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 News from Around Banderas Bay | March 2007 
Day Three of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
 Kathy Taylor - PVNN
| | (Jay Ailworth/www.strangebird.us) |
Mid-way through the 2007 World Championship, Brazil's Mauricio Santacruz (3-3-8-1-7) and his Bruschetta team are still firmly in first place, with Chris Snow's Bogus (8-4-5-2-36-6) from the USA right on his heels.
USA continues to hold 3 of the top 5 spots, with Mark Hillman (18-1-25-4-2-3) on WIP and Mike Ingham's Brain Cramp (7-2-16-11-8-2) claiming third and fourth place. Argentina's Tag Heuer, driven by the team of Grimaldi and Contessi (16-5-3-12-25-5) dropped are in fifth position.
Day Three's first race started with light air and flat seas. Great Britain's Imarsat Hedgehog (50-12-15-9-1-18) helmed by Ian Southworth and Chris McLaughlin took a strong early lead and held it to the finish, followed by Chris Snow on Bogus, and Argentina's Tag Heuer in third place.
The big wind shifts of yesterday repeated themselves today as the wind clocked south just before the start of the second race. The Race Committee reset the course quickly, and the fleet had one of the best starts of the regatta so far, with only 3 over the line early.
Eighteen knot winds forced the quickest boats on the first windward leg to change to small jib, but by the turn, the big sails were up again. In oscillating winds Mauricio Santacruz on Bruschetta and Chris Snow battled for position, while Canadian John Polglase (71-11-57-16-41-1) on Fragata sailed to a first place finish.
Off the water, Sponsor Village continues to be the post-race Happy Hour spot - top notch local restaurants have been offering gourmet specialties and the cerveza has been very very cold. Wednesday's Fiesta on the Beach features a traditional Mexican buffet - time to loosen your belts, sailors.
Click HERE for Preliminary Results as of 18:39 on March 7, 2007
A Few Reminders:
• You can follow the 2007 World Championship action online at www.globalstar.com.mx.
• Racing continues daily through March 9th, with the first race of each day at 1 pm.
• The Awards and Closing Ceremony will be held at the Paradise Village Takai Pool on Friday, March 9th at 7 pm.
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 Two 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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