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Carrera Finds its Pace Early

dimanche 14 juillet 2002 – Redaction SSS [Source RP]

The Farr 60 Carrera owned by Joe Dockery of Stamford, Conn., made big strides on the first day of the New York Yacht Club’s Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex, even though Dockery was absent and the boat itself "hadn’t sailed an inshore race all season." With Annapolis, Md.’s Chris Larson steering and Newport, R.I.’s Matt Fries calling tactics, Carrera won the first of its two races today on Rhode Island Sound and wrapped up the day with a second. Idler, owned by George David of Hartford, Conn., wound up in a tie with Carrera in the eight-boat IMS Racing Class 1 after posting a 2-1 for the day.


Larson, who skippered Carrera two years ago when it broke the Annapolis-to-Newport record, led a nearly all-Rhode Island crew through its paces and admitted that he, too, had not sailed around-the-buoys since before last December. That’s when he joined the crew of the Volvo Ocean Race entrant Assa Abloy for six of its nine legs around the world.

"My focus has been distance racing, and Carrera’s focus has been distance racing, so now it’s fun to get a hall pass and come do this," said Larson, who will turn 36 this week. "Today was one of the most perfect summer days, with winds in the high teens and good all-around racing."

Carrera beat Idler by only seven seconds on corrected time in the first race, which covered 12 miles on a windward-leeward course on Rhode Island Sound. Idler came back to beat Carrera by a mere six seconds in race two.

"Idler definitely is the boat to watch in our class," said Larson, "since its record has been solid around here and its rating is so close to ours. In the second race, Idler was about 10 minutes behind us and we owe them about 10 minutes, so we knew it was close."

Race Week at Newport, which offers a unique split format for racers, incorporates IMS, PHRF and AMERICAP II handicap racing into its first half and one-design championship racing into its second half. Sixty-six entries are divided into nine classes for this opening segment, which continues through Tuesday. (Some PHRF entrants are dual-scored for AMERICAP II.) The one-design racing segment, scheduled for next Friday through Sunday, will host 84 boats. A distance race on Wednesday splits the two segments and will see 53 boats on the starting line.

Information : http://www.nyyc.org

White Fleet

IMS Racing Class 1 (eight boats)
– 1. Idler, N/M50, George David, Hartford, Conn., 2-1, 2.75
– 2. Carrera, FRR60, Joseph Dockery, Stamford, Conn., 1-2, 2.75
– 3. Javelin, FRR49, Larry Bulman, Bethesda, Md., 3-3, 6

PHRF Class 2 (three boats)
– 1. Rumours, CSTM35, Tim Woodhouse, Newport, R.I., 1-1 ; 1.5
– 2. Irie, Brian Cunha, Newport, R.I., 2-2 ; 4
– 3. Stars & Stripes, RP50, Dennis Conner, San Diego, Calif., 3-3 ; 6

12M Class 2 (two boats)
– 1. Hissar, 12M, Edgar Cato, Newport, R.I., 1-1 ; 1.5
– 2. Fiddler, 12M, Alfred Van Liew, Newport, R.I., DNC-2 ; 5

IMS40 Class 3 (six boats)
– 1. Sirena, TRP43, Steven Loeb, Stamford, Conn., 4-1, 4.75
– 2. Sforzando, CSTM45, Blair Brown, Newton, Mass., 3-2, 5
– 3. Raven, TRP43, Gino Bottino, Stamford, Conn., 1-5, 5.75

PHRF Class 4 (ten boats)
– 1. Wairere, T30, Chris Bouzaid, Jamestown, R.I., 1-1 ; 1.5
– 2. Hooligan, EVE42, Peter Brinckerhoff, Fishers Island, N.Y., 2-2 ; 4
– 3. Avalanche, FRR395, Craig Albrecht, Glen Head, N.Y., 4-3, 7

Green Fleet

PHRF Class 1 (six boats)
– 1. Different Drummer, FAST40, Ted Naughton, Marblehead, Mass., 1-1, 1.5
– 2. Odyssey, SWN55, David Brodsky, Newport, R.I., 2-2, 4
– 3. Puff, FIRST40, Neil Kimatian, Warwick, R.I., 3-3, 6

PHRF Class 2 (six boats)
– 1. Troubador, EXP37, Morton Weintraub, Larchmont, N.Y., 1-1, 1.5
– 2. Gambler, FRS41, John Downey, Canton, Mass., 2-2, 4
– 3. Shadowfax, EXP37, Mike Shuttleworth, Newburyport, Mass., 4-3, 7

PHRF Class 3 (13 boats)
– 1. Vixen, SWN44, John/Bunny Wayt, Jamestown, R.I., 1-4, 4.75
– 2. Vigilant, NAVY44, Robert Aho, Annapolis, Md., 3-2, 5
– 3. Ubiquitous, TRP37, Patrick Keane, Darien, Conn., 2-3, 5

PHRF Class 4 (12 boats)
– 1. Dirty Harry, J29, John Lavin, Johnston, R.I., 1-1, 1.5
– 2. Hustler, John Esposito, Mohegan Lake, N.Y., 3-2, 5
3. Lotus, J/105, Ferdinand Schoettle, Jamestown, R.I., 6-3, 9

AMERICAP II White Fleet

Class 1 (five boats)
– 1. Amadeus, IMX40, Udo Schroff, E. Greenwich, R.I., 1-1, 1.5
– 2. Syrocco, SWN51, Samuel Fortenbaugh, Greenwich, Conn., 2-2, 4
– 3. Avalanche, FRR395, Craig Albrecht, Glen Head, N.Y., 3-3, 6

Class 3 (one boat)
– 1. Stars & Stripes, RP50, Dennis Conner, San Diego, Calif., 1-1, 1.5

AMERICAP II Green Fleet (11 boats)

Class 2
– 1. Troubador, EXP37, Morton Weintraub, Larchmont, N.Y., 1-1, 1.5
– 2. Freight Train, F36, Dick Hyde, Arlington, Mass., 3-4, 7
– 3. Odyssey, SWN55, David Brodsky, Newport, R.I., 6-2, 8

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