Skipper John Edwards has a firm hand on the tiller and his eyes on what lies ahead as Rhumb Punch sails upwind on Tuesday. Sitting alongside Edwards is tactician and son- in-law Tom Weaver while Quantum professional Clarke McKinney is also in the cockpit adjusting the jib trim. Rhumb Punch, a Farr 30 from Solomons, MD, posted a pair of thirds on Tuesday to take over second place in PHRF 1 class. RaceWeek NEWS Changing Lanes By Bill Wagner and Rebecca Burg Continued on page 2. KEY WEST 2010 • presented by Nautica • Volume XXIII, Number 3 • Wednesday, January 20, 2010 IN THE NEWS: WEDNESDAY IS MOUNT GAY RUM DAY A nother day of good wind brought two more races and a shakeup in some of the standings in many of the 11 classes at Key West 2010, presented by Nautica. A northeast wind that started off at seven knots and built to 13 allowed organizers with Premiere Racing to remain on schedule for a 10-race regatta. Some of the professionally-crewed grand prix classes saw the overall lead change hands while other classes saw the opening day pace-setters strengthen their grip on first place. Joe Fly, an Italian entry skippered by Giovanni Maspero posted a pair of fourths on Tuesday to take over the lead in Farr 40 class. Francesco Bruni is calling tactics on Joe Fly, which began the day in third and now leads fellow Italian boat Nerone by one point. Nerone, skippered by Massimo Mezzaroma of Punta Ala, had a terrific Tuesday with a first and a third to jump from sixth to second in the overall standings. Vasco Vascotto is tactician on Nerone, which was named Sperry Top-Sider Boat of the Day. Struntje Light, skippered by Wolfgang Schaefer of Germany, fell out of first place despite winning Race 3. Schaefer was remained optimistic despite falling to Tim Wilkes / timwilkes.com third overall due to an 11th in Race 4. “Of course, we are very happy to be in the game. We came here to get some experience in the new boat and so far our boat speed has been very good,” said Schaefer, who took delivery of a Farr 40 formerly owned by Peter de Ridder a few days before the regatta. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark had planned to compete in Farr 40 class at Key West 2010, but wound up having to attend the World Future Energy Summit in the United Arab Emirates. However, the Prince still entered his boat and has been following Official Sponsors 2 Boat of the Day 4 Preliminary Results 5–8 International Teams Update 9 What’s Hot in Key West 13 Key West Accommodations 15 Afternoon Entertainment 17 Event Schedule 17
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Skipper John Edwards has a firm hand on the tiller and his eyes on what lies ahead as Rhumb Punch sails upwind on Tuesday. Sitting alongside Edwards is tactician and son-in-law Tom Weaver while Quantum professional Clarke McKinney is also in the cockpit adjusting the jib trim. Rhumb Punch, a Farr 30 from Solomons, MD, posted a pair of thirds on Tuesday to take over second place in PHRF 1 class.
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another day of good wind brought two more races and a shakeup in some of the standings in many of the 11 classes at Key West 2010, presented by Nautica.
A northeast wind that started off at seven knots and built to 13 allowed organizers with Premiere Racing to remain on schedule for a 10-race regatta. Some of the professionally-crewed grand prix classes saw the overall lead change hands while other classes saw the opening day pace-setters strengthen their grip on first place.
Joe Fly, an Italian entry skippered by Giovanni
Maspero posted a pair of fourths on Tuesday to take over the lead in Farr 40 class. Francesco Bruni is calling tactics on Joe Fly, which began the day in third and now leads fellow Italian boat Nerone by one point.
Nerone, skippered by Massimo Mezzaroma of Punta Ala, had a terrific Tuesday with a first and a third to jump from sixth to second in the overall standings. Vasco Vascotto is tactician on Nerone, which was named Sperry Top-Sider Boat of the Day.
Struntje Light, skippered by Wolfgang Schaefer of Germany, fell out of first place despite winning Race 3. Schaefer was remained optimistic despite falling to
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third overall due to an 11th in Race 4.“Of course, we are very happy to be in the game.
We came here to get some experience in the new boat and so far our boat speed has been very good,” said Schaefer, who took delivery of a Farr 40 formerly owned by Peter de Ridder a few days before the regatta.
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark had planned to compete in Farr 40 class at Key West 2010, but wound up having to attend the World Future Energy Summit in the United Arab Emirates. However, the Prince still entered his boat and has been following
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the results very closely each day. He was no doubt thrilled to see that Nanoq won Race 3 on Tuesday with Anders Myralf on the helm and Volvo Ocean Race veteran Bouwe Bekking calling tactics.
“We wish Frederik was here to enjoy this win with us, but we understand that he has to take care of his official work as prince,” Myralf said.
Nanoq’s crew has not sailed together since the Farr 40 European Championship in Sardinia so that is why Prince Frederik felt it was important for the boat to race at Key West. Tuesday’s victory brought some positive reinforcement about Nanoq’s new rig setup.
“We had a very good start, hit the first couple shifts and rounded the first mark just ahead of Joe Fly. We then had a very good downwind leg and were able to extend
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the lead to five boat lengths at the bottom mark. We just covered the fleet from there,” Myralf said.
Barking Mad, skippered by Jim Richardson of Newport, RI, rallied from last in the 12-boat fleet to fifth in a race for the second straight day and is fourth overall.
MELGES 24 AND MELGES 32John Kilroy and his team aboard Samba Pa Ti had
a superb day on the water and vaulted from third to first in the Melges 32 class, largest of the regatta with 22 boats. Stu Bannatyne is calling tactics while fellow pro Morgan Reeser is trimming the main for Kilroy, who won Race 4 and placed fourth in Race 3 to move ahead of Monday leader Ramrod (Rod Jabin, Annapolis, MD.) by a point.
“We had confidence in our boat speed based off of yesterday so today wanted to have good clean starts so we could get clear lanes,” Kilroy said. “We were seventh at the last mark in the first race and rallied to get a fourth. We got a great start in the second race and were able to just extend and extend. Stu did a great job on tactics today while Morgan and Sam Rogers did a great job of trimming.”
This is only the fifth Melges 32 event for Kilroy, who has competed in Key West with a Farr 40 and a TP52 among other designs. The Malibu, CA resident loves the exciting sport-boat and said the competition in the class is intense.
“This fleet is so close that one small mistake can cost you 10 or 15 boats. It’s the outhouse or the penthouse and you just have to try to stay in between and hope to be there at the end,” he said.
There is a new leader in the 21-boat Melges 24 class as well with Alan Field and his WTF team moving into a tie with UKA UKA Racing. Former College of Charleston All-American Steve Hunt is calling tactics for Field, a California resident who won Race 3 on Tuesday then tacked on a fourth in Race 4.
“It’s pretty shifty out there so it’s important to be in the front row and able to control your own destiny. Alan won the start (in Race 3) and that allowed me to play the shifts better,” said Hunt, who spent seven years mounting an Olympic campaign in 470 class. “Our boat speed is pretty decent and we really improved our tack-ing today.”
WTF finished a somewhat disappointing 11th at the Melges 24 Worlds in October and Hunt admitted a win in Key West would help ease the sting of that result. “At the Worlds Alan had a little trouble getting off the line, but here in Key West he is starting the boat much better, which makes a huge difference.”
UKA UKA Racing, the Italian entry owned by Lorenzo Santini and helmed by Lorenzo Bressani, now has an impressive series line of 2-1-2-5. Tactician Jonathan McKee, a Seattle native, said strategy and boat-handling have been paramount in the shifty conditions. “It’s not really about boat speed and
much more about positioning,” he said. “Today was less shifty than yesterday, but it still wasn’t totally obvious which side of the course was favored.”
IRC 1 AND IRC 2 Bella Mente and Pugwash extended their leads in IRC
1 and 2, respectively, with a second straight strong day of racing. Bella Mente, a Reichel-Pugh 69-footer owned by Hap Fauth of Newport, R.I., has sailed very impres-sively in winning all four races.
“We are coming off a very successful summer season in Europe in which we won the Med Cup and several other regattas. Right now, the crew is on top of its game and we are getting the most we can out of the boat,”
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The Danish entry Nanoq, foreground, controls the right hand side as a group of Farr 40s start a race on Tuesday. above Nanoq and slightly ahead is Joe Fly, the Italian entry skippered by giovanni Maspero. Helmsman anders Myralf and Nanoq won Race 4, but Joe Fly posted a pair of fourths to take over first place overall.
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David Murphy took delivery of his J/122 Pugwash in June and promptly won four of the initial seven events he entered. The New York resident is well on the way to adding another notch to the boat’s belt at Key West 2010, having finished first or second in all four races in IRC 2 class so far. North Sails professional Larry Leonard is serving as tactician aboard Pugwash, which is named for a city in Nova Scotia or the British cartoon character depending on what story Murphy likes to tell. Crew members can be seen hiking on the rail in this shot as Murphy steers Pugwash during an upwind leg on Tuesday.
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Nerone has done quite well in three previous trips to Key West - placing fourth in 2008, seventh in 2007 and eighth in 2006. Two days into Key West 2010, presented by Nautica, the Italian entry appears poised to post its best result yet. Skipper Massimo Mezzaroma and crew hold second place in the 13-boat Farr 40 class after performing extremely well on Tuesday. Tactician Vasco Vascotto called the shifts well as Nerone won Race 4 and placed third in Race 3 to jump from sixth to second in the overall standings. That strong effort in one of the regatta's most competitive classes earned Nerone the Sperry Top-Sider Boat of the Day award. From left to right, Sperry Top-Sider Field Service Coordinator Monica Turnbull and Director of Marketing join Division 1 principal race officer Ken Legler in presenting the Boat of the Day trophy to Nerone boat captain Massimo Bortoletto.
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1 Bella Mente 1:52:382 Interlodge 1:53:593 HighlandFlingXI 1:55:254 Vela Veloce 1:58:565 Decision 1:58:596 Anema & Core 1:59:181 Nerone 2 Groovederci 3 Vincere 4 Joe Fly 5 Barking Mad 6 Goombay Smash 7 Flash Gordon 8 Enfant Terrible 9 Struntje Light 10 Plenty 11 Nanoq 12 Charisma 13 Spaceman Spiff 1 Teamwork 1:43:022 Pugwash 1:43:163 Gold Digger 1:43:184 White Heat 1:43:255 Hot Ticket 1:43:356 Cool Breeze 1:45:017 Better Than 1:45:248 Vitesse 1:45:401 Samba Pa Ti 2 Heartbreaker 3 New Wave 4 Ramrod 5 Lake Effect 6 Red 7 Yasha Samurai 8 Calvi Network 9 Fantastika 10 Star 11 Leenabarca 12 Arethusa 13 Bronco 14 Team Barbarians 15 Teasing Machine 16 Argo 17 Shakedown 18 Flat Stanley 19 Celeritas 20 Ninkasi 21 Dark N’Stormy 22 Vanpire 32
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SERIES TOTALSClass Pl. Boat Name Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
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M24 1 UKAUKA Racing Lorenzo Santini 2 1 2 5 10
2 WTF Alan Field 3 2 1 4 10
3 Blu Moon Franco Rossini 1 4 9 2 16
4 Hoodlum Racing Paul Hulsey 9 7 4 1 21
5 Monsoon Bruce Ayres 4 13 3 11 31
6 Baghdad Kristian Nergaard 7 3 8 13 31
7 GUL Code Zero Miles Quinton 8 12 10 3 33
8 Zig Zag 18 Henri Samuel 12 11 5 7 35
9 Convexity Donald Wilson 14 10 6 6 36
10 Kleine Rainbow Bent Dietrich 10 5 11 16 42
11 Team Windhover Elizabeth Harned 15 6 16 8 45
12 Lounge Act Loren Colahan 5 15 12 14 46
13 Battle Rhythm Guy Mossman 11 14 14 12 51
14 Regatta.nu Arne Larssen 6 8 19 19 52
15 Entourage Vlad. Kulinichenko 18 17 7 10 52
16 Tramp Thomas Ritter 19 9 13 18 59
17 USA 625 Marty Jensen 20 21 17 9 67
18 Mustgo David Happ 13 20 18 17 68
19 Zetiana Alexis Michas 17 18 20 15 70
20 Vapour Trail Greg McCliment 21 16 15 20 72
21 Knot 2 Scale Bret Newcomb 16 19 21 21 77
J105 1 Savasana Brian Keane 2 1 4 2 9
2 Ghost Kenneth Colburn 6 4 2 3 15
3 Big Booty Patrick Eudy 4 2 5 6 17
4 Eclipse Damian Emery 7 6 10 1 24
5 Solaris Bill Zartler 8 7 1 8 24
6 Blackhawk Scooter Simmons 3 5 9 7 24
7 Max Power Gerrit Schulze 5 8 7 4 24
8 Tenacious Edward Palm 10 3 12 5 30
9 Lucky Dog Travis Weisleder 1 10 11 9 31
10 Creatv Destruct James Williams 9 9 3 10 31
11 Radiance Bill Lakenmacher 11 14 6 13 44
12 Vixen Christopher Beane 13 12 8 12 45
13 Orangutan Bernard Girod 14 11 13 11 49
14 Absolutely Junius Grimes 12 13 14 15 54
J80 1 Rascal Will Welles 1 3 3 8 15
2 Little Feat Jeff Johnstone 7 7 1 1 16
3 Le Tigre G Darden/R Hillard 2 10 2 2 16
4 SWE 803 Magnus Tyreman 6 1 7 6 20
5 Lifted Kerry Klingler 5 9 4 5 23
6 Rumor John Storck, Jr 8 4 5 7 24
7 Relentless Al Minella 10 2 9 4 25
8 Kicks Rose/O’Sullivan 9 6 12 3 30
9 Jammy Dodger Neil Martin 3 5 14 11 33
10 Angry Chameleon Kristen Robinson 4 18 6 10 38
11 Juggernaut Michael Zupon 11 8 8 12 39
12 Shananigans Shannon Lockwood 12 11 11 9 43
13 Bob Dylan Michael Sudofsky 16 12 10 14 52
14 Blind Faith Aaron Galvin 14 13 15 13 55
15 Claire Randy St James 13 15 13 15 56
16 Magic In Motion Jeremy Reynolds 15 14 16 17 62
17 Stacked Deck Ramzi Bannura 17 16 17 16 66
18 Willy T Jeff Jordan 19 17 19 18 73
19 Emotional Resc. Gary Panariello 18 19 18 19 74
1 55 WTF
2 66 UKAUKA Racing
3 62 Monsoon
4 61 Hoodlum Racing
5 58 Zig Zag 18
6 56 Convexity
7 53 Entourage
8 50 Baghdad
9 64 Blu Moon
10 59 GUL Code Zero
11 57 Kleine Rainbow
12 52 Lounge Act
13 60 Tramp
14 65 Battle Rhythm
15 48 Vapour Trail
16 67 Team Windhover
17 68 USA 625
18 49 Mustgo
19 54 Regatta.nu
20 63 Zetiana
21 51 Knot 2 Scale
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2 10 Ghost
3 07 Creatv Destruct
4 09 Savasana
5 14 Big Booty
6 12 Radiance
7 03 Max Power
8 13 Vixen
9 01 Blackhawk
10 02 Eclipse
11 06 Lucky Dog
12 15 Tenacious
13 11 Orangutan
14 05 Absolutely
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2 33 Le Tigre
3 34 Rascal
4 29 Lifted
5 19 Rumor
6 24 Angry Chameleon
7 28 SWE 803
8 30 Juggernaut
9 26 Relentless
10 22 Bob Dylan
11 31 Shananigans
12 17 Kicks
13 25 Claire
14 32 Jammy Dodger
15 20 Blind Faith
16 27 Magic In Motion
17 18 Stacked Deck
18 21 Emotional Resc.
19 23 Willy T
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2 64 Blu Moon
3 59 GUL Code Zero
4 55 WTF
5 66 UKAUKA Racing
6 56 Convexity
7 58 Zig Zag 18
8 67 Team Windhover
9 68 USA 625
10 53 Entourage
11 62 Monsoon
12 65 Battle Rhythm
13 50 Baghdad
14 52 Lounge Act
15 63 Zetiana
16 57 Kleine Rainbow
17 49 Mustgo
18 60 Tramp
19 54 Regatta.nu
20 48 Vapour Trail
21 51 Knot 2 Scale
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2 09 Savasana
3 10 Ghost
4 03 Max Power
5 15 Tenacious
6 14 Big Booty
7 01 Blackhawk
8 04 Solaris
9 06 Lucky Dog
10 07 Creatv Destruct
11 11 Orangutan
12 13 Vixen
13 12 Radiance
15 dnf 05 Absolutely
1 35 Little Feat
2 33 Le Tigre
3 17 Kicks
4 26 Relentless
5 29 Lifted
6 28 SWE 803
7 19 Rumor
8 34 Rascal
9 31 Shananigans
10 24 Angry Chameleon
11 32 Jammy Dodger
12 30 Juggernaut
13 20 Blind Faith
14 22 Bob Dylan
15 25 Claire
16 18 Stacked Deck
17 27 Magic In Motion
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Fauth said. Pugwash owner David Murphy looked quite content
on Tuesday afternoon as he ate finger sandwiches and sipped green labeled beer aboard his Lyman-Morse 90-foot motor yacht, berthed at the end of the Galleon docks. Murphy deserved to enjoy happy hour after opening Key West 2010 with a stellar line of 2-1-1-2. The New York resident is a newcomer to competitive sailboat racing who has enjoyed tremendous early success.
Pugwash, a J/122 based in Newport, RI, has won four of the seven events it has entered since Murphy took delivery in June. North Sails professional Larry Leonard is calling tactics for Murphy, who is looking to add Key West to his impressive list of victories that includes Chester Race Week and the Edgartown Round the Island Race.
“All the credit goes to the crew. Larry is the mas-termind while our trimmers are terrific. I’m just kind of like Forrest Gump. I just focus on driving the boat,” Murphy said.
J/105 AND J/80 Savasana stretched its lead in J/105 class with a fourth
and a second on Tuesday as skipper Brian Keane looks to repeat as winner of Key West. Mike Danish is serving as tactician for Keane, who praised the performance of second-place Ghost and said Savasana has to keep putting up good results.
“Ghost sailed great today and certainly is pushing us,”
Keane said. “Ideally, our goal is to finish in the top five of every race and win each day. It’s all about avoiding the big mistake.”
Also giving Savasana a competitive edge is the fact that the crew has been sailing together for years. On land and on the water, these guys are always talking
tactics and strategy, and it pays. “The communication is excellent on the boat. One of the unique things about Key West is that it always attracts sailors from all over and the caliber and quality of the competition is excep-tional. ” Keane noted.
The top three boats in the class lead a 4-way tie currently between Damien Emery's Eclipse, Bill Zartler's Solaris, Scooter Simmons Blackhawk and Gerrit Schulze's Max Power. Solaris, won race three following a seventh-place in race two. Chris Lewis was calling tac-tics. “We worked the left and had good boat speed,” Lewis said. “Then Ghost overtook us. On the last run, we faked a gybe.” A smart move forced Ghost into a real gybe and gave Solaris a clear lane to the finish.
Rising to fourth in class, Key West vet Eclipse is at the top of the four-boat tie. Damian Emery’s New York based entry slipped over early in race three and lost ground, which set them back to tenth place. In race four, Eclipse
made an excellent come back and notched a bullet. “We basically got off the line clean,” Emery said. “Then we were able to cross the rest of the fleet and go in the direction we wanted.”
Junius Grimes’ Charleston based Absolutely! is com-peting in its first Key West. “We all started sailing together for the sole purpose of having a great time and getting out on the water,” Grimes noted about the Charleston based crew. A minor rig issue prevented them from finishing
race four, but with careful repairs, the team is optimistic to be back in top racing form for today's racing.
North professional Will Welles holds the lead in J/80 class for the second straight day despite an eighth in Race 4. On Tuesday, there was some shuffling among the top slots and a tie for points for second place between
Little Feat and Le Tigre. Jeff Johnstone’s Little Feat rose from 8th place on Monday to second overall, with a pair of bullets on Tuesday to close within one point of Welles and the Rascal team. .
Johnstone may be with the company that designs the boat, but admitted even he can learn new tricks on the race course after finishing seventh in both races on Monday. “It was one of those things where you had to go left, but you couldn’t bite off more than you could chew,” Jeff Johnstone said, referring to how he played the shifts a bit differently on Tuesday.
The dramatic improvement was due to some smart sailing and watching how the wind influenced the first two classes that started before the J/80s. “We were more focused on the wind,” Jeff Johnstone said. “We never did any high risk things, since yesterday’s risks had backfired. If you got too greedy, you’d get stuck in the corner,” Johnstone explained. “We learned from our mistakes yesterday.” Little Feat’s close-knit crew consists mostly of family, including family friend, Kelly Arabia who trimmed the jib while Jeff Johnstone’s daughter Rachel called the waves. Jeff’s sister Ashley and father, Rod Johnstone, round out the crew.
Division 3 Multihull
Unable to resist the excitement, the dolphins were back on Division 3 to join the fleet at the starting line. In the multihull fleet, trimaran vet Bob Harkrider (Sarasota, FL) and his team accumulated two more first-place finishes for a perfect score with his Gulfstream 35, Merlin. “We were able to get her in the groove and keep her there,” Harkrider said after Monday’s win. “She’s a whole lot more boat.” Merlin had clean starts and snagged the right shifts. Doug Fisher of Ullman Sails was onboard and contributing his renowned expertise. “They’re excel-lent,” Harkrider said about his top-notch crew. Merlin is
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Skipper James Bishop is focused on steering while the jib trimmer keeps a close eye on the sail shape as Gold Digger sails upwind on Tuesday. The Rhode Island-based J/44 posted a second and a third on Tuesday to move into fifth in the overall standings within IRC 2 class.
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Bill Zartler’s Texas based Solaris, involved in a tight four-boat tie in the J/10� class, notched a bullet in race three. Chris Lewis is calling tactics and is pleased by the high quality of the competition in Key West. “The J/10�s are very good fleet racing,” Zartler said. “The starts were good and the boats were all lined up neatly.”
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SERIES TOTALSClass Pl. Boat Name Model 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
RACE 1Pts. # Boat Name Model Hdcp Finish Time Corrected
1 Merlin 1:43:332 Tobiko 1:51:363 Flight Simulatr 1:52:284 Strategery V 1:54:235 Overdo 1:56:356 Triumphant 2:02:288 dnc Dealer’s Choice 0:00:001 Stark Rav. Mad 1:22:332 Act One 1:23:283 Rhumb Punch 1:25:184 Marinerscove 1:25:335 El Ocaso 1:25:586 Vayu 1:26:177 Revolution 1:29:098 Wild Ride 1:30:049 Tampa Girl 1:42:531 Rush 1:21:442 L’Outrage 1:24:543 Tangent 1:25:236 p20 Velocity 1:25:275 Bluto 1:25:506 Mighty Puffin 1:26:537 Island Flyer 1:27:138 Soap Opera 1:30:049 Creola 1:33:161 Bad Dog 1:10:002 Blah Blah Blah 1:14:463 Class Act 1:19:164 Chick Magnet 1:20:135 Nojoe 1:24:01
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Team Class Boat Name TotalITALY 1 M24 UKA UKA Racing F40 Joe Fly 38 M32 Calvi NetworkITALY 2 F40 Nerone M24 Blu Moon 51 M32 FantastikaSCANDINAvIA M24 Baghdad M32 New Wave 55 F40 NanoqUSA WEST COAST M32 Samba Pa Ti M24 Monsoon 55.2 F40 GroovederciUSA GREAT LAKES M24 Hoodlum Racing M32 Heartbreaker 57 F40 Flash GordonFRANCE F40 Barking Mad M24 Zig Zag 18 63 M32 Teasing MachineUSA EAST COAST M32 Ramrod F40 Plenty 70 M24 MustgoGERMANY F40 Struntje Light M24 Kleine Rainbow 72 M32 ArgoGREAT BRITAIN M24 GUL Code Zero M32 Red 79 F40 Charisma
International teams UpdateOne of the more interesting and unique elements of the annual race week at Key
West involves the International Team Competition for the Nautica Watches Trophy. Event director Peter Craig introduced the country versus country component to the regatta in 1997 after noticing a dramatic increase in foreign entries.
“What was loosely modeled after the Admiral’s Cup in Cowes, England has become a Key West tradition,” Craig said. “We have found that the International Team Competition unites teams and crews who would not normally see each other on the race course.”
The formula is simple with each participating country fielding a team comprised of boats in three separate one-design classes – Farr 40, Melges 32 and Melges 24. Italia 2, comprised of UKA UKA Racing (Melges 24), Mascalzone Latino (Farr 40) and Bitipi (Melges 32), captured the International Team Competition last year.
The battle for bragging rights and the Nautica Watches Trophy figure to be intense again at Key West 2010 with several strong teams entered. Italy 1, which features a pair of class leaders in UKA UKA Racing and Joe Fly, holds first place in the International Team Competition with a low score of 38 points. Owner Lorenzo Santini has UKA UKA Racing in first place of the Melges 24 class while skipper Giovanni Maspero has helmed Joe Fly to first in Farr 40. Rounding out the team is Calvi Network, which Carlo Alberini has steered to fourth place in Melges 32.
Italy 2 holds second in the standings with 51 points on the strength of a second place performance in Farr 40 by Nerone (Massimo Mezzaroma). Blu Moon (Franco Rossini) stands third in Melges 24 while Fantastika (Lanfranco Cirillo) complete the team.
Scandinavia, which has all three of its boats holding either fifth or sixth place in their respective classes, stands third in the International Team Competition. There are a total of 27 foreign entries representing 13 different countries at Key West 2010, which has enabled Premiere Racing to field nine international teams.
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Afternoon entertainment Panel Discussions, Weather Briefings & more…Wednesday, January 20 MOUNT GAY RUM DAY 5:00 – 6:00 PM
CPR/aED & Basic First aid SeminarPresented by Sail 22 Trainer: Becky DaMore, CNP
Did you know that if you have a heart attack and an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is used within the first five minutes your chance of survival increases by 80%? Would you know what to do with one in an emergency? And have you looked in your sailing first aid kit recently? Do you even know what is in it? Check out some essentials every boat should have for racing and learn the basics about AEDs in this hands-on seminar. (There are five AEDs on site throughout race week-one on each division’s signal boat and two shoreside.)
Weather — Wednesday Debrief and Thursday Forecast (D-P)Commanders’ Weather Presented by B&G
Join Commanders’ Weather and debrief on another day of racing in Key West and learn what to look for on Thursday during an informal session that will include ques-tions and audience interaction.
Thursday, January 21 LEWMAR DAY 4:30 – 6:00 PM
Spanish Castle to White Knight (video)An afternoon at the movies courtesy of Volvo Ocean Race
Completing the Volvo Ocean Race is a supreme human achievement — only a frac-tion of the sailors that started from the ramparts of Alicante’s castle sailed all of the 37,000 miles to the finish in St. Petersburg. The handful that did have been through every emotion, their human story intertwined with the raw elements of nature and the extraordinary technology on which their survival depends. Grab some popcorn and a cold beer and take in the official highlights DVD charting the highs and lows of the incredible 2008-09 edition of the VOR, where the boats were literally pushed to breaking point.
Weather — Thursday Debrief and Friday Forecast (D-P)Commanders’ Weather Presented by B&G
Here’s your last chance to get the “weather edge” as you prepare for the final day of racing. Join the Commanders’ Weather team to debrief on Thursday’s weather and learn what to look for on Friday. The informal session that will include questions and audience interaction.
Weather briefs will be held at the B&G Tent in the Industry Partner AreaAfternoon panel discussions will be held under the reception tent or in the Industry Partner Area at the
Historic Seaport.Details, including updated panel composition, can be found at Race Headquarters, on the Notice Board,
and in each issue of Race Week News. Complimentary beer will be served.
schedule of events
MOUnt GAy RUM DAy Wednesday, January 20
9:00 Harbor Start for all Racing Boats (Designated VHF Channel) 10:30 – 4:30 Racing (Approximate Times) 5:00 – 6:00 AE: CPR/AED & Basic First Aid Seminar — Sail 22 (RWT) 5:00 – 6:00 AE: Commanders’ Weather Briefing sponsored by B&G (IP) 6:00 – 8:00 Awards Presentation and Evening Party (RWT)
LewMAR DAy Thursday, January 21
9:00 Harbor Start for all Racing Boats (Designated VHF Channel) 10:30 – 4:30 Racing (Approximate Times) 4:30 – 6:00 AE: “Spanish Castle to White Knight” Volvo Ocean Race movie (RWT) 5:00 – 6:00 AE: Commanders’ Weather Briefing
sponsored by B&G (IP) 6:00 – 8:00 Awards Presentation and Evening Party (RWT)
InDUstRy PARtneR DAy Friday, January 22
9:00 Harbor Start for all Racing Boats (Designated VHF Channel) 10:30 – 3:30 Racing (Approximate Times) 6:00 – 8:00 Final Awards Presentation and Evening Party (RWT)
There are ten races scheduled over five days with the potential for two races on Friday. Event Access Cards are required for admittance to activities at the Race Week Tent and Industry Partner Area after 4:30pm.
Race Headquarters (RH) is at the Historic Seaport (HSP), on the corner of Caroline and Margaret Streets adjacent to the Race Week Tent (RWT).
The “Afternoon Entertainment” Sessions (AE) are part of the shoreside entertainment which takes place under the Race Week Tent (RWT), or in the Partner Hospitality Area (IP).
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five points above second place finisher, Tobiko, Tim Britton’s Corsair Sprint 33 trimaran (Peru, VT). “We didn’t miss a shift all day and kept good boat speed,” noted Tobiko tactician Johnathan Farrar. “We’re just loving Key West.”
PHRF 1Stark Raving Mad IV, James Madden’s J/125 (Oyster Bay, NY), opened up his lead
with two more bullets and added more points between them and John Edwards’ Farr 30, Rhumb Punch. Stark Raving Mad IV’s crew of friends is a blend of pros and amateurs who’ve been racing together for several years. Their starts were tricky, but they always seemed to recover and blast past the fleet. “We were having a hard time slowing the boat down!” tactician Gary Weisman said. “It was fun to sail the shifts upwind and we did well on the beats in general. The boats behind us mixed it up a bit.” Stark Raving Mad IV’s strong lead will give them some elbow room and the luxury to sail conservatively on Wednesday.
Currently in third place is Bill Titus and his team on Act One (Newport, RI). In some tight sailing, Act One is tied on points with sistership Marinerscove, the entry from The Royal Cork Yacht Club. “The Irish boat is very well sailed,” said Act One helmsman Charlie Milligan. “It’s a brand new boat and we’re still learning it.” Talk about new; Act One is Hull No. 1 and Marinerscove is Hull No. 2.
PHRF 2Bill Sweetser’s Rush, stole the show and placed first on Tuesday, finishing just two
points above Bluto on corrected time. “We improved our boat speed in the second race,” said trimmer/mid-crew Greg Oczkowski about Rush’s 4-1 day. “Our tactician kept us in phase through the shifty conditions so we were dialed in by the afternoon.” The Rush team is happy to be at Race Week. “Anytime you’re in Key West, it’s definitely competitive racing,” Oczkowski concluded.
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J/80 Little Feat made waves with a notable recovery from eighth place on Monday (7-7) to second place silver with two bullets on Tuesday. Their turnaround was attributed to learning from Monday’s mistakes and playing the right shifts without getting cornered. “It was one of those things where you had to go left, but you couldn’t bite off more than you can chew,” Jeff Johnstone explained.
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