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Interview with Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM – current F40 World Champion
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Australia is proud to hold the Farr 40 World Championship trophy, courtesy of Guido Belgiorno-Nettis and his World Championship winning crew on Transfusion. How does this successful businessman also find the time to steer his crew to victory? What was the primary motivator that led you to become in… Read more
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2011-2012 Australian Season regatta dates released
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Regatta dates for the forthcoming 2011 – 2012 Australian season are now available on the Calendar page. Competition amongst the Australian fleet has been renewed following the hugely successful 2011 World Championship held in Sydney. The 2011 – 2012 season will no doubt be hotly conte… Read more
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Transfusion Wins Rolex Farr 40 Worlds
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What a day, what a finish. The nail-biting ended at 4pm, when the Italian yacht Nerone crossed the line three boats behind the Australians on Transfusion. The separation was enough to give Transfusion’s owner Guido Belgiorno-Nettis revenge for last year’s defeat at the hands of the Massimo Mezza… Read more
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Down to the Wire
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Another fascinating day of dog eat dog at the 14th Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. Two races, two intriguing tales and all square at the top. A more enthralling setting for a final day of a world championship? Get the master of suspense, Hitchcock, to write it better. Defending champions Massimo Mezzaroma &am… Read more
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Damage Limitation Proves Difficult
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Consistency and minimizing damage have always been watchwords at the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. No less so this year, as the 14th class world championship moves beyond the halfway point. None of the leading three got it completely right. Each bled more points than they would have liked over the course of… Read more
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Aussie Boats Lead Farr 40 Worlds After 3 Races
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After day one of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship Martin and Lisa Hill’s Estate Master holds top honours following 1,8,1 results today. The youthful Estate Master crew includes some of Australia’s finest sailing talent and as a pleased Martin Hill commented, ‘Our philosophy is… Read more
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All Set for Rolex Farr 40 Worlds
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First race begins 1200 tomorrow. Follow the racing on Virtual Spectator on this page.… Read more
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Worlds Sailing Instructions
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Recently posted: Link to the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds Sailing Instructions Lead-up article at Sail World and elsewhere: Tacticians’ Tussle… Read more
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Italians Nerone Win the 2011 Farr 40 Australian Championship
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Massimo Mezzaroma’s Italian team Nerone has won the 2011 Farr 40 Australian Championship after three days of racing off Sydney Heads. Nerone, who are the defending Rolex Farr 40 World Champions, recorded a scorecard of 6,1,6,1,1,1,6,3, after the eight race series was wrapped up today. “It is g… Read more
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Leader Changes After Day Two of the 2011 Farr 40 Australian Championship
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After three races on the offshore course the leader-board has changed in the 2011 Farr 40 Australian Championship with current Rolex Farr 40 World Champions Massimo Mezzaroma’s Nerone from Italy taking the lead. Nerone could not have asked for better results posting three first places today. “… Read more