Farr 30 World Championship - Demourkas dominates

by Farr 30 Class Association on 5 Aug 2012

Farr 30 Worlds Meredith Block/Farr 30 worlds

In 2011, Deneen Demourkas became the first female skipper to win an international offshore one-design world championship.

If she and her team can continue their dominating ways over the 2012 BMW Farr 30 World Championship fleet on Sunday, she’ll make history once again – and on the California skipper’s birthday.

Despite a near-perfect 2,1,1 scoreline during tricky conditions Saturday, Demourkas was cautious about her lead.

'I’ve been in this class far too long to get complacent at the end of a Farr 30 regatta, even with a nice lead and especially on my birthday,' she said. 'No lead is safe in a place as tricky as Laholm Bay, and as we’ve seen multiple times already, 13 points can evaporate in the blink of an eye.'

The battle for the rest of the podium positions remains tight, though, with Malmo, Sweden’s Martin Strandberg holding on to second by just six points over New York’s James Richardson.

Farr 30 Worlds © Meredith Block/Farr 30 worlds

Meanwhile, Stockholm’s Richard Goransson (SWE 6100 The End) turned in a strong performance Saturday to move into fifth, striking position for the final podium place despite being disqualified from race 3 of the series.

'It’s frustrating to know that we’d likely be just a point or two behind Barking Mad right now were it not for a tough break on the first day,' said Goransson.

'Yet our focus Sunday will be on making sure we have a great time on the water, and the chips will fall where they may.'

Farr 30 World Championsip after 9 races:

1st	706	GROOVEDERCI	DENEEN DEMOURKAS	Santa Barbara YC	1	3	2	7	4	1	2	1	1	22	22
2nd	381	FARR BAR2	MARTIN STRANDBERG	MSS	4	7	3	1	1	6	3	3	7	35	35
3rd	50955	BARKING MAD	JAMES RICHARDSON	New York	3	4	4	5	2	5	10	6	2	41	41
4th	5373	TOPAS	DR. HARALD BRUNING	KYC/WYC/RORC	5	1	8	8	7	2	5	5	11	52	52
5th	6100	THE END	RICHARD GORANSSON	KSSS	6	5	DSQ	3	8	4	8	2	3	59	59
6th	2	LETTO DI PLETTO	THOMAS OLSSON	HASS	7	8	6	9	3	3	4	14	9	63	63
7th	6922	TRIPLE P	F. KHALEGHI YAZDI	YC Scheveningen	2	2	9	10	11	7	7	12	4	64	64
8th	10070	ORCA	PATRIK LINDBLOM	KSSS	13	10	1	2	5	10	6	11	10	68	68
9th	659	S/Y MASKINEN	NOEL BARKELIUS	WSSW	8	13	5	6	6	OCS	1	4	5	68	68
10th	7999	INGLORIOUS BASTERD	PONTUS JOHNSON	BOSS	10	14	11	12	9	8	11	7	6	88	88
11th	18325	FORUM ILS	FREDRIK THAM	KSSS	9	9	7	4	10	OCS	14	9	8	90	90
12th	659	SOLSIDAN	MAGNUS WOXEN	KSSS	16	6	15	13	15	9	12	10	12	108	108
13th	18334	MOTIVES III	PETER LUNDGREN	STSS	17	11	17	DNF	13	11	16	8	16	129	129
14th	8	COMME IL FAUT	SERGEY LAPKIN	St PETERSBURG	11	12	13	14	16	12	19	17	17	131	131
15th	34	MRS. FRECKLES	LENA BOYMO-HAVING	GKSS	15	16	10	11	17	DNF	9	18	19	135	135
16th	3062	CIVITANOVA	HENRIK BODING	KSSS	12	BFD	12	16	12	OCS	18	13	15	138	138
17th	202	HAPPY HOURS	PETER GRONBERG	WBS	18	DSQ	14	15	14	14	15	15	13	138	138
18th	622	CHEYENNE	ANDERS HELMRICH	SS AROS	14	BFD	16	DSQ	18	15	17	16	14	150	150
19th	332	DAY ONE	MERT EREYAN	Istanbul SC	19	15	DNS	17	DSQ	13	13	19	18	154	154