2nd October 2008

Guy Stening Leading M30 Worlds

By Peter Campbell

Squadron member Guy Stening and his crew of Optimum are leading the international fleet after day one of the prestigious M30 World Championships being sailed off Newport, Rhode Island.

With 13-14 knots of breeze from the south and heading southwest, Stening, the reigning Australian M 30 Champion, won the first two races and finished 3rd in Race three to take Boat of the Day Honours on day one.

Action from the 2007 M30 Worlds

Stening won the 2008 Coastal Living Sail Newport Regatta in July, so he is no stranger to Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island which, until Australia II’s historic victory 25 years ago, were the waters on which the America’s Cup was sailed.   

2008 ISAF Rolex sailor of the year nominee, as well as  current  and 3 time Farr 40 World Champion Italian Vincenzo Onorato(Milano, ITA) in Mascalzone Latino finished 3rd in Race one,  and dropped to 10th in race two, but came out on top of Race three to end day one in second with 14 points.

Hometown favorite Jim Richardson's Barking Mad finished race one  in 7th place, was 2nd in race two and 6th in race three to finish the day in 3rd place overall, one point back from Mascalzone Latino.

 As in the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds, there are two Groovederci's sailing this week.  Deneen Demourkas sailing Groovederci 706 finished day one in 4th overall with 15 points (tied with Barking Mad) and husband John sailing Groovederci 35 is in fifth overall with 21 points.

Canadian Geoff Brown (Toronto, ONT) sailing Mummy is lying 6th and is currently tied on points with Groovederci 35.

Two other Australian crews are competing the M30 Worlds, with former Australian champion Bruce Eddington in Southern Sun 14th overall after day one and Lewis Perrin 18th overall.

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