Farr 30 World Championship 2012 - Båstad - Day one race 1

Today it was cloudy, humid and hot conditions. Wind blowing from southeast over the high hills 10-15 knots. Båstad conditions that reminds me of a Swedish Championship in Express 1991. Very tricky, shifty and gusty conditions. Similar to preWorlds if I understood it right.

The racecommitte did two attempts before they decided to go for black flag in the third.

As all races counts in the world series a DSQ would be devistating.

In this picture Team Farr Bar and Martin Strandberg in SWE381 has a wounderful position. Enough space in leeward. S/Y Maskinen with Noel Barkelius is a bit squeezed but okey posiotion. The two american boats and the german boat started further down the starting line.

A few minutes after the start Team Farr bar has a good control over the fleet. The dutch team as well as SWE 34 and SWE 622 turned and went out to the right side of the course. The dutch team went back to starboard to not loose contact with the americans and the German team.

Just before the rounding, a few hudred meters more to go, Farr Bar seemed to have full control and a lead. Just before the mark the left side payed off and 5 boats came in just in front of them.

Barking Mad must be the most well maintained Farr 30 in the world. Agree?

Dutch, Americans, Germans, first swedes Orca, Strandberg and Barkelius. Very tight in those shifty conditions.

Downwind it tightened up a little but when rounding up at the left gate mark it is still the dutch team in lead followed by the americans.

Very nice to see the boat handling in the first part of the fleet.

After second beat it the present world champions from 2011 has taken control.

Very tight all the way to the finnish line and a tough fight all the way downwind.

After today´s three races the rusults are both american boats in top followed by the Dutch team:

1st 706 GROOVEDERCI DENEEN DEMOURKAS Santa Barbara YC 1 3 2 6 6

2nd 50955 BARKING MAD JAMES RICHARDSON New York 3 4 5 11 11
3rd 6922 TRIPLE P F. KHALEGHI YAZDI YC Scheveningen 2 2 10 13 13
4th 5373 TOPAS DR. HARALD BRUNING KYC/WYC/RORC 5 1 9 14 14
5th 381 FARR BAR2 MARTIN STRANDBERG MSS 4 7 4 14 14
6th 2 LETTO DI PLETTO THOMAS OLSSON HASS 7 8 7 21 21
7th 10070 ORCA PATRIK LINDBLOM KSSS 13 10 1 24 24
8th 18325 FORUM ILS FREDRIK THAM KSSS 9 9 8 25 25
9th 659 S/Y MASKINEN NOEL BARKELIUS WSSW 8 13 6 26 26
10th 6100 THE END RICHARD GORANSSON KSSS 6 5 DSQ 31 31

All results can be found here:
http://sailingbastad.se/seglarveckan-2012/farr-30/results-worlds/