Star Bacardi Cup at Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami

Star Bacardi Cup at Coral Reef Yacht Club, Miami - Day 5

by Janet Maizner 13 Mar 2009 08:01 GMT 8-13 March 2009

Racing on day five of the 2009 Bacardi Cup © Alex Gort / Bacardi Cup

Andy Campbell and Mike Nichol win day 5

It was a perfect sailing day on Biscayne Bay with 10 - 12 knots of wind from the northeast, sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s.

It was also the perfect day for Star newcomer Andy Campbell of San Diego and crew Mike Nichol of Miami who edged out Olympians Marc Pickel of Germany and crew Steve Mitchell of Great Britain on the approach to the finish line to win the fifth race in the 82nd Annual Bacardi Cup being sailed on Biscayne Bay, Miami.

Campbell was in the top dozen off the start line, moved up to second at the third mark, and never let go. “We made nice gains downwind and hung tough,” said Campbell, a 2008 Olympian in the Laser Class and 2006 College Sailor of the Year. “Truth is my legs fell asleep as we never let up.”

The two teams went bow to bow on the last upwind leg and Campbell and Nichol kept their speed up through the finish line beating Pickel and Mitchell by seconds.

“There was some pressure to keep up the lead, but as the race goes on, the pace gets to you,” said Pickel who had an almost 30 boat lead at the first mark. “We are still pretty happy with the results,” he said.

“If there is a competition to do a year, it has to be the Bacardi Cup,” added Pickel. “The camaraderie among the competitors creates a special atmosphere and I believe that this Bay is the best place to sail Stars.”

2005 Bacardi Cup champion Mark Mendelblatt of St. Pete, FL and crew Bruno Prada of Brazil, took third place today after running in the top six for most of the race.

“We got off to a good start, even though we choose the wrong side,” said Mendelblatt. “To be third today means we still have a shot at the regatta, an opportunity we were close to loosing if it wasn’t for today’s efforts.”

Rounding out the top five were Irish Olympian Peter O’Leary and crew Tim Goodbody (IRL), and Swiss Olympian Falvio Marazzi and crew Petter Pedersen (NOR).

Overall leaders Peter Bromby and crew Magnus Liljedhal, both Olympians and Bacardi Cup champions, finished 24th in the 64-boat fleet and keep the number one slot with 12.3 points after discarding today’s race. All competitors toss out their worst race after completing five races in the six race Bacardi Cup.

Mendelblatt/ Prada move from fourth into second overall with 17 points after discarding their Day 2 finish, and Gull Lake, MI “weekend warrior” Jon VanderMolen and crew Geoff Ewenson drop down from second to third overall after discarding today’s 20th place finish.

The final race and sixth race in the 2009 Bacardi Cup will be sailed on Friday, March 13th. Follow the racing action at www.bacardicup.com where you will find daily videos and photos.

Results after Day 5:

Pos	Bow / Sail No	Helm	Crew	Club	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts
1	54/ 8272	Bromby, Peter	Liljedahl, Magnus	BER	7.3/RDG	2	2	1	[24]	12.3
2	59/ 8267	Mendelblatt, Mark	Prada, Bruno	USA	3	[23]	1	10	3	17
3	76/ 8376	VanderMollen, Jon	Ewenson, Geoff	USA	2	16	6	2	[20]	26
4	37/ 8261	O'Leary, Peter	Goodbody, Tim	IRL	4	[29]	17	4	4	29
5	62/ 8362	Merriman, Rick	Trinter, Phil	USA	6	[44]	7	6	12	31
6	64/ 8364	Marazzi, Flavio	Pedersen, Petter	SUI	[65/OCS]	12	13	3	5	33
7	60/ 8259	Cayard, Paul	Sperry, Austin	USA	[11]	10	8	5	11	34
8	50/ 8250	MacDonald, Andy	Fatih, Brian	USA	[65/DNF]	13	3	11	8	35
9	46/ 8361	Pickel, Marc	Mitchell, Steve	GER	5	26	[45]	8	2	41
10	32/ 8265	Wright, Peter	Quist, Nathan	USA	13	3	[19]	13	13	42
11	57/ 8157	Anosov, Arthur	Dolan, Mark	USA	17	17	5	[21]	10	49
12	73/ 8273	Szabo, George	Peters, Rick	USA	1	20	25	9	[26]	55
13	90/ 8285	Diaz, Augie	Strube, Mark	USA	15	5	10	26	[27]	56
14	52/ 8241	Campbell, Andrew	Nichol, Mike	USA	[65/RAF]	18	28	12	1	59
15	95/ 8195	MacCausland, John	Murphy, Kevin	USA	10	28	4	[31]	17	59
16	25/ 8025	Gimson, John	Greig, Ed	GBR	16	22	[24]	14	14	66
17	40/ 8341	Boggi, Lucio	LaPorta, Manuele	ITA	20	1	9	[65/BFD]	37	67
18	92/ 8292	Mathias, Dahlman	Heinonen, Erkki	FIN	7	[36]	20	15	25	67
19	20/ 8320	Reynolds, Mark	Haenel, Hal	USA	12	15	12	30	[34]	69
20	77/ 8177	Modena, Luca	Lambertenghi, Sergio	ITA	23.5/RDG	[43]	37	7	7	74.5
21	38/ 8338	Johansson, Mats	Moller, Leif	SWE	8	[53]	14	22	31	75
22	78/ 8077	Jennings, Jack	Rehe, Mike	USA	30	8	23	16	[51]	77
23	47/ 8318	Coughlin, Daniel	Balmert, Brad	USA	[34]	6	18	33	23	80
24	29/ 8143	Cramer, Brian	Johnston, Matt	CAN	21	27	21	17	[43]	86
25	68/ 8268	Hagebols, Rodney	Finlay, William	USA	25.3/RDG	7	33	[40]	21	86.3
26	66/ 8263	Jorissen, Sander	Veldhuizen, Erik	NED	14	[65/BFD]	11	44	22	91
27	67/ 8333	Bischoff, Clay	Bjorn, Tyler	USA	[65/OCS]	4	65/OCS	19	6	94
28	74/ 8072	Smith, Doug	Moore, Mike	USA	28	[42]	29	23	16	96
29	34/ 8215	Allen, Bill	Hatfield, Bruce	USA	31	21	31	18	[42]	101
30	56/ 8382	Irrera, Renato	Cristaldini, Corrado	ITA	27	9	22	[50]	48	106
31	53/ 8253	Brethorst, Rick	Anderson, Scott	USA	23	11	[41]	34	41	109
32	70/ 8170	Londrigan, Tom	Hall, Stewart	USA	24	[65/BFD]	34	37	15	110
33	36/ 7601	Hicks, Michael	Hicks, Patrick	GER	22	25	[49]	25	45	117
34	89/ 8024	Fogh, Hans	Cheer, Roger	CAN	35	[65/DNF]	15	38	30	118
35	80/ 8247	Gureyev, Vasyl	Korotkov, Volodmyr	UKR	25	31	[36]	32	32	120
36	79/ 8279	Bonanni, Claude	Burgess, Rick	USA	33	33	30	27	[35]	123
37	49/ 7750	Burmester, Jens	Kleine, Friedrich	GER	36	30	16	42	[65/DNF]	124
38	69/ 8369	Tomasini Grinover, Roberto	Bahr, Gunnar	AUT	43	19	27	46	[47]	135
39	26/ 7626	Passmore, Mark	Bunner, Ivan	CAN	[65/OCS]	24	65/OCS	29	18	136
40	28/ 45	Valasek, Marek	Galarce, Mauricio	SVK	[56]	37	38	20	44	139
41	86/ 8286	Dannesboe, Henrick	Morey, Edward	SUI	29	[58]	47	24	39	139
42	23/ 8344	Barovier, Alberto	Nobili, Gilberto	ITA	42/RDG	35	[65/DNF]	49	19	145
43	22/ 8311	Hampe, Alex	Conrads, Chris	GER	26	38	[58]	41	40	145
44	45/ 8245	Zambella, Joe	Scott, Larry	USA	40/RDG	[55]	39	28	38	145
45	43/ 8132	Kohihas, Jock	Gesing, Witold	USA	42.8/RDG	46	32	[65/BFD]	28	148.8
46	65/ 7865	Lehnert, Stefan	Struve, Dirk	GER	44	50	26	[65/DSQ]	33	153
47	83/ 8183	Tamburini, Antonio	Ricci, Renzo	ITA	46	39	40	[53]	29	154
48	94/ 8323	Doyle, Erick	Calder, Steve	USA	[65/DNC]	40	65/OCS	43	9	157
49	30/ 7930	Hofkirchner, Terry	Imai, Jeffrey	CAN	48	14	44	54	[62]	160
50	98/ 8095	Weissenberger, Gunti	Hardin, Chris	USA	38	45	[55]	47	36	166
51	27/ 8329	Wyss, Daniel	Joss, Urs	SUI	41	54	35	45	[65/OCS]	175
52	85/ 7986	Biegal-Vosbury, Barbara	Zuschnit, Michael	USA	49	[52]	42	35	49	175
53	96/ 7307	Suter, Larry	Jenkins, John	USA	37	41	51	[59]	46	175
54	93/ 7902	Gunther, Stephen	Armstrong, Lance	USA	52	32	52	48	[60]	184
55	24/ 7713	Fransen, Ben	Coleman, Ian	USA	[65/OCS]	34	50	51	50	185
56	48/ 8112	Bainton, John	Rogers, Chris	USA	51	47	48	39	[52]	185
57	44/ 8348	Bierman, Guus	Skinner, Duncan	NED	45	51	[65/OCS]	36	54	186
58	63/ 8063	Collins, Bert	Avellon, Guy	USA	42	48	46	52	[56]	188
59	35/ 7501	Karahanas, Amanda	Karahanas, Tony	CAN	54	49	43	[65/DSQ]	55	201
60	55/ 8217	Phinney, Mike	Poole, Greg	USA	39	[59]	57	58	57	211
61	82/ 8083	Chiarella, John	Carlson, Bob	USA	47	57	56	57	[59]	217
62	39/ 7970	Hopkins, Sam	Serenis, Aaron	USA	53	56	54	55	[58]	218
63	97/ 7497	Wilson, Kris	Quinn, Sean	USA	55	60	53	56	[61]	224
64	84/ 8128	Culberson, Bill	Jakuboski, A.J.	USA	[65/DNC]	65/DNC	65/DNC	65/DNC	53	248