2007 Results and Reports

Class President Jim Richardson and Lang Walker, multi Farr^®40 and super yacht owner, exemplifying the lifestyle of Farr 40 owners at the sponsor’s party in Skagen, graciously hosted by Susse and Philip Sørensen.

OPUS ONE WINS!
Drenched in persistent and heavy rain, which was driven by 20-25 knot winds, Opus One deservedly won the Dexia Farr 40 Skagen 2007 Regatta.

Photo by Per Heegaard

As we entered the final day’s racing, yesterday’s 3 bullets had left Opus One in as strong as a position as they could wish for. However, with Hooligan, Kokomo and Barking Mad on their heels one could hardly describe the situation as comfortable. Taking 8th place in the first race of the day (race 7) must have increased the tension on board, (particularly as Australia’s Hooligan came 1st) but they nailed the regatta with a fine 2nd in the 8th and final race. Four 1st places and two 2nd places in an eight race regatta of this quality is an excellent achievement.“It’s a step on the path” says skipper Wolfgang Stolz “ I am delighted with the win; the conditions were tricky today, it was impossible to see the shifts and with the big choppy waves steering wasn’t easy.”
Wolfgang continues, ”Crew work was the key in these conditions; you might say that the kiwi connection came in to play. Kelvin (Harrap, Opus One’s tactician) has been a patient coach with me over 3½ years, bringing me on from having no competitive experience at all.”
“This is our first regatta win but for the last 12 or so regattas we have been there and there abouts in the top quarter of the field.”
Marcus Blackmore, skipper of the second placed boat Hooligan from Australia “Apart from a 12th position in Race 2 when we did a Chinese gybe we were consistently good, thing is, Opus One were consistently better!”
“I would like to say what a great job the Royal Danish Yacht Club have done here in Skagen. They haven’t just looked after the skippers or just after the skippers and crew, but they have also done a really good job of taking care of our guests and families. Well done guys”.

Other comments:The weather forecast service from North Sails has worked well and they called today’s weather flawlessly, 10-15 knots to start building to 20-25 knots with squalls and thunderstorms in the locality.
Photo by Per Heegaard
After the first six (of eight races) Denmark’s Monick had worked her way up to 5th place and given a performance along with Denmark’s Nanoq (skippered by HRH Crown Prince Frederik) that must give them more confidence going in to the Rolex Pre-Worlds and World Championships to be held at the end of August, Tuborg Harbour Copenhagen, Denmark.

Germany’s Struntje Light must surely rue the results in Races 3 & 4 (15th and 12th places respectively) without which they would have been able to seriously challenge Opus One and the other leaders. Finishing with a win perhaps underlined how one or two poor races can dis-rail an otherwise satisfying campaign.

Provisional Results (awaiting Protest Hearings)
1 OPUS ONE/Wolfgang Stolz 1 5 2 1 1 1 8 2 21
2 HOOLIGAN/Marcus C. Blackmore 7 12 1 2 2 2 1 4 31
3 KOKOMO/Lang Walker 5 2 4 3 4 3 7 6 34
4 BARKING MAD/Jim Richardson 4 1 3 7 12 6 2 3 38
5 STRUNTJE LIGHT/Wolfgang Schaefer 2 4 15 12 3 10 3 1 50
6 NANOQ/HRH Crown Prince Frederik 6 11 19 5 5 5 5 12 68
7 MONICK/David Holm 3 8 7 8 10 8 9 16 69
8 NORWEGIAN STEAM/Eivind Astrup 20 OCS 6 4 6 4 6 5 75
9 CALVI/Carlo Alberini 11 9 11 9 13 11 12 8 84
10 GROOVEDERCI/Deneen Demourkas 14 3 5 6 17 14 16 15 90
11 PHISHFOOD/Alexis Michas 22 13 10 10 7 17 4 9 92
12 INFINITY/John B. Thomson Jr. 13 6 9 17 8 18 10 ZFP 96
13 SILVER BULLET/Henrik Jansen 15 10 8 20 14 9 11 14 101
14 JOE FLY/Giovanni Maspers 17 7 18 11 9 16 13 11 102
15 BACKBONE/Thomas Kiær 9 18 14 19 16 7 14 7 104
16 LE RENARD/Stephen B. Phillips 18 14 13 16 15 15 20 10 121
17 BALOO 110/Jens Erik Høst 10 16 16 14 11 13 19 ZFP 122
18 MONKEY CLASS 2/Ole van der Heide 16 15 12 15 19 20 15 19 131
19 WOLFPACK/Grant Larsen 21 17 17 13 20 19 17 17 141
20 TEAM BERGEN/Sverre Valeur 19 DSQ DNC 18 18 12 18 18 151
21 MASCALZONE LATINO/Vincenzo Onorato 8 OCS DNF DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 173
22 SIRAGUSAWA/Olli-Pekka Lumijarvi 12 DNF DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC DNC 177
23 HAPPY HAPPY/Per Arne Nilsen DNF DNC DNC 21 DNC DNC 21 20 182

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Rolex Settimana delle Bocche - Farr 40 European Championship

Summary Results - as of 09 June 2007 at 16:30

Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 Race 10 Race 11 Boat Sail No. Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Pl Pts Total Place NERONE Massimo Mezzaroma ITA 1972 7 7.00 4 4.00 6 6.00 11 11.00 15 15.00 7 7.00 7 7.00 15 15.00 2 2.00 4 4.00 1 1.00 79.00 1 MASCALZONE LATINO Vincenzo Onorato ITA 1 10 10.00 13 13.00 10 10.00 1 1.00 5 5.00 13 13.00 4 4.00 2 2.00 9 9.00 12 12.00 6 6.00 85.00 2 KOKOMO Lang & Sue Walker AUS 8883 12 12.00 9 9.00 3 3.00 5 5.00 12 12.00 1 1.00 15 15.00 17 17.00 3 3.00 13 13.00 3 3.00 93.00 3 SIRAGUSAWA Olli-Pekka Lumijarvi & Antti Linnovaara FIN 13131 14 14.00 8 8.00 17 17.00 4 4.00 18 18.00 6 6.00 8 8.00 3 3.00 1 1.00 7 7.00 8 8.00 94.00 4 FIAMMA Alessandro Barnaba ITA 252 2 2.00 12 12.00 18 18.00 7 7.00 11 11.00 8 8.00 6 6.00 9 9.00 6 6.00 8 8.00 11 11.00 98.00 5 CALVI Carlo Alberini ITA 40102 3 3.00 3 3.00 21 21.00 12 12.00 8 8.00 14 14.00 19 19.00 5 5.00 11 11.00 2 2.00 7 7.00 105.0 6 NORWEGIAN STEAM Eivind Astrup NOR 40 1 1.00 5 5.00 8 8.00 2 2.00 20 20.00 18 18.00 5 5.00 RET 22.00 20 20.00 5 5.00 4 4.00 110.0 7 JOE FLY Giovanni Maspero ITA 1805 9 9.00 15 15.00 1 1.00 16 16.00 2 2.00 11 11.00 9 9.00 18 18.00 13 13.00 15 15.00 2 2.00 111.0 8 TWINS Erik Maris FRA 7 20 20.00 6 6.00 11 11.00 15 15.00 7 7.00 4 4.00 14 14.00 10 10.00 7 7.00 3 3.00 14 14.00 111.0 9 ENFANT TERRIBLE Gianluigi Serena ITA 40091 4 4.00 2 2.00 20 20.00 10 10.00 9 9.00 10 10.00 16 16.00 13 13.00 18 18.00 6 6.00 5 5.00 113.0 10 OPUS ONE Wolfgang Stolz GER 5565 15 15.00 11 11.00 13 13.00 6 6.00 13 13.00 3 3.00 1 1.00 16 16.00 5 5.00 16 16.00 15 15.00 114.0 11 TWT Marco Rodolfi ITA 13771 6 6.00 1 1.00 9 9.00 19 19.00 10 10.00 21 21.00 11 11.00 6 6.00 10 10.00 19 19.00 9 9.00 121.0 12 KISMET Stefano e Massimo Leporati ITA 2825 13 13.00 19 19.00 5 5.00 14 14.00 17 17.00 12 12.00 3 3.00 1 1.00 12 12.00 17 17.00 13 13.00 126.0 13 ICHI BAN Matt & Lisa Allen AUS 6038 16 16.00 7 7.00 7 7.00 8 8.00 6 6.00 9 9.00 20 20.00 4 4.00 21 21.00 9 9.00 19 19.00 126.0 14 OLD BOYS Eduardo de Souza Ramos BRA 2283 8 8.00 14 14.00 12 12.00 20 20.00 4 4.00 19 19.00 2 2.00 11 11.00 17 17.00 11 11.00 10 10.00 128.0 15 CANNONBALL Dario Ferrari ITA 1161 5 5.00 16 16.00 2 2.00 13 13.00 3 3.00 5 5.00 18 18.00 19 19.00 14 14.00 18 18.00 16 16.00 129.0 16 BARKING MAD Jim Richardson USA 50955 18 18.00 17 17.00 14 14.00 3 3.00 1 1.00 16 16.00 12 12.00 7 7.00 8 8.00 14 14.00 20 20.00 130.0 17 ATALANTI XI Stratis Andreadis GRE 42 19 19.00 10 10.00 4 4.00 18 18.00 16 16.00 17 17.00 13 13.00 14 14.00 16 16.00 10 10.00 12 12.00 149.0 18 FLASH GORDON 5 Helmut Jahn USA 50001 11 11.00 20 20.00 19 19.00 21 21.00 14 14.00 2 2.00 10 10.00 12 12.00 4 4.00 20 20.00 17 17.00 150.0 19 STRUNTJE LIGHT Wolfgang Schaefer GER 5055 21 21.00 21 21.00 15 15.00 17 17.00 19 19.00 15 15.00 17 17.00 8 8.00 15 15.00 1 1.00 18 18.00 167.0 20 TEAM REVOLUTION Manfredo Toninelli ITA 4003 17 17.00 18 18.00 16 16.00 9 9.00 21 21.00 20 20.00 DSQ 22.00 20 20.00 19 19.00 21 21.00 21 21.00 204.0 21

There are 27 boats
			Open NoM Farr 40 2007-07-04 - 2007-07-08 Results

Class: Farr40
Place	Sail number	Bow number	Boat name	Owner	Yacht club	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Score
1	ITA 1	18	MASCALZONE LATINO	Vincenzo Onorato	RYCCS	5	1	4	2	1	1	5	19,00
2	ITA 1972	72	NERONE	Massimo Mezzaroma	Yeacht Club Pun	12	11	13	1	2	2	2	43,00
3	GER 5055	36	STRUNTJE LIGHT	Wolfgang Schaefer	KYC, NRV	3	4	3	7	5	21	7	50,00
4	AUS 121	83	KOKOMO	Walker Lang	RPAYC	9	8	2	3	11	9	16	58,00
5	USA 50001	5	FLASH GORDON 5	Helmut Jahn	Chicago Yacht C	1	3	6	12	10	5	23	60,00
6	USA 50955	56	BARKING MAD	James Richardson	New York Yacht	14	16	10	5	3	3	13	64,00
7	FRA 00 7	7	TWINS	Erik Maris	Yacht Club Porq	6	13	20	13	6	11	3	72,00
8	GER 5565	16	OPUS ONE	Wolfgang Stolz	Nautio Palma	22	5	1	22	4	20	6	80,00
9	ITA 252	22	FIAMMA	Alessandro Barnaba	C.N.V.A.	15	9	7	14	9	12	15	81,00
10	FIN 13131	31	SIRAGUSAWA	Olli-Pekka Lumijarvi	NJK	28DSQ	10	5	4	18	22	1	88,00
11	AUS 5077	20	HOOLIGAN	Marcus C. Blackmore	RPAYC	10	20	11	8	17	14	9	89,00
12	ITA 1805	8	JOE FLY	Giovanni Maspers	Canottieri Lecc	2	26	15	25	8	13	4	93,00
13	GBR 1640	53	MONKEYCLASS2	Ole van der Heide	KDY / RORC	20	6	21	18	16	7	10	98,00
14	USA 4040	84	INFINITY	John B. Thomson jr.	Tozt	16	7	12	6	21	24	14	100,00
15	DEN 2007	75	MONICK	David Holm	Royal Danish Ya	13	12	28DSQ	15	13	8	12	101,00
16	DEN 7	24	NANOQ	HRH Prince Frederik	KDY	7	19	9	16	19	6	26	102,00
17	GBR 46	89	ALEPH	Hughes Lepic	Ycf	4	2	25	10	23	25	18	107,00
18	NOR 40	93	NORWEGIAN STEAM	Eivind Astrup	KNS	19	21	14	11	7	17	19	108,00
19	USA 46957	57	GROOVEDERCI	John Demourkas	Santa Barbara Y	8	18	8	26	12	15	21	108,00
20	ITA 40091	91	ENFANT TERRIBLE	Serena Gianluigi	Circolo Nautico	11	23	23	9	14	23	11	114,00
21	DEN 2900	29	BACKBONE	Thomas Kiær	KDY	18	15	24	19	20	4	24	124,00
22	DEN 112	12	SILVERBULLET	Henrik Jansen	Roskilde Sejlk	17	14	17	21	26	18	17	130,00
23	USA 40076	76	LE RENARD	Stephen B. Phillips	Annapolis Yacht	28DSQ	17	22	17	22	26	8	140,00
24	USA 50055	27	PHISHFOOD	Alexis Michas	New York Yacht	24	22	18	24	15	16	22	141,00
25	USA 69	33	TEAM BERGEN	Sverre Valeur	Askøy SF	21	24	16	23	25	10	25	144,00
26	DEN 7217	40	BALOO	Jens Erik Høst	KDY	23	25	19	20	24	19	20	150,00
27	NOR 11721	21	HAPPY HAPPY	Per Arne Nilsen	Vågsbygd SF	25	27	26	27	27	27	27	186,00

Overall Standings Posted - 1720 6-24-07

 

Farr 40

Place	#	Boat Name	Owner	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Total
1	51044	1	3	1	1	2	3	1	12
2	51483	2	5	2	3	1	6	3	22
3	40050	5	1	4	2	4	5	2	23
4	888	6	4	5	4	6	1	5	31
5	40031	4	6	3	5	3	4	6	31
6	40033	3	2	8 dnc	8 dnf	8 dnc	2	4	35
7	50060	7	7	6	6	5	7	7	45