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Farr 40 Worlds at Paradise Island, Bahamas Overall

by Barby MacGowan 17 Nov 2002 06:54 GMT
Photos © Daniel Forster

Groovederci at the windward mark in race 8


Le Renard on it's way to victory

Maryland Sailor Steve Phillips Steers Le Renard to Victory

Steve Phillips of Arnold, Md., has steered Le Renard to win the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, which concluded today at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas. Over four days of competition in poster-perfect sailing conditions, Phillips turned in single-digit finishes in all but one of ten races, which proved the key to his success.

"It was our strategy to stay in the top ten in every race," said Phillips, "because the teams here are tremendous an it's very competitive. We took a 17th in the first race, but after that we sailed consistently and we stayed out of trouble."

Phillips, the current Farr 40 East Coast champion, credited his tactician Mark Reynolds, a three-time Olympic medallist from San Diego, with keeping everyone on track to victory. "I'd hate to play poker with the guy, he stays so cool," said Phillips. "He doesn't let us get in difficult situations."

Phillips finished with 61 points overall and a 22-point lead over second-place finisher Groovederci, skippered by the regatta's only woman skipper Deneen Demourkas of Montecito, Calif. Groovederci and would-be third-place finisher Crocodile Rock, skippered by Scott Harris of Santa Barbara, Calif., were over early in today's second race, and in their battle back to earn respectable positions encountered problems at a congested mark. Both boats were protested by Italy's Nerone, with Crocodile Rock losing the battle in the jury room to fall from third to fifth. As a result, Samba Pa Ti, skippered by John Kilroy of Los Angeles, Calif., moved up to third, with Nerone, skippered by Antonio Migliori (Rome) gaining a position as well and finishing fourth.

Overall Results:

PosBoat NameOwnerR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Pts
1LE RENARDSteve Phillips1721793491861
2CROCODILE ROCKAlex Geremia / Scott Harris11911101126231883
3GROOVEDERCIJohn / Deneen Demourkas819 p201623132171283
4SAMBA PA TIJohn Kilroy125781267166483
5NERONEMassimo Mezzaroma / Antonio Sodo Migliori6115320538131488
6PEGASUSPhilippe Kahn1981965412610392
7BARKING MADJim Richardson133213141514114695
8DEFIANTTerry McLaughlin1426 dsq926 dsq719381104
9BAMBAKOUJohn Coumantaros10175151017110182105
10JOSSOwen Kratz920141241951913106
11BOTTADICULOGiovanni Arrivabene / Raffaele Mincione2106426 dnf19174217107
12BREEZEVincenzo Onorato51122119161315115118
13KATANGARobin Paterson2223311610151997125
14NORWEGIAN STEAMEivind Astrup322181411111113524132
15ASSEGAILeo Christianakis / Chris Hunt7162157205182316138
16VIRAGOStuart Townsend413202415210212015144
17EMOTIONAL HOOLIGANMarcus Blackmore1419816221820141211154
18KOKOMOLang Walker181513221322237149156
19GONE TOO FARRDave Carrel15121718171416171623165
20SOLUTIONJohn Thomson1618231918922121519171
21HONOURAlek Krstajic2424102016218241710174
22SLEDTakashi Okura23219258824222222184
23MORNING GLORYHasso Plattner26 dsq6417226 dnc26 dnc26 dnc26 dnc26 dnc185
24NITEMARETom Neill2171223212321232120192
25FLASH GORDON 4Helmut Jahn20252421232418202421220