In comparison to the relative calm of Biscayne Bay on day one of the BACARDI Cup, today’s sharp increase in wind speed was a welcome change for the 89 teams racing in the headline event of the 2011 BACARDI Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank. High clouds, chop, and an east-southeasterly breeze in the mid-teens propelled the Stars around the 9.5 nautical mile course after an aggressive start saw seven teams pay a penalty with their scores for starting early.
The day’s race was won by Guillame Florent and Pascal Rambeau (France), making for three different winners in as many races thus far in the series. Sweden’s Fredrik Lööf and Max Salmiren continued their consistent form, adding a second-place finish to yesterday’s win. Third place went to three-time BACARDI Cup champion Peter Bromby sailing with Lee White (Bermuda).
“We actually didn’t have such a good start,” said Florent about race three. “But we found a good lane to the right hand side of the course. We expected a small shift there, but nothing that could give us the lead. But the wind was quite stable, and the speed we had there was the key. We rounded first at the top mark, and after that we managed to stay in the lead. It was a very good win.”
“There are so many sailors to look out for here,” remarked Florent on the competition. “There are only a few top sailors from the world that aren’t here. It’s a very high level [of sailing] so you have to keep your eyes on many competitors. This is my first BACARDI Cup, and my first year in the Star with Pascal, who did a very good job today.” Rambeau is a two-time Star World Champion (2003, 2005) and won a bronze medal in the Star at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, while Florent also has an Olympic bronze medal – won at the 2008 Olympics in the Finn. “The Olympics is definitely the goal,” Florent concluded. “Both Pascal and I have been to the Olympics already, so we’d like to do better than we did before. We’re working hard to achieve that and hope we’ll be good enough.”
With the midpoint of the regatta reached, the overall standings continue to reflect a close contest at the top of the fleet. Sweden’s Fredrik Lööf and Max Salmiren have moved into the overall lead with three points, Guillaume Florent and Pascal Rambeau (France) are now second with four points. Early series leaders Eivind Melleby and Petter Morland Pedersen (Norway) dropped two places and stand third overall with five points and Peter O’Leary and David Burones (Ireland) are fourth with seven points. Only one point separates the teams standing fifth through 11th: Mateusz Kusznierewicz and Dominik Zycki (Poland) have 12 points; New Zealand’s Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk remain sixth with 13 points; Maciej Grabowski and Lukasz Lesinski (Poland) dropped two places to seventh but retain 14 points; and despite an OCS penalty, Peter Vessella (Burlingame, Calif.) and Rodney Hagebols (San Francisco, Calif.) have 15 points for eighth place. Andy Horton (South Burlington, Vermont) and crew James Lyne (Granville, Vermont) are ninth with 16 points, followed by Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.) and Rick Peters (Venice, Calif.) with 17 points and Augie Diaz (Miami, Fla.) with Bruno Prada (Brazil) is 11th on 18 points. Peter Bromby and Lee White (Bermuda) are just four points behind this tight pack, standing 12th overall with 22 points.
Racing for the BACARDI Cup resumes Thursday, March 10, and continues through Saturday, March 12. For photos, results and additional information on the 84th Bacardi Cup and 2nd annual BACARDI Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank, visit www.BACARDICup.com and www.MiamiSailingWeek.com
Star (One Design – 93 Boats)
1. 8428, Star, Fredrik Loof / Flax Salmiren , Malcesine, VR, ITA, 28-1-2-[28];3
2. 8270, Star, Guillaume Florent / Pascal Rambeau , Grand Fort Philippe, FRA, 3-10-1-[10];4
3. 8317, Star , Eivind Melleby / Petter Morland Pedersen , Oslo, NOR, 1-8-4-[8];5
4. 8418, Star, Peter O’Leary / David Burrows , Stillorgan, Dublin, IRL, 7-2-5-[7];7
5. 8417, Star, Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Dominik Zycki , Warsaw, Mazowieckie, POL, 6-6-15-[15];12
6. 8187, Star, Hamish Pepper / Crams Monk , Auckland, NZL, 14-3-10-[14];13
7. 8412, Star, Maciej Grabowski / Lukasz Lesinski , Gdynia, Pomorskie, POL, 9-5-13-[13];14
8. 8362, Star, Peter Vessella / Rodney Hagerbols , Burlingame, CA, USA, 11-4-94/OCS-[94];15
9. 8396, Star, Andy Horton / Jamie Lyne , South Burlington, VT, USA, 8-17-8-[17];16
10. 8320, Star, Mark Reynolds / Rick Peters , San Diego, CA, USA, 5-12-22-[22];17
11. 8285, Star, Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada , Miami, FL, USA, 12-27-6-[27];18
12. 8442, Star, Peter Bromby / Lee White , Warwick, BER, 53-19-3-[53];22
13. 8434, Star, George Szabo / Called Paine , San Diego, CA, USA, 4-36-20-[36];24
14. 8140, Star, Alexander Schlonski / Matthias Bohn , Rostock, MV, GER, 18-94/DNS-7-[94];25
15. 8267, Star, Mark Mendelblatt / Magus Liljedabal , Miami, FL, USA, 26-13-14-[26];27
16. 8408, Star, Andrew Campbell / Ian Coleman , Washington, DC, USA, 2-26-94/DNS-[94];28
17. 8414, Star, Johannes Polgar / Marks Koy , Hamburg, Hamburg, GER, 19-9-21-[21];28
18. 8395, Star, John MacCausland / Kevin Mullerg , Cherry Hill, NJ, USA, 10-18-94/OCS-[94];28
19. 8440, Star, Larry Whipple / Phil Trinter , Port Ludlow, WA, USA, 17-11-23-[23];28
20. 8433, Star, Johannes Babendererde / Timo Jacobs , Luebeck, Schlewsig-Holstein, GER, 37-23/RDG-9-[37];32
21. 8331, Star, Hubert Merkelbach / Gerrit Bartel , Ueberlingen, BW, GER, 45-21-11-[45];32
22. 8177, Star, Jud Smith / Edward Morey , Marblehead, MA, USA, 24-29-12-[29];36
23. 8235, Star, Hans Fogh / Roger Cheer , Toronto, CAN, 20-16-40-[40];36
24. 8399, Star, Francesco Bruni / Leone Rocca , Palermo, ITA, 22-94/BFD-17-[94];39
25. 8422, Star, Rick Merriman / Austin Sperry , New York, NY, USA, 21-20-19-[21];39
26. 8247, Star, Vasyl Gureyev / Vasyl Gureyev , Kiev, UKR, 13-94/BFD-27-[94];40
27. 8250, Star, Andrew Macdonald / Michael Nichol , Laguna Beach, CA, USA, 16-24-25-[25];40
28. 8269, Star, Jock Kohlhas / Rick Burgess , Miami, FL, USA, 36-7-46-[46];43
29. 8336, Star, Paul Mckenzie / Phil Toth , Pezilla la Riviere, FRA, 31-14-29-[31];43
30. 8410, Star, Jon VanderMolen / Geoff Ewenson , Richland, MI, USA, 29-15-32-[32];44
31. 8067, Star, Tomas Hornos / Roman Gotsulyok , Marblehead, MA, USA, 23-94/DNF-24-[94];47
32. 8437, Star, Hans Spitzauer / Massimo Canali , Vienna, Vienna, AUT, 30-94/BFD-18-[94];48
33. 8000, Star, Arthur Anosov / Vitali Kushnir , Ruskin, FL, USA, 25-30-26-[30];51
34. 8143, Star, Brian Cramer / Matt Johnston , Oakville, Ont, CAN, 32-22-31-[32];53
35. 8373, Star, Guido Falciola / Federico Medolago , Milano, ITA, 15-41-54-[54];56
36. 8309, Star, Afonso Domingos / Federico Melo , Oeiras, POR, 94/OCS-33-28-[94];61
37. 8101, Star, Peter Bellingham / Nando Coloninno , Nassau, NP, BAH, 33-28-94/OCS-[94];61
38. 8265, Star, Peter Wright / Nathan Quist , Melrose Park, IL, USA, 51-32-30-[51];62
39. 8351, Star, Tom Lofstedt / Hakan Luudgreu , Ascona, SWI, 55-23-42-[55];65
40. 8338, Star, Mats Johansson / Levie Moller , Onsala, SWE, 41-25-94/OCS-[94];66
41. 8427, Star, Stuart Hebb / Chris Lanza , Coral Gables, FL, USA, 35-58-33-[58];68
42. 8077, Star , Jack Jennings / Marck Valasek , Niles, IL, USA, 39-40-34-[40];73
43. 7601, Star, Michael Hicks / Patrick Hicks , London, UK, 50-38-37-[50];75
44. 8379, Star, Bill Allen / Brad Lichter , Highwood, IL, USA, 79-35-41-[79];76
45. 8075, Star, Jean-Pascal Chatagny / Vincent Hagin , Valeyres, Vaud, SUI, 34-44-47-[47];78
46. 7626, Star, Mark Passmore / Ivan Bunner , Burlington, Ont, CAN, 94/OCS-39-39-[94];78
47. 7677, Star, Chris Rogers / Mark Dolan , ithaca, NY, USA, 66-37-43-[66];80
48. 8401, Star, Christopher Line / Larry Scott , Burlington, Ont, CAN, 38-42-52-[52];80
49. 8254, Star, Philip Carlson / Daniel Bylock , Frillesas, Kungsbacka, SWE, 47-48-36-[48];83
50. 8409, Star, Christoph Gautschi / Benedikt Wene , St. Margrethen, SG, SUI, 49-94/BFD-35-[94];84
51. 8291, Star, William Swigart / Chuck Beek , Hong Kong, HKG, 94/OCS-46-38-[94];84
52. 7865, Star, Stefan Lehnert / Dietmar Hobbie , Bremen, Bremen, USA, 57-31-63-[63];88
53. 8392, Star, Renato Irrera / Manvele La Porta , Messina, ITA, 40-94/BFD-50-[94];90
54. 8311, Star, Axel Hampe / Christian Knoll , Tutzing, GER, 60-34-58-[60];92
55. 8271, Star, Allan Cullen / Brett Wilson , West Vancouver, BC, CAN, 43-50-64-[64];93
56. 7741, Star, Benjamin Sternberg / Valentin Vettsman , New York, NY, USA, 44-49-53-[53];93
57. 8063, Star, Bert Collins / Jacob Doyle , Annapolis, MD, USA, 52-45-94/DNF-[94];97
58. 8421, Star, Vincenzo Locatelli / Giuseppe Ogeioni , Lecco, ITA, 69-43-55-[69];98
59. 7829, Star, Michel Niklaus / Serge Pulfer , Wollerau, Schwytz, SUI, 54-60-44-[60];98
60. 7930, Star, Harri Palm / Jeffrey Imai , Guelph, Ont, CAN, 46-55-69-[69];101
61. 8085, Star, Lorenz Zimmermann / Nils Hollweg , Luzern, SUI, 58-94/BFD-49-[94];107
62. 8339, Star, Marin Lovrovic / Sinisa Mikulicic , Rijeka, CRO, 94/OCS-94/BFD-16-[94];110
63. 8069, Star, John Foster / H , St. Thomas, USVI, USA, 62-66-48-[66];110
64. 8436, Star, Roberto Tomasini Grinover / Gunnar Bahr , Klagenfurt, Kaernten, AUT, 74-51-59-[74];110
65. 8329, Star, Daniel Wyss / Urs Joss , Zollikon, ZU, SUI, 73-54-57-[73];111
66. 8127, Star, Fabio Bruggioni / Marconi Sansollo , Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 61-94/BFD-51-[94];112
67. 8215, Star, John Chiarella / Bob Coilson , Sunapee, NH, USA, 72-47-66-[72];113
68. 8095, Star, Gunti Weissenberger / Chris Hardin , King of Prussia, PA, USA, 67-53-61-[67];114
69. 7964, Star, Charles F. Kohlermann IV / Matt Silverman , Aston, PA, USA, 59-57-74-[74];116
70. 8084, Star, Robert Teitge / John Finch , Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, USA, 94/OCS-52-67-[94];119
71. 7629, Star, Ken Woods / Bill Peter , Newburyport, MA, USA, 63-63-56-[63];119
72. 7620, Star, Derek DeCouteau / Dave Martin , Port Orchard, WA, USA, 27-94/BFD-94/OCS-[94];121
73. 8036, Star, Jack Rickard / Jack Richard , Winnetka, IL, USA, 76-56-65-[76];121
74. 8132, Star, Witold Gesing / Adam Gesing , Rye, NY, USA, 68-61-62-[68];123
75. 4125, Star, Keith Donald / Jim Pickering , Bethlehem, PA, USA, 56-68-73-[73];124
76. 8333, Star, Klaus Meyer / Struve Dirk , Bremerhaven, GER, 82-94/BFD-45-[94];127
77. 8153, Star, Joseph Pro / Nicolas Pro , Riverton, NJ, USA, 65-62-76-[76];127
78. 7802, Star, Tom Doran / Jim Albert , Street, MD, USA, 71-59-72-[72];130
79. 7750, Star, Jens Burmester / Kleine Friedrich , Frankfurt, Hessen, GER, 77-65-68-[77];133
80. 8236, Star, Philippe Hofer / Gary Soules , St-Lambert, Quebec, CAN, 94/OCS-64-70-[94];134
81. 8242, Star, Lucio Boggi / Sierro Lanberten , Carrara, ITA, 42-94/BFD-94/OCS-[94];136
82. 7816, Star, Fritz Girr / Bernhard Schaefer , Augsburg, Bavaria, GER, 70-94/BFD-71-[94];141
83. 8110, Star, Hans-Christian Nehammer / Felix Kling , Minsk, Bielorus, 48-94/BFD-94/OCS-[94];142
84. 7501, Star, Amanda Karahanas / Tony Karahanas , Toronto, ON, CAN, 75-67-94/DNC-[94];142
85. 8217, Star, Mike Phinney / Scott Pie , Columbus, OH, USA, 81-69-75-[81];144
86. 7970, Star, Sam Hopkins / Bark Leaplan , Philadelphia, PA, USA, 80-70-77-[80];147
87. 8312, Star, Tony Hermann / Curll , Racine, WI, USA, 94/OCS-94/DNS-60-[94];154
88. 7747, Star, Donald Massey / R J Treg , Chicago, IL, USA, 64-94/BFD-94/DNF-[94];158
89. 6680, Star, Greg Poole / Andrew Hamblin , Toronto, Ont, CAN, 78-94/DNS-94/DNC-[94];172
90. 7907, Star, Fabian Mac Gowan , Buenos Aires, ARG, 94/DNC-94/DNC-94/DNC-[94];188
91. 8157, Star, Thomas White , Trumansburg, NY, USA, 94/DNC-94/DNC-94/DNC-[94];188
92. 8361, Star, Richard Clark / Tyler Bjorn , Salt Spring, IRL, 94/DNC-94/DNC-94/DNC-[94];188
93. 8406, Star, Mark Holowesko / Mark Holowesko , Nassau, BAH, 94/DNC-94/DNC-94/DNC-[94];188