WEST
2010
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Volume
XXIII,
Number
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We d n e s d a y,
RaceWeekNews
January
20,
2010
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KEY
Changing Lanes By Bill Wagner and Rebecca Burg
A
nother day of good wind brought two more races and a shakeup in some of the standings in many of the 11 classes at Key West 2010, presented by Nautica. A northeast wind that started off at seven knots and built to 13 allowed organizers with Premiere Racing to remain on schedule for a 10-race regatta. Some of the professionally-crewed grand prix classes saw the overall lead change hands while other classes saw the opening day pace-setters strengthen their grip on first place. Joe Fly, an Italian entry skippered by Giovanni
Maspero posted a pair of fourths on Tuesday to take over the lead in Farr 40 class. Francesco Bruni is calling tactics on Joe Fly, which began the day in third and now leads fellow Italian boat Nerone by one point. Nerone, skippered by Massimo Mezzaroma of Punta Ala, had a terrific Tuesday with a first and a third to jump from sixth to second in the overall standings. Vasco Vascotto is tactician on Nerone, which was named Sperry Top-Sider Boat of the Day. Struntje Light, skippered by Wolfgang Schaefer of Germany, fell out of first place despite winning Race 3. Schaefer was remained optimistic despite falling to
In the News:
Skipper John Edwards has a firm hand on the tiller and his eyes on what lies ahead as Rhumb Punch sails upwind on Tuesday. Sitting alongside Edwards is tactician and sonin-law Tom Weaver while Quantum professional Clarke McKinney is also in the cockpit adjusting the jib trim. Rhumb Punch, a Farr 30 from Solomons, MD, posted a pair of thirds on Tuesday to take over second place in PHRF 1 class.
third overall due to an 11th in Race 4. “Of course, we are very happy to be in the game. We came here to get some experience in the new boat and so far our boat speed has been very good,” said Schaefer, who took delivery of a Farr 40 formerly owned by Peter de Ridder a few days before the regatta. Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark had planned to compete in Farr 40 class at Key West 2010, but wound up having to attend the World Future Energy Summit in the United Arab Emirates. However, the Prince still entered his boat and has been following Continued on page 2.
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Key West Accommodations . . . . . . . . 15
Preliminary Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
Afternoon Entertainment . . . . . . . . . 17
International Teams Update . . . . . . . . 9
Event Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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KEY WEST 2010
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the lead to five boat lengths at the bottom mark. We just covered the fleet from there,” Myralf said. Barking Mad, skippered by Jim Richardson of Newport, RI, rallied from last in the 12-boat fleet to fifth in a race for the second straight day and is fourth overall.
MELGES 24 AND MELGES 32 John Kilroy and his team aboard Samba Pa Ti had a superb day on the water and vaulted from third to first in the Melges 32 class, largest of the regatta with 22 boats. Stu Bannatyne is calling tactics while fellow pro Morgan Reeser is trimming the main for Kilroy, who won Race 4 and placed fourth in Race 3 to move ahead of Monday leader Ramrod (Rod Jabin, Annapolis, MD.) by a point. “We had confidence in our boat speed based off of yesterday so today wanted to have good clean starts so we could get clear lanes,” Kilroy said. “We were seventh at the last mark in the first race and rallied to get a fourth. We got a great start in the second race and were able to just extend and extend. Stu did a great job on tactics today while Morgan and Sam Rogers did a great job of trimming.” This is only the fifth Melges 32 event for Kilroy, who has competed in Key West with a Farr 40 and a TP52 among other designs. The Malibu, CA resident loves the exciting sport-boat and said the competition in the class is intense.
The Danish entry Nanoq, foreground, controls the right hand side as a group of Farr 40s start a race on Tuesday. Above Nanoq and slightly ahead is Joe Fly, the Italian entry skippered by Giovanni Maspero. Helmsman Anders Myralf and Nanoq won Race 4, but Joe Fly posted a pair of fourths to take over first place overall.
“This fleet is so close that one small mistake can cost much more about positioning,” he said. “Today was less you 10 or 15 boats. It’s the outhouse or the penthouse shifty than yesterday, but it still wasn’t totally obvious and you just have to try to stay in between and hope to which side of the course was favored.” be there at the end,” he said. There is a new leader in the 21-boat Melges 24 class IRC 1 AND IRC 2 as well with Alan Field and his WTF team moving into a Bella Mente and Pugwash extended their leads in IRC tie with UKA UKA Racing. Former College of Charleston 1 and 2, respectively, with a second straight strong day All-American Steve Hunt is calling tactics for Field, a of racing. Bella Mente, a Reichel-Pugh 69-footer owned California resident who won Race 3 on Tuesday then by Hap Fauth of Newport, R.I., has sailed very imprestacked on a fourth in Race 4. sively in winning all four races. “It’s pretty shifty out there so it’s important to be in “We are coming off a very successful summer season the front row and able to control your own destiny. Alan in Europe in which we won the Med Cup and several won the start (in Race 3) and that allowed me to play other regattas. Right now, the crew is on top of its game the shifts better,” said Hunt, who spent seven years and we are getting the most we can out of the boat,” mounting an Olympic campaign in 470 class. “Our boat speed is pretty decent and we really improved our tackContinued on page 7. ing today.” WTF finished a somewhat disappointing 11th at the Melges 24 Worlds in October and Hunt admitted a win in Key West would help ease the sting of that result. “At the Worlds Alan had a little trouble getting off the line, but here in Key West he is starting the boat much better, which makes a huge difference.” UKA UKA Racing, the Italian entry owned by Lorenzo Santini and helmed by Lorenzo Bressani, now has an impressive series line of 2-1-2-5. Tactician Jonathan David Murphy took delivery of his J/122 Pugwash in June and promptly won four of the initial seven events he entered. The New York resident is well on the way to adding another notch to McKee, a Seattle native, said the boat’s belt at Key West 2010, having finished first or second in all four races in IRC 2 class strategy and boat-handling so far. North Sails professional Larry Leonard is serving as tactician aboard Pugwash, which have been paramount in the is named for a city in Nova Scotia or the British cartoon character depending on what story shifty conditions. “It’s not Murphy likes to tell. Crew members can be seen hiking on the rail in this shot as Murphy steers really about boat speed and Pugwash during an upwind leg on Tuesday.
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Nerone has done quite well in three previous trips to Key West - placing fourth in 2008, seventh in 2007 and eighth in 2006. Two days into Key West 2010, presented by Nautica, the Italian entry appears poised to post its best result yet. Skipper Massimo Mezzaroma and crew hold second place in the 13-boat Farr 40 class after performing extremely well on Tuesday. Tactician Vasco Vascotto called the shifts well as Nerone won Race 4 and placed third in Race 3 to jump from sixth to second in the overall standings. That strong effort in one of the regatta's most competitive classes earned Nerone the Sperry Top-Sider Boat of the Day award. From left to right, Sperry Top-Sider Field Service Coordinator Monica Turnbull and Director of Marketing join Division 1 principal race officer Ken Legler in presenting the Boat of the Day trophy to Nerone boat captain Massimo Bortoletto.
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Boat of the Day - Nerone
Preliminary Race Results
KEY WEST 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Division 1 Pl. Boat Name
Model
IRC1 F40 IRC2 M32
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
R/P 69 TP52 Wally 82 S.Cross 52 TP52 JV 52 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 J/122 Summit 40 Summit 40 J/122 J/44 Mills 43 Swan 42 Swan 42 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32
1 4 2 3 5 6 4 10 6 2 5 1 3 8 11 9 13 7 12 2 1 4 7 8 6 3 5 14 3 5 12 2 1 8 20 9 16 11 4 18 15 7 6 17 21 19 13 19 22
Bella Mente Interlodge HighlandFlingXI Vela Veloce Decision Anema & Core Joe Fly Nerone Struntje Light Barking Mad Nanoq Plenty Vincere Goombay Smash Groovederci Enfant Terrible Flash Gordon Spaceman Spiff Charisma Pugwash White Heat Hot Ticket Teamwork Gold Digger Cool Breeze Better Than Vitesse Samba Pa Ti Ramrod Heartbreaker Calvi Network New Wave Star Lake Effect Leenabarca Red Shakedown Yasha Samurai Teasing Machine Fantastika Team Barbarians Flat Stanley Argo Ninkasi Bronco Arethusa Celeritas Dark N’Stormy Vanpire 32
1 2 4 6 3 5 3 2 1 5 6 8 11 10 7 12 4 9 13 1 2 4 8 7 3 6 5 1 3 12 5 13 9 19 2 6 7 16 15 8 14 10 21 4 17 18 20 11 22
1 2 4 5 6 3 4 3 2 8 1 7 11 6 12 5 13 9 10 1 5 3 4 2 7 8 6 4 11 6 1 13 15 3 7 19 2 8 9 12 5 20 14 18 10 16 17 21 22
Race Data Summary
10
Total
Pts.
#
Boat Name
Race 1 Model
1 2 3 4 5 6 4 1 9 5 11 10 3 6 2 8 7 13 12 2 4 5 1 3 6 7 8 1 4 2 8 3 10 5 11 6 17 7 15 9 14 18 16 20 13 12 19 21 22
4 10 13 18 19 20 15 16 18 20 23 26 28 30 32 34 37 38 47 6 12 16 20 20 22 24 24 20 21 25 26 31 35 35 40 40 42 42 43 47 48 55 57 59 61 65 69 72 88
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
45 5206 38008 888 84248 61300 07 04 09 06 10 02 14 12 11 03 05 08 13 60003 49 52956 52939 52915 4240 60432 18 39 28 26 42 43 30 27 33 31 29 34 37 23 22 32 36 35 41 38 21 25 24
Bella Mente Interlodge Anema & Core HighlandFlingXI Vela Veloce Decision Nanoq Struntje Light Nerone Joe Fly Enfant Terrible Goombay Smash Plenty Barking Mad Spaceman Spiff Charisma Vincere Groovederci Flash Gordon Pugwash Gold Digger Hot Ticket Teamwork White Heat Vitesse Cool Breeze Better Than Calvi Network Shakedown Lake Effect Samba Pa Ti Team Barbarians Heartbreaker Leenabarca Yasha Samurai Teasing Machine Bronco Ramrod Fantastika New Wave Argo Star Arethusa Celeritas Ninkasi Red Flat Stanley Dark N’Stormy Vanpire 32
R/P 69 1.538 TP52 1.367 JV 52 1.365 Wally 82 1.639 S.Cross 52 1.365 TP52 1.365 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 Farr 40 J/122 1.093 J/44 1.098 Summit 40 1.118 J/122 1.094 Summit 40 1.122 Swan 42 1.175 Mills 43 1.182 Swan 42 1.180 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32 Melges 32
4
5
6
7
8
9
January 19, 2010
Division 1 CLASS IRC 1 Farr 40 IRC 2 Melges 32
Race #1 COURSE LENGTH START 4 7.6 1035 4 6.6 1040 4 6.6 1045 4 6.6 1052
Race #2 COURSE 5 5 5 5
LENGTH 10.1 8.94 8.94 8.94
START 1215 1220 1225 1232
Division 2 CLASS Melges 24 J/105 J/80
Race #1 COURSE LENGTH START 4 5 1035 4 5 1045 4 4.2 1055
Race #2 COURSE 5 5 5
LENGTH 6.2 6.2 5.2
START 1155 1205 1215
Division 3 CLASS Multi PH-1 PH-2 PH-3
Race #1 COURSE LENGTH START 4 6.7 1035 6 6.19 1040 6 6.19 1045 4 4.19 1050
Race #2 COURSE LENGTH 5 9.13 5 8.22 5 8.22 5 6.62
START 1215 1220 1225 1230
Hdcp Finish Time Corrected 11:33:44 11:41:42 11:42:14 11:31:19 11:42:44 11:42:59 11:45:44 11:45:59 11:46:07 11:46:20 11:47:14 11:47:22 11:47:23 11:47:38 11:48:03 11:48:14 11:48:23 11:48:25 11:48:34 11:54:58 11:54:42 11:53:39 11:55:13 11:53:56 11:50:53 11:51:11 11:52:36 11:57:07 11:57:46 11:57:57 11:58:14 11:58:15 11:58:23 11:58:28 11:58:38 11:58:54 11:59:06 11:59:14 11:59:16 11:59:24 11:59:50 12:00:15 12:00:18 12:00:37 12:00:58 12:01:15 12:01:21 12:02:41 12:04:37
1:30:20 1:31:11 1:31:46 1:32:18 1:32:27 1:32:48
1:16:28 1:16:32 1:16:45 1:16:49 1:17:21 1:17:25 1:18:14 1:19:46
Pts.
Race 2 Boat Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Bella Mente Interlodge HighlandFlingXI Vela Veloce Decision Anema & Core Nerone Groovederci Vincere Joe Fly Barking Mad Goombay Smash Flash Gordon Enfant Terrible Struntje Light Plenty Nanoq Charisma Spaceman Spiff Teamwork Pugwash Gold Digger White Heat Hot Ticket Cool Breeze Better Than Vitesse Samba Pa Ti Heartbreaker New Wave Ramrod Lake Effect Red Yasha Samurai Calvi Network Fantastika Star Leenabarca Arethusa Bronco Team Barbarians Teasing Machine Argo Shakedown Flat Stanley Celeritas Ninkasi Dark N’Stormy Vanpire 32
Corrected 1:52:38 1:53:59 1:55:25 1:58:56 1:58:59 1:59:18
1:43:02 1:43:16 1:43:18 1:43:25 1:43:35 1:45:01 1:45:24 1:45:40
Sharon Green / ultimatesailing.com
Class
Series Totals 1 2 3
Preliminary Race Results
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Division 2 Series Totals 1 2 3
Class
Pl.
Boat Name
Entrant
M24
1
UKAUKA Racing
Lorenzo Santini
2
WTF
Alan Field
3
2
1
3
Blu Moon
Franco Rossini
1
4
9
4
Hoodlum Racing
Paul Hulsey
9
7
4
5
Monsoon
Bruce Ayres
4 13
3
6
Baghdad
Kristian Nergaard
7
3
8
7
GUL Code Zero
Miles Quinton
8 12
10
8
Zig Zag 18
Henri Samuel
12 11
5
9
Convexity
Donald Wilson
14 10
10 Kleine Rainbow
Bent Dietrich
10
5
11 Team Windhover
Elizabeth Harned
15
6
12 Lounge Act
Loren Colahan
5 15
13 Battle Rhythm
Guy Mossman
11 14
14 Regatta.nu
Arne Larssen
15 Entourage
Vlad. Kulinichenko
18 17
16 Tramp
Thomas Ritter
19
9
17 USA 625
Marty Jensen
20 21
18 Mustgo
David Happ
19 Zetiana
Alexis Michas
20 Vapour Trail
Greg McCliment
21 Knot 2 Scale
Bret Newcomb
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total
Pts.
#
5
10
1
55
4
10
2
2
16
3
1
21
11
31
13 3
Race 1 Boat Name
Race 2 Boat Name
Pts.
#
WTF
1
61
Hoodlum Racing
66
UKAUKA Racing
2
64
Blu Moon
62
Monsoon
3
59
GUL Code Zero
4
61
Hoodlum Racing
4
55
WTF
5
58
Zig Zag 18
5
66
UKAUKA Racing
31
6
56
Convexity
6
56
Convexity
33
7
53
Entourage
7
58
Zig Zag 18
7
35
8
50
Baghdad
8
67
Team Windhover
6
6
36
9
64
Blu Moon
9
68
USA 625
11
16
42
10
59
GUL Code Zero
10
53
Entourage
16
8
45
11
57
Kleine Rainbow
11
62
Monsoon
12
14
46
12
52
Lounge Act
12
65
Battle Rhythm
14
12
51
13
60
Tramp
13
50
Baghdad
19
19
52
14
65
Battle Rhythm
14
52
Lounge Act
7
10
52
15
48
Vapour Trail
15
63
Zetiana
13
18
59
16
67
Team Windhover
16
57
Kleine Rainbow
17
9
67
17
68
USA 625
17
49
Mustgo
13 20
18
17
68
18
49
Mustgo
18
60
Tramp
17 18
20
15
70
19
54
Regatta.nu
19
54
Regatta.nu
21 16
15
20
72
20
63
Zetiana
20
48
Vapour Trail
16 19
21
21
77
21
51
Knot 2 Scale
21
51
Knot 2 Scale
2
6
1
8
2
J105
1
Savasana
Brian Keane
2
1
4
2
9
1
04
Solaris
1
02
Eclipse
2
Ghost
Kenneth Colburn
6
4
2
3
15
2
10
Ghost
2
09
Savasana
3
Big Booty
Patrick Eudy
4
2
5
6
17
3
07
Creatv Destruct
3
10
Ghost
4
Eclipse
Damian Emery
7
6
10
1
24
4
09
Savasana
4
03
Max Power
5
Solaris
Bill Zartler
8
7
1
8
24
5
14
Big Booty
5
15
Tenacious
6
Blackhawk
Scooter Simmons
3
5
9
7
24
6
12
Radiance
6
14
Big Booty
7
Max Power
Gerrit Schulze
5
8
7
4
24
7
03
Max Power
7
01
Blackhawk
8
Tenacious
Edward Palm
10
3
12
5
30
8
13
Vixen
8
04
Solaris
9
Lucky Dog
Travis Weisleder
1 10
11
9
31
9
01
Blackhawk
9
06
Lucky Dog
10 Creatv Destruct
James Williams
9
9
3
10
31
10
02
Eclipse
10
07
Creatv Destruct
11 Radiance
Bill Lakenmacher
11 14
6
13
44
11
06
Lucky Dog
11
11
Orangutan
12 Vixen
Christopher Beane
13 12
8
12
45
12
15
Tenacious
12
13
Vixen
13 Orangutan
Bernard Girod
14 11
13
11
49
13
11
Orangutan
13
12
Radiance
14 Absolutely
Junius Grimes
12 13
14
15
54
14
05
Absolutely
15 dnf
05
Absolutely
J80
1
Rascal
Will Welles
1
3
3
8
15
1
35
Little Feat
1
35
Little Feat
2
Little Feat
Jeff Johnstone
7
7
1
1
16
2
33
Le Tigre
2
33
Le Tigre
3
Le Tigre
G Darden/R Hillard
2 10
2
2
16
3
34
Rascal
3
17
Kicks
4
SWE 803
Magnus Tyreman
6
1
7
6
20
4
29
Lifted
4
26
Relentless
5
Lifted
Kerry Klingler
5
9
4
5
23
5
19
Rumor
5
29
Lifted
6
Rumor
John Storck, Jr
7
Relentless
Al Minella
8
Kicks
9
Jammy Dodger
10 Angry Chameleon
Kristen Robinson
11 Juggernaut
Michael Zupon
11
8
12 Shananigans
Shannon Lockwood
13 Bob Dylan
14 Blind Faith
15 Claire
16 Magic In Motion
8
4
5
7
24
6
24
Angry Chameleon
6
28
SWE 803
10
2
9
4
25
7
28
SWE 803
7
19
Rumor
Rose/O’Sullivan
9
6
12
3
30
8
30
Juggernaut
8
34
Rascal
Neil Martin
3
5
14
11
33
9
26
Relentless
9
31
Shananigans
4 18
6
10
38
10
22
Bob Dylan
10
24
Angry Chameleon
8
12
39
11
31
Shananigans
11
32
Jammy Dodger
12 11
11
9
43
12
17
Kicks
12
30
Juggernaut
Michael Sudofsky
16 12
10
14
52
13
25
Claire
13
20
Blind Faith
Aaron Galvin
14 13
15
13
55
14
32
Jammy Dodger
14
22
Bob Dylan
Randy St James
13 15
13
15
56
15
20
Blind Faith
15
25
Claire
Jeremy Reynolds
15 14
16
17
62
16
27
Magic In Motion
16
18
Stacked Deck
17 Stacked Deck
Ramzi Bannura
17 16
17
16
66
17
18
Stacked Deck
17
27
Magic In Motion
18 Willy T
Jeff Jordan
19 17
19
18
73
18
21
Emotional Resc.
18
23
Willy T
74
19
23
Willy T
19
21
Emotional Resc.
19 Emotional Resc.
Gary Panariello
18 19
18
19
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tactics and strategy, and it pays. “The communication is excellent on the boat. One of the unique things about Key West is that it always attracts sailors from all over and the caliber and quality of the competition is exceptional. ” Keane noted. The top three boats in the class lead a 4-way tie currently between Damien Emery's Eclipse, Bill Zartler's Solaris, Scooter Simmons Blackhawk and Gerrit Schulze's Max Power. Solaris, won race three following a seventh-place in race two. Chris Lewis was calling tactics. “We worked the left and had good boat speed,” Skipper James Bishop is focused on steering while the jib trimmer keeps a close eye on the sail shape as Gold Digger sails upwind on Tuesday. The Rhode Island-based J/44 posted a second Lewis said. “Then Ghost and a third on Tuesday to move into fifth in the overall standings within IRC 2 class. J/105 AND J/80 overtook us. On the last run, Savasana stretched its lead in J/105 class with a fourth we faked a gybe.” A smart Little Feat and Le Tigre. Jeff Johnstone’s Little Feat rose and a second on Tuesday as skipper Brian Keane looks move forced Ghost into a real gybe and gave Solaris a from 8th place on Monday to second overall, with a pair to repeat as winner of Key West. Mike Danish is serving clear lane to the finish. of bullets on Tuesday to close within one point of Welles as tactician for Keane, who praised the performance Rising to fourth in class, Key West vet Eclipse is at the and the Rascal team. . of second-place Ghost and said Savasana has to keep top of the four-boat tie. Damian Emery’s New York based Johnstone may be with the company that designs putting up good results. entry slipped over early in race three and lost ground, the boat, but admitted even he can learn new tricks on “Ghost sailed great today and certainly is pushing us,” which set them back to tenth place. In race four, Eclipse the race course after finishing seventh in both races on made an excellent Monday. “It was one of those things where you had to come back and go left, but you couldn’t bite off more than you could notched a bullet. chew,” Jeff Johnstone said, referring to how he played “We basically got the shifts a bit differently on Tuesday. off the line clean,” The dramatic improvement was due to some smart Emery said. “Then sailing and watching how the wind influenced the first we were able to two classes that started before the J/80s. “We were cross the rest of more focused on the wind,” Jeff Johnstone said. “We the fleet and go in never did any high risk things, since yesterday’s risks the direction we had backfired. If you got too greedy, you’d get stuck in wanted.” the corner,” Johnstone explained. “We learned from our Junius Grimes’ mistakes yesterday.” Little Feat’s close-knit crew consists Charleston based mostly of family, including family friend, Kelly Arabia Absolutely! is comwho trimmed the jib while Jeff Johnstone’s daughter peting in its first Rachel called the waves. Jeff’s sister Ashley and father, Key West. “ We Rod Johnstone, round out the crew. all started sailing together for the sole purpose of having a great time and getting out on the Multihull water,” Grimes Unable to resist the excitement, the dolphins were back noted about the on Division 3 to join the fleet at the starting line. In the Bill Zartler’s Texas based Solaris, involved in a tight four-boat tie in the J/105 class, notched a bullet in Charleston based multihull fleet, trimaran vet Bob Harkrider (Sarasota, FL) race three. Chris Lewis is calling tactics and is pleased by the high quality of the competition in Key West. crew. A minor rig and his team accumulated two more first-place finishes “The J/105s are very good fleet racing,” Zartler said. “The starts were good and the boats were all lined issue prevented for a perfect score with his Gulfstream 35, Merlin. “We up neatly.” them from finishing were able to get her in the groove and keep her there,” Keane said. “Ideally, our goal is to finish in the top five race four, but with careful repairs, the team is optimistic Harkrider said after Monday’s win. “She’s a whole lot of every race and win each day. It’s all about avoiding to be back in top racing form for today's racing. more boat.” Merlin had clean starts and snagged the the big mistake.” North professional Will Welles holds the lead in J/80 right shifts. Doug Fisher of Ullman Sails was onboard Also giving Savasana a competitive edge is the fact class for the second straight day despite an eighth in and contributing his renowned expertise. “They’re excelthat the crew has been sailing together for years. On Race 4. On Tuesday, there was some shuffling among the lent,” Harkrider said about his top-notch crew. Merlin is land and on the water, these guys are always talking top slots and a tie for points for second place between Continued on page 18.
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Fauth said. Pugwash owner David Murphy looked quite content on Tuesday afternoon as he ate finger sandwiches and sipped green labeled beer aboard his Lyman-Morse 90foot motor yacht, berthed at the end of the Galleon docks. Murphy deserved to enjoy happy hour after opening Key West 2010 with a stellar line of 2-1-1-2. The New York resident is a newcomer to competitive sailboat racing who has enjoyed tremendous early success. Pugwash, a J/122 based in Newport, RI, has won four of the seven events it has entered since Murphy took delivery in June. North Sails professional Larry Leonard is calling tactics for Murphy, who is looking to add Key West to his impressive list of victories that includes Chester Race Week and the Edgartown Round the Island Race. “All the credit goes to the crew. Larry is the mastermind while our trimmers are terrific. I’m just kind of like Forrest Gump. I just focus on driving the boat,” Murphy said.
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Preliminary Race Results
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Pl. Boat Name
Model
Multi PH-1 PH-2 PH-3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5
Gulfstream35 C.Sprint 750 C.Sprint 750 Corsair 28R Corsair 28R Corsair F-27 Corsair 28R J/125 Farr 30 Summit 35 Summit 35 1D35 Bene 40.7 J/120 Henderson 30 J/120 J/109 Evelyn 32 Bene 10M Cape Fear 38 Cape Fear 38 J/29 Centurion 40 Hobie 33 C&C37/40wk Mariah 27 J/24 J/24 Kirby 25 J/24
Merlin Tobiko Strategery V Flight Simulatr Overdo Triumphant Dealer’s Choice Stark Rav. Mad Rhumb Punch Act One Marinerscove Revolution Vayu El Ocaso Wild Ride Tampa Girl Rush Bluto L’Outrage Tangent Velocity Mighty Puffin Island Flyer Soap Opera Creola Bad Dog Blah Blah Blah Nojoe Chick Magnet Class Act
Series Totals 1 2 3 1 3 2 4 8 8 8 1 2 5 3 6 4 7 8 9 1 2 4 3 6 5 8 7 9 1 3 2 4 5
1 2 4 6 3 5 8 1 4 5 2 3 6 8 9 7 3 2 1 6 5 4 8 7 9 1 2 4 3 5
1 2 3 5 4 6 8 1 3 2 5 6 7 4 8 10 4 2 6 3 1 5 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5
4
5
6
7
8
10
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1 2 4 3 5 6 8 1 3 2 4 7 6 5 8 9 1 5 2 3 6 6 7 8 9 1 2 5 4 3
4 9 13 18 20 25 32 4 12 14 14 22 23 24 33 35 9 11 13 15 18 20 30 30 36 4 9 14 15 18
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Hdcp Finish Time Corrected
Pts.
Race 2 Boat Name
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 dnc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 dsq 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5
500 17 18 118 64 228 186 52125 60351 41 28920 35 35037 51377 109 83242 52138 53194 53228 51 269 73456 96 16 64337 25144 48 2979 123 4
Merlin Tobiko Strategery V Overdo Flight Simulatr Triumphant Dealer’s Choice Stark Rav. Mad Act One Rhumb Punch El Ocaso Marinerscove Revolution Vayu Wild Ride Tampa Girl Velocity Bluto Tangent Rush Mighty Puffin L’Outrage Island Flyer Soap Opera Creola Bad Dog Blah Blah Blah Nojoe Chick Magnet Class Act
Gulfstream35 C.Sprint 750 C.Sprint 750 Corsair 28R Corsair 28R Corsair F-27 Corsair 28R J/125 Summit 35 Farr 30 J/120 Summit 35 1D35 Bene 40.7 Henderson 30 J/120 Cape Fear 38 Evelyn 32 Cape Fear 38 J/109 J/29 Bene 10M Centurion 40 Hobie 33 C&C37/40wk Mariah 27 J/24 J/24 Kirby 25 J/24
-12 11:43:45 33 11:49:51 33 11:50:47 21 11:50:11 21 11:50:45 48 11:58:09 21 -3 11:41:07 54 11:47:54 54 11:48:57 48 11:48:36 54 11:49:18 36 11:47:35 48 11:51:05 45 11:51:20 54 11:53:57 87 11:53:59 87 11:54:39 84 11:55:08 75 11:54:17 108 11:58:15 102 11:57:42 87 11:56:17 96 11:59:39 84 12:02:20 144 11:44:40 171 11:46:41 171 11:48:53 174 11:49:36 171 11:54:11
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 dnc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 6 p20 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5
Merlin Tobiko Flight Simulatr Strategery V Overdo Triumphant Dealer’s Choice Stark Rav. Mad Act One Rhumb Punch Marinerscove El Ocaso Vayu Revolution Wild Ride Tampa Girl Rush L’Outrage Tangent Velocity Bluto Mighty Puffin Island Flyer Soap Opera Creola Bad Dog Blah Blah Blah Class Act Chick Magnet Nojoe
1:23:03 1:23:27 1:24:29 1:25:35 1:26:13 1:30:22 0:00:00 1:01:25 1:02:19 1:03:22 1:03:38 1:03:43 1:03:52 1:06:07 1:06:41 1:08:22 1:00:00 1:00:40 1:01:28 1:01:32 1:02:06 1:02:10 1:02:18 1:04:44 1:08:40 0:44:36 0:44:44 0:46:56 0:47:26 0:52:14
Corrected 1:43:33 1:51:36 1:52:28 1:54:23 1:56:35 2:02:28 0:00:00 1:22:33 1:23:28 1:25:18 1:25:33 1:25:58 1:26:17 1:29:09 1:30:04 1:42:53 1:21:44 1:24:54 1:25:23 1:25:27 1:25:50 1:26:53 1:27:13 1:30:04 1:33:16 1:10:00 1:14:46 1:19:16 1:20:13 1:24:01
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International Teams Update Team ITALY 1 ITALY 2 SCANDINAVIA USA WEST COAST USA GREAT LAKES FRANCE USA EAST COAST GERMANY GREAT BRITAIN
Class M24 F40 M32 F40 M24 M32 M24 M32 F40 M32 M24 F40 M24 M32 F40 F40 M24 M32 M32 F40 M24 F40 M24 M32 M24 M32 F40
Boat Name UKA UKA Racing Joe Fly Calvi Network Nerone Blu Moon Fantastika Baghdad New Wave Nanoq Samba Pa Ti Monsoon Groovederci Hoodlum Racing Heartbreaker Flash Gordon Barking Mad Zig Zag 18 Teasing Machine Ramrod Plenty Mustgo Struntje Light Kleine Rainbow Argo GUL Code Zero Red Charisma
Total 38
51
55
55.2
57
63
70
72
79
One of the more interesting and unique elements of the annual race week at Key West involves the International Team Competition for the Nautica Watches Trophy. Event director Peter Craig introduced the country versus country component to the regatta in 1997 after noticing a dramatic increase in foreign entries. “What was loosely modeled after the Admiral’s Cup in Cowes, England has become a Key West tradition,” Craig said. “We have found that the International Team Competition unites teams and crews who would not normally see each other on the race course.” The formula is simple with each participating country fielding a team comprised of boats in three separate one-design classes – Farr 40, Melges 32 and Melges 24. Italia 2, comprised of UKA UKA Racing (Melges 24), Mascalzone Latino (Farr 40) and Bitipi (Melges 32), captured the International Team Competition last year. The battle for bragging rights and the Nautica Watches Trophy figure to be intense again at Key West 2010 with several strong teams entered. Italy 1, which features a pair of class leaders in UKA UKA Racing and Joe Fly, holds first place in the International Team Competition with a low score of 38 points. Owner Lorenzo Santini has UKA UKA Racing in first place of the Melges 24 class while skipper Giovanni Maspero has helmed Joe Fly to first in Farr 40. Rounding out the team is Calvi Network, which Carlo Alberini has steered to fourth place in Melges 32. Italy 2 holds second in the standings with 51 points on the strength of a second place performance in Farr 40 by Nerone (Massimo Mezzaroma). Blu Moon (Franco Rossini) stands third in Melges 24 while Fantastika (Lanfranco Cirillo) complete the team. Scandinavia, which has all three of its boats holding either fifth or sixth place in their respective classes, stands third in the International Team Competition. There are a total of 27 foreign entries representing 13 different countries at Key West 2010, which has enabled Premiere Racing to field nine international teams.
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After extensive use in the one design ‘Extreme 40’ class and testing by some of the best teams in the world, Holmatro is proud to introduce its Aluminum Extreme Winch Handle. The lightweight winch handle has a grab-bar along the lower half of the top surface which releases the locking mechanism. This next generation locking mechanism automatically retracts when inserting the winch handle eliminating the need to press the grab-bar. Because the handle is forged, not cast, it is stronger with much less weight than other metal winch handles. The handle is available in two sizes, eight inch and ten inch, and three grip types: single grip, double grip and power grip (pictured). All grips have hybrid composite bearings for maximum efficiency and performance. These winch handles will be available in the US later this spring but one can be seen, along with our new winches, during race week in the partner exhibit area.
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Panel Discussions, Weather Briefings & more… Wednesday, January 20 MOUNT GAY RUM DAY
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CPR/AED & Basic First Aid Seminar Presented by Sail 22 Trainer: Becky DaMore, CNP Did you know that if you have a heart attack and an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is used within the first five minutes your chance of survival increases by 80%? Would you know what to do with one in an emergency? And have you looked in your sailing first aid kit recently? Do you even know what is in it? Check out some essentials every boat should have for racing and learn the basics about AEDs in this hands-on seminar. (There are five AEDs on site throughout race week-one on each division’s signal boat and two shoreside.)
Weather — Wednesday Debrief and Thursday Forecast (D-P) Commanders’ Weather Presented by B&G Join Commanders’ Weather and debrief on another day of racing in Key West and learn what to look for on Thursday during an informal session that will include questions and audience interaction.
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Spanish Castle to White Knight (video) An afternoon at the movies courtesy of Volvo Ocean Race Completing the Volvo Ocean Race is a supreme human achievement — only a fraction of the sailors that started from the ramparts of Alicante’s castle sailed all of the 37,000 miles to the finish in St. Petersburg. The handful that did have been through every emotion, their human story intertwined with the raw elements of nature and the extraordinary technology on which their survival depends. Grab some popcorn and a cold beer and take in the official highlights DVD charting the highs and lows of the incredible 2008-09 edition of the VOR, where the boats were literally pushed to breaking point.
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five points above second place finisher, Tobiko, Tim Britton’s Corsair Sprint 33 trimaran (Peru, VT). “We didn’t miss a shift all day and kept good boat speed,” noted Tobiko tactician Johnathan Farrar. “We’re just loving Key West.”
PHRF 1 Stark Raving Mad IV, James Madden’s J/125 (Oyster Bay, NY), opened up his lead with two more bullets and added more points between them and John Edwards’ Farr 30, Rhumb Punch. Stark Raving Mad IV’s crew of friends is a blend of pros and amateurs who’ve been racing together for several years. Their starts were tricky, but they always seemed to recover and blast past the fleet. “We were having a hard time slowing the boat down!” tactician Gary Weisman said. “It was fun to sail the shifts upwind and we did well on the beats in general. The boats behind us mixed it up a bit.” Stark Raving Mad IV’s strong lead will give them some elbow room and the luxury to sail conservatively on Wednesday. Currently in third place is Bill Titus and his team on Act One (Newport, RI). In some tight sailing, Act One is tied on points with sistership Marinerscove, the entry from The Royal Cork Yacht Club. “The Irish boat is very well sailed,” said Act One helmsman Charlie Milligan. “It’s a brand new boat and we’re still learning it.” Talk about new; Act One is Hull No. 1 and Marinerscove is Hull No. 2.
PHRF 2 Bill Sweetser’s Rush, stole the show and placed first on Tuesday, finishing just two points above Bluto on corrected time. “We improved our boat speed in the second race,” said trimmer/mid-crew Greg Oczkowski about Rush’s 4-1 day. “Our tactician kept us in phase through the shifty conditions so we were dialed in by the afternoon.” The Rush team is happy to be at Race Week. “Anytime you’re in Key West, it’s definitely competitive racing,” Oczkowski concluded.
J/80 Little Feat made waves with a notable recovery from eighth place on Monday (7-7) to second place silver with two bullets on Tuesday. Their turnaround was attributed to learning from Monday’s mistakes and playing the right shifts without getting cornered. “It was one of those things where you had to go left, but you couldn’t bite off more than you can chew,” Jeff Johnstone explained.
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KEY WEST 2010, presented by Nautica Official Sponsors Premiere Racing is pleased to present race week’s Official Sponsors. They deserve special recognition and great thanks for their role in bringing you a world-class event. We encourage all participants and sailing enthusiasts to keep the sponsors of Key West 2010, presented by Nautica, on their lists of preferred companies and vendors. For more information and links to these companies, please visit www.Premiere-Racing.com
Presenting Sponsor Official Timekeeper
Day Sponsor Official Marine Hardware
Day Sponsor Official Footwear
Day Sponsor Official Rum
Official Site
Supporting Sponsor Official Marine Electronics
Supporting Sponsor Official Rope
Supporting Sponsor Official Technical Gear