Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - What a day, what a finish

3:23 PM Sat 26 Feb 2011 GMT

'One of the two starts of last day of the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship' Kurt Arrigio Click Here to view large photo

Rolex Farr 40 Worlds - The nail-biting ended at 4:00pm, 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 Mezzaroma and Antonio Sodo Migliori. More importantly it gave him the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. A three-year voyage successfully completed: for Belgiorno-Nettis a dream moment, 'It was fantastic, what a challenge. Right down to the wire, we never gave up. Today was a really good day for us. We were lucky, but ...

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