Day Three of Moby M30 World Championship 2007
by Jill Campbell, Porto Cervo, Italy on 7 Oct 2007
M30 Worlds Porto Cervo Day 3 Steve Arkley
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With the fleet now having completed six races New Caledonia (FRA), owned by Vincent Portugal, leads the overall classification by five points ahead of Matrix ArcaTxActive (ITA), owned by Luigi Melegari and Gianmarco Rinaldi. Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (USA) is in third place, 12 points behind the leader with yesterday’s leader Optimumm (AUS), owned by Guy Stenning in fourth.
Following yesterday’s postponement of racing due to light winds, things got right back on track today in the Moby M30 World Championship in Porto Cervo. After a slight delay in which the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Race Committee, and the fleet, prayed to the wind gods, 12 to 14 knots of west north westerly breeze blew in and the 39 competing M30s were able to complete three windward leeward races of approximately 7.5 nautical miles each.
With the fleet now having completed six races New Caledonia (FRA), owned by Vincent Portugal, leads the overall classification by five points ahead of Matrix ArcaTxActive (ITA), owned by Luigi Melegari and Gianmarco Rinaldi. Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (USA) is in third place, 12 points behind the leader with yesterday’s leader Optimumm (AUS), owned by Guy Stening in fourth.
Race Four, the first of the day, started at 12.15 in 14 knots of north westerly winds. At the first leeward mark New Caledonia, with former M30 World Champion Pierre Loic Berthet (2005) at the helm, led Bagua (ITA) and Barking Mad which has America’s Cup Veteran Terry Hutchinson on tactics. New Caledonia and Bagua held their positions to the finish but Richardson was overtaken by anther former World Champion, Claudio Recchi (2003), with his Bred (FRA) with Francesco de Angelis on tactics.
At the start of Race Five the wind had shifted slightly left to 280° and had fallen slightly to approximately 11 to 12 knots. At the first leeward mark Mascalzone Latino, owned by Vincenzo Onorato, led the fleet in a return to form after a fairly shaky start to the week ahead of New Caledonia. At the finish line however it was Matrix ArcaTXActive with Tommaso Chieffi calling tactics who crossed the line first ahead of Mascalzone Latino and New Caledonia.
Mascalzone was one of the favourites heading into the race given Onorato’s history as M30 World Champion (2000) and his standing as current Farr 40 World Champion but placed 23rd and 25th in the first two races.
'We are learning a lot because it’s been many years since any of us has sailed on these boats, ' commented Marco Cornacchia of the Mascalzone crew. 'Here there are real experts, both Italian and French and there is an excellent Australian boat which is very strong. We are still optimistic about the championship though, we think we can do well.'
The breeze continued to shift westwards and was approximately 275 ° for the start of Race Six with intensity holding at around 11 to 12 knots. Groovederci (USA), owned by Deneen Demourkas with Volvo Ocean Race skipper Bouwe Bekking calling tactics, led Matrix ArcaTXActive around the first windward mark this time followed by Armando Giulietti’s Hiroshi with Lorenzo Santini’s Uka Uka in fourth. On the first upwind leg Uka Uka overtook Hiroshi and went on to take third behind Matrix with Groovederci in first place.
Vincent Portugal, owner of New Caledonia, was pleased with the results so far but conscious of the challenge still to come tomorrow.
'In the first race you know we weren’t leading for the whole time, there were four boats very close, we were second, third, first, it kept changing, but these four boats were well ahead of the fleet and in the second race it was the same story, after the first mark there were six or seven boats really leading the fleet. The last race was very tough as the wind was getting stronger, I think if you manage to pass the first mark in the top ten you are ok but if you are further back there are just boats everywhere. So far so good.
The week has gone pretty well, we had a good pre-worlds, testing the speed and manoeuvres and all that, everything was ok. We are happy to be in the lead now but we have to wait for the last race, all the boats are very very close to each other. We know that until the last leg of the last race nothing is certain, we are just hoping for good stable winds tomorrow and not to change our position too much.'
Racing is scheduled to continue in tomorrow at 11.30 am. The final prizegiving is scheduled for 6pm in the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Piaza Azzurra.
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R4 |
R5 |
R6 |
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Owner/Helmsman |
Sail No. |
Pl |
Pts |
Pl |
Pts |
Pl |
Pts |
Pl |
Pts |
Pl |
Pts |
Pl |
Pts |
Total |
Place |
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(27) NEW CALEDONIA |
FRA 988 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
34 |
1 |
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Vincent Portugal/Pierre Loic Berthet |
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(24) MATRIX ARCA TX ACTIVE |
ITA 3111 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
38 |
2 |
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Gianmarco Rinaldi/Luigi Melegari |
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( 4) BARKING MAD |
USA 65 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
21 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
46 |
3 |
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James B. Richardson/James B. Richardson |
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(30) OPTIMUMM |
AUS 7151 |
21 |
21 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
52 |
4 |
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Guy Stening/Guy Stening |
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(44) ANN BE ESPOIR IDF |
FRA 18325 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
19 |
19 |
14 |
14 |
59 |
5 |
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Yoann Richomme/Vincent Aillaud |
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(41) UKA UKA |
ITA 3049 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
27 |
27 |
3 |
3 |
61 |
6 |
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Lorenzo Santini/Luca Valerio |
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( 2) ASSOTUBI MUMMYONE |
ITA 3003 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
24 |
68 |
7 |
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Mingozzi / Bonora/Fracassoli Carlo |
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(23) MASCALZONE LATINO |
ITA 2121 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
11 |
71 |
8 |
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Vincenzo Onorato/Vincenzo Onorato |
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(10) ENFANT TERRIBLE |
ITA 3078 |
2 |
2 |
30 |
30 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
74 |
9 |
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Serena Gianluigi/Serena Gianluigi |
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(11) GROOVEDERCI |
USA 706 |
3 |
3 |
28 |
28 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
77 |
10 |
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Deneen B. Demourkas/Deneen B. Demourkas |
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( 6) CHEYENNE |
ITA 13078 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
18 |
30 |
30 |
6 |
6 |
22 |
22 |
88 |
11 |
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Federico Strocchi/Federico Strocchi |
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(14) JOE FLY |
ITA 3005 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
18 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
88 |
12 |
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Giovanni Maspero/Giovanni Maspero |
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(40) TWINS |
FRA 7 |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
19 |
19 |
23 |
23 |
17 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
99 |
13 |
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Erik Maris/Erik Maris |
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(22) MAMMY |
IRL 30 |
30 |
30 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
34 |
100 |
14 |
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Diarmuid Foley/Diarmuid Foley |
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(15) JOULES ASTERIX |
GBR 3093R |
26 |
26 |
7 |
7 |
30 |
30 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
101 |
15 |
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Louis Browlle/David Evans |
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(34) SPIRIT OF SIMONE - MASER |
ITA 3020 |
16 |
16 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
17 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
20 |
20 |
104 |
16 |
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Jacopo Bianchetti/Furio Monaco |
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(37) THULE |
MON 1 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
15 |
8 |
8 |
DSQ |
40 |
13 |
13 |
16 |
16 |
110 |
17 |
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Fausto Rubbini/Farnetti Francesco |
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(43) ZUXU |
EST 381 |
32 |
32 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
12 |
12 |
113 |
18 |
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Peter Sharashkin/Peter Sharashkin |
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( 3) BAGUA |
ITA 3036 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
32 |
32 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
25 |
17 |
17 |
116 |
19 |
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Andrea Cecchetti/Andrea Ceccetti |
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(26) MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC MAGI |
ITA 3064 |
25 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
21 |
21 |
33 |
33 |
30 |
30 |
118 |
20 |
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Franchini \ Gasperoni \ Zaoli/Marco Franchini |
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(12) HIROSHI |
ITA 3023 |
19 |
19 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
16 |
26 |
26 |
36 |
36 |
4 |
4 |
118 |
21 |
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Armando Giulietti/Armando Giulietti |
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( 8) DANGEROUS BUT FUN |
MON 2003 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
35 |
35 |
11 |
11 |
36 |
36 |
124 |
22 |
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Michele Perris/Michele Perris |
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( 5) BRED |
FRA 1 |
27 |
27 |
4 |
4 |
28 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
30 |
35 |
35 |
127 |
23 |
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TBC/Claudio Recchi |
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(18) LA MARACHELLA DI DRI DRI |
ITA 3076 |
13 |
13 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
26 |
129 |
24 |
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G.Leopoldo, P. Marco/Pecorella Marco |
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( 9) DILETTA |
ITA 3063 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
22 |
31 |
31 |
22 |
22 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
130 |
25 |
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Mauro Mocchegiani/Mauro Mocchegiani |
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(32) RAIN BOW |
GER 4640 |
33 |
33 |
19 |
19 |
15 |
15 |
24 |
24 |
34 |
34 |
7 |
7 |
132 |
26 |
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Bent B. Dietrich/Bent B. Dietrich |
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(25) MEZZA LUNA |
FIN 10581 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
33 |
23 |
23 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
25 |
25 |
142 |
27 |
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Harri Roshier/Anssi Lyden |
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(36) TENDER TO RAPETOUS |
FRA 18309 |
37 |
37 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
24 |
9 |
9 |
26 |
26 |
19 |
19 |
142 |
28 |
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Jean luc Pronier/Romain Gibon |
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(21) MAGA JOANNA |
ITA 3087 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
19 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
143 |
29 |
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Luigi Parente/Paolo Parente |
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(38) TOPAS |
GER 5373 |
28 |
28 |
23 |
23 |
20 |
20 |
28 |
28 |
20 |
20 |
33 |
33 |
152 |
30 |
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Harald Bruning/Harald Bruning |
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( 7) DAY ONE |
FRA 18386 |
8 |
8 |
OCS |
40 |
34 |
34 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
21 |
37 |
37 |
165 |
31 |
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Philipp Schoeller/Philipp Schoeller |
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(35) STORM SYSTEM |
ITA 3040 |
24 |
24 |
36 |
36 |
33 |
33 |
31 |
31 |
29 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
168 |
32 |
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Pier Luigi Loro Piana/Pier Luigi Loro Piana |
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(19) LE COQ |
ITA 3081 |
34 |
34 |
24 |
24 |
26 |
26 |
34 |
34 |
24 |
24 |
28 |
28 |
170 |
33 |
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Carlo di Borbone/Carlo di Borbone |
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(28) OGUZHAN JR |
TUR 9992 |
10 |
10 |
37 |
37 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
32 |
32 |
29 |
29 |
184 |
34 |
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Sedat Gulcaglayan/Sinan Sumer |
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(42) WHITE SHARK |
GBR 30R |
36 |
36 |
34 |
34 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
191 |
35 |
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Geof Gibbons/Geof Gibbons |
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(20) LETTO DI PLETTO |
SWE 2 |
31 |
31 |
38 |
38 |
35 |
35 |
32 |
32 |
35 |
35 |
27 |
27 |
198 |
36 |
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Jan Hagg/Cristian Backhausen |
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(29) OMEGA PLANET OCEAN |
SUI 309 |
35 |
35 |
31 |
31 |
36 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
31 |
31 |
209 |
37 |
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Patrick Ducommun/Patrick Ducommun |
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(33) RARA AVIS |
RUS 18306 |
38 |
38 |
32 |
32 |
37 |
37 |
33 |
33 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
39 |
216 |
38 |
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Arkadly Sverlov/Anna Basalkina |
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(16) JUGA 2 |
RUS 6335 |
39 |
39 |
35 |
35 |
39 |
39 |
36 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
38 |
225 |
39 |
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Los Victor/Bryuzga Sergey |
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