Rolex Farr 40 World Championships - -Count Down begins

1:34 AM Mon 14 Feb 2011 GMT

'NERONE, Sail No: ITA 1972, Owner: Massimo Mezzaroma, Tactician: Vasco Vascotto' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster Click Here to view large photo

Farr 40 Worlds 2011- The standard of competition warming up for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2011 is as good as it gets with world class helmsmen, A-list tacticians and rock star status crew joining Corinthians with their own ammunition as the countdown to the four day world championship begins. Twenty Farr 40s representing Australia, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the USA will contest their annual international competition in Sydney from February 23-26. In an effort to bring racing to the spectators, Farr 40 Australian class president Martin Hill announced today that some of the races will be run ...

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