Rolex Trophy Series - Farr 40 World champion arrives in fine form

9:00 AM Fri 10 Dec 2010 GMT

'Rolex Trophy 2010, One Design - Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sydney - 10/12/10
in the picture: ESTATE MASTER - Rolex Trophy series' Andrea Francolini &copy

Rolex Trophy Series, Sydney Harbour. Massimo Mezzaroma?s Farr 40 world champion Nerone (ITA) gave the rest of the fleet a lesson in sailing on the opening day of the Rolex Trophy One-Design Series in Sydney today, the only yacht to sail consistently and start their campaign with a five point buffer over World?s runner-up, Transfusion, after two races. Maybe the light and shifty conditions similar to those the Mediterranean provides suited the Italian yacht and its tactician, Vasco Vascotto, who helped his team to a second and a win. 'It was quite crazy actually ? it was hard for tacticians ...

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