Mumm 30 World Championships Overall

A weak cold front passing through the area brought a change in wind direction to the North-Northwest at a moderate 8-10 knots for the first race of the final day of racing in the Mumm 30 World Championship. There were fewer radical shifts than the previous day, but many shifts in the standings none the less. The top seven contenders were from four different countries and separated by only 15 points. A four leg course at 355 degrees was signaled, with 1.75 mile legs.

The fleet was cautious at the start, as an OCS would be deadly, and the "all clear" was hailed. Fleet leader Vincenzo Onorato had a good start at the boat end of the line. Onorato's boat followed by the French team on "Region Ile de France" stretched out to a comfortable lead by the middle of the course, playing the middle right side. It payed off and they held their position through to the leeward gate. There was a traffic jam at the gate as the majority of the fleet tried to squeeze between the marks in under two minutes. The wind got shiftier and increase slightly, mixing up the standings at the next mark rounding, as a procession of boats sailed into the top mark from the starboard layline. Trouble snuck into second place.

A bit more wind filled in on the beach side, but "Mascalzone Latino" held their sizable lead, followed by Trouble and Pegasus at the finish. The wind was up to 10-12 knots for the ninth and final race of the series. A five leg course at 335 was posted, with 1.75 mile legs. A few boats pushed the limit and were over early, but none of the series leaders were amongst them. It was another Italian team, Alberto Signorini's "Seven" that worked into an unchallenged lead for this race. The right paid off again at the top of the leg, with a huge procession into the weather mark. "USA 48" was a close second.

"Mascalzone Latino" was still within striking distance at ten boats back from the leader. A puff on the beach (left hand side) of the run was taken advantage of by the top two boats to extend their lead, and Onorato's team worked past a few boats, and stayed there to capture the championship and the 100 year old Royal Canadian Yacht Club trophy, a jeribaum of Champagne Mumm and the World Champion title. The 2001 World Championship is scheduled for early October in Cagliari, on the island of Sardinia in Italy.

Champagne Mumm celebrates their fifth year of supporting the class. They sponsored the Opening Ceremony and Champagne Mumm trophies and prizes for the regatta. Lewmar Marine, the sport's leading supplier of winches and deck hardware to the great ocean racing fleets of the world is also a supporting sponsor. North Sails, Farr International, Carroll Marine, the Avalon and Majestic Hotels and FasTrack USA are additional sponsors of the event.

Overall Results:

Pos Skipper/Boat  R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9  Pts
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 1  ONORATO, VIN  20 11  4  3  1  7  6  1  7   60
 2  SIGNORINI, A   7  3 22  8  6  6  3  8  1   64
 3  COLLINS/ALLA  10  2  2  2 11 21 16  6  2   72
 4  GLADCHUN. JE   1  1  3 21 16  4  9 10  8   73
 5  PAHUN, JIMMY   9  5 11 11 14  3  7  7  6   73
 6  KAHN, PHILIP   6  8 25  5 10 13  4  3 23   97
 7  GARLAND/SHUL   2 13  9  1 18 18 20  2  9  100
 8  SHERRALT, FR  16  7 13  6  4 10  2 22 20  100
 9  DRESSELL/POM   4  4  6  7 12 19 15 25 10  102
10  STICHTING, B   5 10  8 26  8 29  5 15  4  110

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