finish with the 20 tired crews
arriving back at the host club, the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron,
after 7pm this evening.
Top three results after six races:
1. Transfusion, Guido Belgiorno-Nettis 4, 4, 2, 1, 7, 4, 22 points
1st place.
2. Nerone, Antonio Sodo Migliori & Massimo Mezzaroma 2, 1,
10, 10, 1, 1, 25 points 2nd place.
3. Estate Master, Lisa & Martin Hill 1, 8, 1, 7, 9, 10, 36
points, 3rd place. |
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The fleet under spinnaker, during the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships
2011, Sydney Australia.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage Australia.
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The Results
can be found at: http://www.farr40worlds.com/2011results.
For more information about the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, including
full entry list, please visit www.farr40worlds.com.
More information about the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron can be found at: www.rsys.com.au. |
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| Previous Articles. |
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| Brothers in arms - Sydney, February 25, 2011. |
| Transfusion takes the lead - Sydney, 19:00 AEDT, February 24, 2011. |
| Is there a doctor Farr away? - Sydney, 16:00 AEDT February 24, 2011. |
| Tight at the top - Sydney, February 23, 2011. |
| New class president masters day one - Sydney, February 23, 2011. |
| Australia prepares for Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - Sydney, February 14, 2011. |
| Rolex Farr 40 Worlds fleet heads down under - Sydney, January 11, 2011. |
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