SARDINIA CUP 2002
Porto Cervo, 20th September 2002
Press Release Sardinia 4
Today’ s races ended with the
victorious “Italy Blue” team, thus concluding
the third day of racing for the Thirteenth edition of the
Sardinia Cup, event organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
with Volkswagen, Marina Yachting and Camera di Commercio di
Sassari as the main sponsors.
Today’s race took the fleet along
a 25 mile course, towards the islets of the archipelago of
La Maddalena and found a light breeze coming from north-east
of about 6 knots. The boats participating in this unique Sardinia
Cup are composed of ten teams racing with an IMS boat and
Farr 40 one design.
At the weather mark, two miles from
the starting line, Pasquale Landolfi’s “BravaQ8”
( already winner of the IMS World Championship in Capri this
past May) was leading the race along with Massimo Mezzaroma’s
“Wind” (with Antonio Sodo Migliori as the driver)
for the Farr 40 division. Only a few seconds, however, divided
the leader from “QQ7-Profit”, to King Juan Carlos’
“Bribon” and “Italtel” driven by Vasco
Vascotto. For the Farr 40 division the leader is “Wind”,
followed by “Struntje Light”, “Nela”
and “Zzenzero”, of which the latter is driven
by the exceptional sailor Mauro Pelaschier.
The distance between the boats gradually
spreaded more due to the lack of wind thus constraining the
Race Committee to shorten the race and place the finish line
in front of the Isle of Santo Stefano.
At the finish line, a nice surprise
from two teams who were not in all their best these past few
days. Vasco Vascotto’s “Italtel” crossed
the finish line first followed by his team mate Antonio Sodo
Migliori’s “Wind” for the Farr 40 division.
Both boats make up team “Italy Blue” and with
today’s results, they improve their rating from eighth
place to fifth place. “Italy Blue” is the first
Italian team to win both in the IMS and Farr 40 division for
this Sardinia Cup. The victory was very well celebrated when
a member of the “Italtel” team climbed the mast
waving the Italian flag to the tune of Mameli’s National
Anthem.
Today’s races see both “North
Sea” and “San Marino” fighting for second
place, followed by “USA”, “Italy Yellow”,
“Spain”, “Norway”, “Germany”,
“France” and “Holland”.
The final classifications award first
place yet again to “North Sea”, followed by “Usa”
and “Italy Yellow”.
