After 5 spectacular days of racing off Key West, Giovanni Maspero's Joe Fly team's consistency has brought them out on top of the fleet. Joe Fly finished the 10 race wevent with just 35 points. Current Farr 40 World Champions Jim Richardson's Barking Mad finished 6 points behind with 41 points, two ahead of Massimo Mezzaroma's Nerone.
“We are very happy to finally win in Key West. We have always been second and third so it feels good to be the champion,” Bruni said, speaking with Premiere Racing's Race Week Press Officer Bill Wagner.
Joe Fly put forth a tremendously consistent effort by finishing fourth or better in 8 of 10 races to total 35 points, six better than runner-up Barking Mad (Jim Richardson, Newport, R.I.). “We are quite pleased with our performance. We were by far the fastest boat in the fleet in all conditions. We had a little luck with catching shifts, but our success was due mostly it was our boat speed and crew work.”
Jan15, 2010 - Key West Race Week
In
three days, 13 Farr 40 entries will converge on Key West Race Week for
another week of exciting "winter racing" in tropical, South Florida
conditions. On Thursday evening, January 21st, the Class will host a
party for all Farr 40 teams participating in KWRW.
Key West Race Week, and the
Miami Grand Prix later in March, will ensure that the Farr 40 crews
prepare, and then peak, in time for the April World Championship at the
Dominican Republic's Casa de Campo. World Champions Jim Richardson (Barking Mad - 2009, 2004, 1998) and Massimo Mezzaroma (Nerone
- 2003) are bound for Key West. Nerone most recently prevailed in
the 2009 European Championship last July in Cagliari, Italy. Event Website
December 13, 2009 - Rolex Trophy One Design
Estate Master wins Rolex Trophy 2009 Regatta
Sydney (AUS) – After three days of racing both inshore and offshore in Sydney Lisa and Martin Hill’s Estate Master have won the 2009 Rolex Trophy. The Rolex Trophy, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, is an Australian Farr 40 class circuit event each year.
Estate Master led the Farr 40 three day series from Day 1, but as Martin Hill said it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. “We had to fight every inch of the way, especially today”, commented Hill after racing.
