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The Publisher ***** Oct 2, 2008, 4:56 PM Post #1 of 5 (908 views) Shortcut M 30 World Championship 2008 Log-In to Post M 30 World Championship, October 1-4, 2008 October 1, 2008 - Optimum Takes the day Australian Team Rules Day One of the With 13-14 knots of breeze from the south and heading southwest, reigning Australian M 30 Champion Guy Stening (Sydney, AUS) sailing Optimum won the first two races and finished 3rd in Race three to take Boat of the Day Honors on Day 1. Stening won the 2008 Coastal Living Sail Newport Regatta in July, so he is no stranger to the waters off Newport, RI. 2008 ISAF Rolex sailor of the year nominee, as well as current and 3 time Farr 40 World Champion Italian Vincenzo Onorato(Milano, ITA) in Mascalzone Latino finished 3rd in Race one, and dropped to 10th in race two, but came out on top of Race three to end day one in second with 14 points. Hometown favorite Jim Richardson's Barking Mad finished Race 1 in 7th place, was 2nd in Race two and 6th in race three to finish the day in 3rd place overall, one point back from Mascalzone Latino. As in the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds, there are two Groovederci's sailing this week. Deneen Demourkas sailing Groovederci 706 finished day one in 4th overall with 15 points (tied with Barking Mad) and husband John sailing Groovederci 35 is in fifth overall with 21 points. Canadian Geoff Brown (Toronto, ONT) sailing Mummy is lying 6th and is currently tied on points with Groovederci 35. Ladies' shoe designer Norm Dean (Pleasant Valley, NY) sailing Just Plain Nutz with son J. Cameron Dean posted finishes of 4, 4 & 19 with a protest pending. Chicago's John Podmajersky sailing Illusion is in 9th place overall. Illusion's tactician is local Paul Cronin's (Jamestown, RI). Jeff Maludy's (Toledo, OH) Adrenalin rounded out the top ten, with finishes of 12, 3 and 14 for a total of 29 on the day. Racing for the twenty one boat fleet continues Thursday on Rhode Island Sound. Event website: http://www.m30worlds2008.com

The Publisher ***** Oct 2, 2008, 4:56 PM Post #2 of 5 (906 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] M 30 World Championship 2008 [In reply to] Log-In to Post (October 2, 2008 – Newport, RI) M 30 Worlds Breeze, Breaks and Bumps on Day Two Last night’s rain cleared out and the morning brought sunny skies accompanied by 14-17 knot shifty westerlies to Rhode Island Sound. Vincenzo Onorato’s Mascalzone Latino showed their championship winning style taking bullets in two of the day’s three races to pull within two points of Guy Stening’s Optimum. With the breeze bows were buried in the waves, several boats suffered breakage and at least one skipper got bumped on the head. The forecast calls for 13-18 knots at start time tomorrow and is anticipated to build over the course of the day. Final day of racing is Oct 4th. Top five finishers: 1 08/ AUS 7151 Optimum Guy Stening 17.00 2 05/ ITA 2121 Mascalzone Latino Vincenzo Onorato 19.00 3 11/ USA 65 Barking Mad Jim Richardson 33.00 4 22/ USA 707 Groovederci 706 Deneen Demourkas 37.00 5 23/ CAN 58 Mummy Geoff Brown 38.00 Event website: http://www.m30worlds2008.com

The Publisher ***** Oct 3, 2008, 9:28 AM Post #3 of 5 (896 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] M 30 World Championship 2008 [In reply to] Log-In to Post See here for some pics from me on my coachboat (here in Newport with Guy Stenning and team, representing AUS). http://picasaweb.google.com/palfrey.andrew Cheers, Andrew Palfrey

The Publisher ***** Oct 5, 2008, 2:55 PM Post #4 of 5 (878 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] M 30 World Championship 2008 [In reply to] Log-In to Post NEWPORT, RI (Oct. 3, 2008) - Race committees are often criticized for not running races in big breezes. PRO Peter Reggio sent the fleet up the bay today and managed to deliver two additional races in this World Championship. The big breeze delivered a wild ride today in Newport as the fleet of M 30s battled to keep upright in steady 23 to 27 knot west-southwest winds. Reports of 30 knot gusts were affirmed throughout the day and boats that chose their fractional kites kept the most control. Teams choosing their masthead spinnakers were faster, but the speed was often costly resulting in multiple wipeouts on every downwind leg. Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad proved once again they know how to handle the big breeze, posting finishes of 4th and 1st to take Boat of the Day honors. Due to a collision which resulted in damage to Australian Lewis Perrin’s Superfly at the start of today’s second race, Mascalzone Latino retired from Race 8 and would appear to be out of the running for the title of this no throw-out event. The regatta now seems to be Australian Guy Stening’s to lose. Stening is sure to covering Richardson and Barking Mad tomorrow. Event website: http://www.m30worlds2008.com

The Publisher ***** Oct 5, 2008, 2:58 PM Post #5 of 5 (877 views) Shortcut Re: [The Publisher] M 30 World Championship 2008 [In reply to] Log-In to Post M30 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 – NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND (Oct 4, 2008) Sydney’s Guy Stenning and his team, consisting of Darren Jones (Mainsheet), Steve Maconaghy (Tactician), Tristram Eldershaw (Pitman), Curtis Florence (Bow), Steve Quigly (trim and strategy) and Tim Davis (trimmer), sailing aboard Optimum, won the event by four points from Jim Richardson’s talented team aboard Barking Mad. Optimum went into the last day with a nine point advantage over Barking Mad, with Farr40 legend Vincenzo Onarato in third place overall. Optimum’s advantage was due to some very steady and fast sailing over the previous three days of moderate to (very) fresh conditions. For the three races on the last day, the race committee opted to race in the waters of Narraganset Bay, citing concerns over a left-over sea state from yesterday’s 30 knot winds. The racing too place in winds from the west quarter at 7-14 knots. Barking Mad, being a local boat exploited this oppurtunity to impressively claim three wins today, which saw them win the final four heats of the regatta. Optimum had a ten point day over the three races, which was enough to secure a very solid victory. It was a hard earnt win, with the difference in wind direction between max right and max left being eighty degrees over the course of the racing. Asked of his expectations for the event, Stenning commented “We came here to win, no doubt about it. Our team has put a heap of work in since the last worlds, where we placed fourth. We are a very close team and we are absolutely over the moon at the moment. This is huge!” The team were supported on shore by Traks Gordon and Katherine Leonard and afloat by coach, yours truly. I have posted some pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/palfrey.andrew A link to the regatta website for scores etc is here: www.mumm30.org Regards, Andrew Palfrey

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