Germany’s Wolfgang Schaefer leading 2012 Farr 40 North American Championship
Second day of the 2012 Farr 40 North American Championship was no different than the first as the weather conditions on the Narragansett Bay, North of the Pell Bridge in Newport were quite strong to begin perfect sailing proceedings.
With the help of some ideal sailing skills, Germany’s Wolfgang Schaefer, on his Struntje Light, was able to retain his top position in the overall standings of the regatta. Right now, the German sailor is leading the fleet with 17 points after sailing in
five races. During his sailing run, Schaefer clinched a bullet in the fourth race along with two second finishes to reach the top spot.
The weather conditions over the Newport waters was a little lighter than expected as the wind was gusting around up to nine knots which was supposed to trouble the fleet. However, at the beginning of the fleet racing, a decent breeze filled in to support
the participants and during the second day proceedings, the winds started wafting up to 12 knots.
The regatta has so far produced impressive sailing competitions featuring leading sailors in top ranks of the standings. With each day passing, the event will get more exciting because the sailors are finishing quite closely. The first three ranks of the
standings have two-point difference between each other which are minimal points that can be overlapped easily.
Overall results at the end of Day 2:
1. Struntje light, Wolfgang Schaefer, Germany, 2, 4, 8, 1, 2 = 17 Points
2. Enfant Terrible, Alberto Rossi, Anacona, Italy, 4, 6, 2, 6, 1 = 19 Points
3. Barking Mad, James Richardson, Boston, Mass., 3, 3, 10, 2, 3 = 21 Points
4. Charisma, Nico Poons, Monaco, 5, 2, 4, 9, 6 = 26 Points
5. Transfusion, Guido Belgiorno, Nettis, Sydney, Australia, 9, 10, 1, 3, 5 = 28 Points
6. Groovederci, John Demourkas, Santa Barbara, Calif., 6, 5, 3, 7, 7= 28 Points
7. Provezza 8, Ergin Imre/Onur Erardag, Istanbul, Turkey, 10, 1, 7, 8, 4 = 30 Points
8. Plenty, Alexander Roepers, New York, N.Y., 7, 7, 5, 4, 10 = 33 Points
9. Nightshift, Kevin McNeil, Annapolis, Md., 1, 8, 6, 10, 9 = 34 Points
10. Asterisk Uno, Hasip Gencer, Istanbul, Turkey, 8, 9, 9, 5, 8 = 39 Points
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