A highly competitive fleet has gathered to contest the Farr 40 class European Championships which is being held during the Rolex Settimana delle Bocche in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda for the second time, this is the 8th edition of the Europeans and it has attracted one of the biggest fleets in the event's history. At a close-fought Farr 40 Mediterranean season opener in Capri, Jim Richardson (Class President) & the crew of Barking Mad led by tactician Bouwe Bekking won by a convincing margin of 9-points despite not posting a single first place bullet during the seven race programme. The coming four days will see 21 yachts from 9 nations do battle for the European Championship crown over a scheduled eleven race series comprising short windward-leeward courses that will once again test the tactical prowess of the afterguard, the concentration of the owner/driver helms and the physical endurance of their crew in this strict One-Design class.
