The cold and rainy weather continued but with it, finally, some good breeze for the third day of racing in the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship off Copenhagen. With more than enough wind, the race committee was able to get off three races, though postponing a few starts to contend with the shifting breeze and squalls that came through the race area.Eight races have been sailed till 31 August and each one has had a different winner - the leader board changing race to race. Though at the end of day three, a clear leader has emerged in Vincenzo Onorato's Mascalzone Latino (ITA) with 37 points (a race average of better than 5th/race). The Italian team is sailing strongly, and with a 3-5-3 today, appears almost untouchable.
Second overall to date is Jim Richardson's Barking Mad (USA) with a 14-6-2 today and stands on 61 points, and third is Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi (SUI), with 75 points. The Swiss team effectively lessened their chances for first place overall when they were over the starting line early in the last race of the day and had to return to restart. After that Alinghi went to the right side of the course and were never able to claw their way back to the front.
What a difference a few hours made for the final day of racing at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark. After a delayed start of over three hours, PRO Peter Reggio and the Royal Danish Yacht Club race committee had patience and managed to add one final race to the scoreline, with nine races run in total. Winner overall and World Champion Vincenzo Onorato and his team on Mascalzone Latino (ITA) didn't need much to lock in their lead, finishing with a healthy 35-point lead over 2nd placed Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi (SUI).
Mascalzone becomes the 2nd team to win the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds twice (Jim Richardson's Barking Mad is the other), though the Italian team is the first to do it back to back. Dockside the team was presented with the Farr 40 World Champion trophy, sprayed with champagne and all crew members treated to a dunking in the chilly water off the Royal Danish Yacht Club marina. The day's race provide a few shake-ups in the top of the scoreboard as Barking Mad's (USA) 26th place and Alinghi's 7th place resulted in the American team finishing 3rd overall. Other boats made some impressive gains with a good showing in the last race including John Thomson's Infinity (USA) which, with a 3rd place today, moved from 15th to 7th overall.
