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 News from Around Banderas Bay | March 2007 
Day Two of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
 Kathy Taylor - PVNN
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| | (Photos: Jay Ailworth/www.strangebird.us) |
Although Tuesday was a day of big shifts in the J/24 World's Championship, Mauricio Santacruz from Brazil (3-3-8-1) held onto his first place position with a win in the second race. He was chased over the line by USA's Chris Snow (8-4-5-2) on Bogus and Canadian Rossi Milev (10-19-19\SCP-3) sailing ING DIRECT.
Click HERE to check out the Preliminary 2007 J-24 World Championship Series Summary.
Just moments before the start of the first race of the day, the wind shifted almost 40 degrees - the race course was reset and the delay gave time for the breeze to build to 18 knots.
Wataru Sakamoto (21-20-1-7) from Japan sailed Siesta in his best race yet, trading lead with Reloaded from Chile, driven by Per vib Appen (33-15-2-17), and chased closely by Juan Ignacio Grimaldi and Domingo Contessi driving Argentina's Tag Heuer.
After Day Two, Brazilian boat Bruschetta is still being chased by the Americans Snow (8-4-5-2) and Cox (4-6-4-18), with Ingham (7-2-16-11) sharing forth spot with Argentinian entry Tag Heuer driven by Grimaldi/Contessi (16-5-3-12).
Contestants are still experiencing the finest of Mexican hospitality, with the UBS bash at Maxim favorite jet-set sandbox Nikki Beach on Monday night and Tuesday night's Paradise Beach volleyball tourney.
Follow 2007 World Championship action online at www.globalstar.com.mx.
Click HERE for Day Five coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day Four coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day Three coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day One coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
 Kathy Taylor is a world traveler, sailor, writer, and cook. Before coming to Vallarta, she lived and worked in the Arctic for CBC Radio Northern Service and was the editor of Churchill's weekly Taiga Times. For 11 years she was Captain Kate of High Boats Café fame in Vancouver, then went on to spend 5 years as owner/chef of Wild Thyme Catering. After that, she spent four years sailing the Pacific Northwest and the Mediterranean, writing about sailboats and her experiences, as well as editing Bluewater Cruising's monthly magazine, "Currents." Following her love of food, sailing and charitable causes, Kathy continues her writing career here in Vallarta as a valuable member of the BanderasNews Team. |
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