| Australian Farr 40 fleet prepare for upcoming Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(23-10-2005) Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - After three days of close racing at the Corinthian Doors Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 regatta, the next event on the Australian Farr 40 calendar, the Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta, will be held October 28-30 at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Pittwater on Sydney’s northern beaches. |
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| Evolution clinches the championship on countback |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(4-3-2005) Farr 40 World Championship |
| Richard Perini's Evolution won the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds by a hair's breadth from fellow Aussie Neville Crichton on Shockwave. With both teams finishing equal on 66 points, it was Evolution's race win in the windy conditions two days earlier that gave her overall victory ahead of Shockwave. |
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| Evolution, AUS, 2005 Rolex Farr 40 Worlds Champion |
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| TWT double victory puts Evolution under pressure |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(3-3-2005) Farr 40 World Championship |
| Sydney, Australia - Italian boat TWT shot up the rankings in the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds with victories in two out of three races today. This puts Marco Rodolfi's team just a point behind Evolution, the local Sydney boat which turned in a solid performance in very testing conditions. |
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| Evolution rocks while the opposition rolls |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(2-3-2005) Farr 40 World Championship |
| Sydney, Australia - Richard Perini's Evolution won today's windy race outside Sydney Heads and moved into the lead of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. |
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| Ichi Ban fires two bullets on opening day |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(1-3-2005) Farr 40 World Championship |
| Sydney, Australia - Ichi Ban tore up the race course outside Sydney Heads to win both races on Day 1 of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. No boat has ever won two races in the same day of a Farr 40 Worlds, but Matt Allen and his Aussie team used a combination of good speed and solid tactics to post a perfect score at the front of the 28-boat fleet. |
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| Perini dominates |
| PITTWATER, AUSTRALIA-(14-11-2004) Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 Regatta |
| Pittwater, Australia - Day three of the Rhodes Waterside F40 regatta was a tough one for tacticians. Race five of the series had the fleet start in a 10 knot westerly breeze, which fluctuated in strength and direction during the day three. |
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| Plenty of breeze and close racing |
| PITTWATER, AUSTRALIA-(12-11-2004) Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 Regatta |
| Pittwater, Australia - The forecasted front arrived early for the Farr 40 fleet racing in the Rhodes Waterside Regatta being hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Pittwater. |
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| A Mad Fight for the Italians |
| SAN FRANSISCO, USA-(11-9-2004) Farr 40 World Championship |
| San Fransisco, USA - Three more solid results
in today's races on San Francisco Bay put Jim Richardson's (Boston,
Mass./Newport, R.I.) Barking Mad team into a nearly unbeatable position
going into the final day of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. With a scoreline of
8-7-5, Richardson's team now has 38 points overall, leading 2003 world
champion Nerone owned by Massimo Mezzaroma and Antonio sodo Migliori (Rome,
Italy), which is in second place with 73 points. |
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| The Game of 'Not Losing' |
| SAN FRANSISCO, USA-(9-9-2004) Farr 40 World Championship |
| San Fransisco, USA - A day of sun, big breeze
and a short lumpy sea on San Francisco Bay proved to be the favored
conditions for Jim Richardson's Barking Mad at the Rolex Farr 40 World
Championship. |
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| Norwegians Steam Ahead |
| SAN FRANSISCO, USA-(8-9-2004) Farr 40 World Championship |
| San Fransisco, USA - Contrary to expectations,
the opening day of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds produced a fleet leader without
professional crew or a two boat program or even a coach boat. |
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| Farr 40 Worlds Preview |
| SAN FRANSISCO, USA-(7-9-2004) Farr 40 World Championship |
| San Fransisco, USA - A good indication of the
degree of intense competition expected this week at the Rolex Farr 40 World
Championship was evident this past weekend at the Pre-Worlds, the two day
warm-up regatta held September 4-5, in San Francisco, Calif. |
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| Perini and Calvert Jones lead the Farr 40's at the Joico Regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(6-3-2004) Joico Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - America's Cup, Admiral's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Olympic sailors make up the crews of the nine Farr 40's racing at the Joico Regatta being hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. |
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| Richard Perini wins on day three of the Farr 40 Alfa Romeo Twilights |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(25-2-2004) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Twilight Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Visibility was limited at various stages of the Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Twilight series with rainsqualls bringing gusts over 30 knots from the east, keeping everyone on their toes as they approached marks during the race. |
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| Steve Ellis - two out of two at the Farr 40 Alfa Romeo Twilights |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(24-2-2004) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Twilight Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Overnight leader in the Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Twilight series Steve Ellis's Buon Giorno took the gun for the second night in a row. Limited visibility due to sheets of rain and a fluky Sou ' east breeze of 6-16 knots had the fleet sailing across the harbour into Double Bay. |
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| Steve Ellis - two out of two at the Farr 40 Alfa Romeo Twilights |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(23-2-2004) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Twilight Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Ten of the Farr 40 Australian fleet lined up today for the first day of the Alfa Romeo Twilight series. Sailing in a 15-20 knot sou'easter, Dennis McDonald's One Step Ahead took the boat end of the start line and once in the lead sailed a great race to stay there. |
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| Neville Crichton's Team Shockwave wins the Farr 40 division in the Rolex Trophy Series |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(15-12-2003) Rolex Trophy Series - Farr 40 |
| Sydney, Australia - An 8-knot sou'easter greeted the Farr 40's off North Head outside Sydney Harbour today with overnight leaders Neville Crichton and Dick Voorderhake sailing some fantastic one design racing in the final three races in the Rolex Trophy Series.& |
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| Neville Crichton's Team Shockwave leads the Farr 40 fleet in the Rolex Trophy Series |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(14-12-2003) Rolex Trophy Series - Farr 40 |
| Sydney, Australia - An improvement on yesterday's conditions off North Head outside Sydney Harbour allowed the Farr 40 fleet to race the three planned races in a 10 knot sou 'east breeze. True to one design racing form the competition was tight with the fleet only separated by seconds during each race. |
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| Weapon leads the charge in the Farr 40's at the JP Morgan regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(30-11-2003) MHYC Short Ocean Racing Championship |
| Sydney, Australia - Marcus Blackmore continued his winning streak after taking out his second regatta in a row and winning the Farr 40 OD class at the MHYC Short Ocean Racing Championship today. |
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| Weapon leads the charge in the Farr 40's at the JP Morgan regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(29-11-2003) JP Morgan Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Rob Skinner's Weapon is in a commanding position with a first and second after day one of racing in the Farr 40 OD class at the JP Morgan regatta on Sydney Harbour today. |
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| Marcus Blackmore's Emotional Hooligan wins |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(17-11-2003) Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 International Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - The final day of racing at the Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 International Regatta had plenty of action with a southerly front come through with breezes ranging from 18 to 36 knots. These conditions that were in vast contrast to those from yesterday provided copious challenges for all crews. The race committee decided to set a course near Manly inside North Head on Sydney Harbour and attempted to get the remaining races underway. |
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| On a black and blue day of racing Richard Perini wins the Inner Circle Rum Farr 40 Regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(3-11-2003) Farr 40 Inner Circle Rum Farr 40 Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - What started as picture perfect sailing weather turned to a very black sky with the breeze that started in the west swinging to the sou' east and building from 8 to 32 knots. |
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| Richard Perini's Corinthian Doors leads after day one |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(1-11-2003) Farr 40 Inner Circle Rum Farr 40 Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - The Inner Circle Rum Farr 40 Regatta was sailed off Barrenjoey Head near Pittwater today in a westerly breeze of 15 knots that shifted to the south during the day and increased from 10 to 22 knots. |
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| Farr 40 Australian season kicks off at the Corinthian Doors Port Stephens Regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(10-10-2003) Corinthian Doors Port Stephens regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Australia's Farr 40 fleet will be heading up to the Central Coast of New South Wales, to race in the annual Corinthian Doors Port Stephens regatta, on October 17 – 19. This regatta is the first of the Farr 40 circuit point score regattas for the 2003-2004 season. |
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| Leaderboard close between Germany, England and Australia |
| HYÈRES, FRANCE-(5-9-2003) Farr 40 European Championship |
| Hyères, France - It was a wet day all around, with big waves washing over the boats in 20-25 knots of breeze, and rain starting just as the first race finished. Norwegian Steam, driven by owner Eivind Astrup, took a commanding lead on the last downwind leg of the race, passing the Australian entry Kokomo and leaving them in her wake. |
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| Struntje Light on Top After Consistent Performance in Euros |
| HYÈRES, FRANCE-(3-9-2003) Farr 40 European Championship |
| Hyères, France - The morning of the first day of racing for the Farr 40 European Championship started out with the row of country flags on the bulkhead snapping crisply in a 12-17 knot breeze. |
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| Hog's Breath Race Week bringing sailors from near and Farr together. |
| ARLIE BEACH, QLD, AUSTRALIA-(21-7-2003) Hog`s Breath Race Week |
| Arlie Beach, QLD, Australia - This year's Hog's Breath Race Week has competitors travelling from all parts of Australia to compete in the annual regatta on Pioneer Bay. |
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| Nerone crowned World Champion on a busy, windy day. |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(5-7-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| Porto Cervo, Italy - The fourth day of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship saw Massimo Mezzaroma crowned as the new world champion after another impressive performance. |
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| Crocodile Rock wins only race in ‘limit’ conditions |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(4-7-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| The third day of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championships proved to be a short one with only one race being sailed in the ever-windy conditions. With 25 knots blowing across the course by late morning and more forecast for the afternoon, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Race Committee, headed by Peter Reggio, brought the fleet to a more sheltered part of the Costa Smeralda coastline, inside Caprera Island. |
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| Groovederci leads the fleet in race five |
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| Mezzaroma’s Nerone moves to the top on another perfect day |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(3-7-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| Porto Cervo, Italy - The 37-boat Rolex Farr 40 World Championship has been blessed for the second
day in a row with ideal sailing conditions. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s
Race Committee, headed by Peter Reggio, got off three full races in 19-23
knot winds that blew steadily all day from the North West. |
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| Phillips’ Le Renard remains the standard |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(2-7-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| Perfect sailing conditions greeted the 37-boat fleet on the first day of the
Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, which is being sailed in front of Porto
Cervo, Sardinia and organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda this week.
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| Atalanti XI and Nerone |
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| Strong winds forecast for first day of Rolex Farr 40 Worlds |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(1-7-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| Porto Cervo, Italy - 37 boats from 11 nations representing the cream of owner-driver keelboat sailing and a veritable “Who’s Who” of international yacht racing have assembled in Porto Cervo, Sardinia for the sixth Rolex Farr 40 World Championship. |
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| Three weeks to the strongest Rolex Farr 40 Worlds ever |
| PORTO CERVO, ITALY-(10-6-2003) Rolex Farr 40 World Championship |
| Porto Cervo, Italy - The 2003 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will be sailed onthe waters off Porto Cervo, Sardinia over four days 2nd 5th July. Hostedby the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, the event will be sailed on some of themost testing waters in the world, where crews can expect both light andstrong winds, hot competition - and all set to a breathtaking backdrop. |
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| Syntegra Rapscallion wins |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(20-3-2003) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Summer Twilight Series |
| Sydney, Australia - After a action packed race 3 that saw the Farr 40 fleet sail in 20-25 knot Nor' East breeze with gusts of 35 race 4 was a walk in the park by comparison. |
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| Corinthian Doors reverses finishing places in race 2 |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(18-3-2003) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Summer Twilight Series |
| Sydney, Australia - Richard Perini on Corinthian Doors took the gun in race 2 and Emotional Hooligan with Neville Crichton at the helm took second place after having to restart after being a boat length over the start line with Weapon having to restart as well. |
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| Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Summer Twilight Series kicks off on the Harbour |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(17-3-2003) Alfa Romeo Farr 40 Summer Twilight Series |
| Sydney, Australia - The Alfa Romeo Summer Twilight Series for the Farr 40 class will be raced over the next four evenings with 7 boats out enjoying the end of the summer sailing season. |
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| Emotional Hooligan takes the double in the Farr 40's |
| SUDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(9-3-2003) Farr 40 Australian Championship |
| Sudney, Australia - Marcus Blackmore has won both the Rosemount Australian Farr 40 Championships and the Farr 40 Australian Circuit this weekend. |
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| Current Australian Farr 40 Champion takes lead after day 2 of racing |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(8-3-2003) Rosemount Australian Farr 40 Championship |
| Sydney, Australia - Richard Perini on Corinthian Doors fought back to take the lead by 1 point after finishing with 2 1st's and a 2nd in the three races held today.& |
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| Marcus Blackmore on Emotional Hooligan takes the lead on Day 1 |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(7-3-2003) Rosemount Farr 40 Australian National Championships |
| Sydney, Australia - Racing on Day 1 saw very shifty conditions challenge all 13 boats competing in the Rosemount Australian National Championships.& |
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| 2000 World Champion wins Farr 40's at Joico regatta |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(2-3-2003) Farr 40's at Joico regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Winner of the Farr 40 World Championships in 2000, John Calvert Jones (RPAYC) on Southern Star II won the Farr 40 division of the Joico regatta with Ray Roberts (RPAYC) on Emotional Hooligan in second and Steve Ellis (RPAYC) on Buon Giorno in third. |
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| Current Australian Champion takes the gun in Heat 3 of 18 Footer Australian Championships. |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(2-3-2003) 18 Footer Australian Championships |
| Sydney, Australia - Defending champion John Harris and crew Craig Ferris and Chris Cleary on Rag & Famish Hotel crossed the line in first position in heat 3 of the championship series. |
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| Steve Ellis on Buon Giorno leads the Farr 40`s |
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA-(1-3-2003) Joico Regatta |
| Sydney, Australia - Current leader of the Farr 40 Australian Circuit Steve Ellis on Buon Giorno (RPAYC) sailed to a lead with 6 points after two third places in today's racing at the Joico Regatta being held at RPAYC. |
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