On Water Updates

4-17-08 16:05
 All results (Race 6 with mark roundings) and Overall Resuls are on the website under the Results button. What a great regatta!

The four nations who have qualified for the Olympics are:
Austria with 95 points in 16th place overall
Croatia with 86 points in 12th place overall
Ireland with 91 points in 14th place place overall
Switzerland with 40 points in 4th place overall

These results and the four nations chosen are preliminary and subject to protest.

4-17-08 15:21
 The top 10 winners of race 6 are
Pos Bow/Sail Skipper/Crew Club Finish
Order Penalty Pts
1 X2/ 8261 O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen IRL 1 1.0
2 96/ 8296 Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico SUI 2 2.0
3 12/ 8312 Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian USA 3 3.0
4 55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA 4 4.0
5 09/ 8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL 6 5.0
6 25/ 8266 Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi ITA 7 6.0
7 93/ 8192 Pelekanakis, L/Stylianos, George GRE 8 7.0
8 34/ 8183 Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter NOR 9 8.0
9 39/ 8339 Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa CRO 10 9.0
10 03/ 8003 Rigoni, Alejo/Gonzalez, Gustavo ARG 11 10.0

4-17-08 14:20
 First 15 through the gates at the 2nd leeward mark
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
55/ 8255 BRA Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
72/ 8272 BER Bromby, Peter/White, Lee black flg
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter
93/ 8192 GRE Pelekanakis, L/Stylianos, George
39/ 8339 CRO Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa
03/ 8003 ARG Rigoni, Alejo/Gonzalez, Gustavo
19/ 8319 CHI Zuazola, Rodrigo/Riegel, Robert
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
88/ 7990 SUI Stegmeier, Daniel/Stegmeier, Beat
of these, the first 12 went around the port gate

4-17-08 13:57
 First 25 around 2nd weather mark
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
55/ 8255 BRA Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
72/ 8272 BER Bromby, Peter/White, Lee black flg
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
19/ 8319 CHI Zuazola, Rodrigo/Riegel, Robert
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
39/ 8339 CRO Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa
93/ 8192 GRE Pelekanakis, L/Stylianos, George
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
03/ 8003 ARG Rigoni, Alejo/Gonzalez, Gustavo
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter
88/ 7990 SUI Stegmeier, Daniel/Stegmeier, Beat
08/ 8109 GER Stanjek, Robert/Koy, Markus
76/ 8177 USA Smith, Jud/Yuill, Terry
07/ 7907 ARG MacGowan, Fabian/Engelhard, Federico
58/ 8158 IRL Treacy, Max/Shanks, Anthony
89/ 8284 BRA Grael, Lars/Jordao, Marcelo
56/ 7978 SWE Krook, Ingvar/Hasselgren, Henrik
14/ 7836 AUS Murray, Iain/Palfrey, Andrew
18/ 8218 DEN Anderson, Benny/Just, Mogens
73/ 8273 USA Szabo, George/Peters, Rick
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl

4-17-08 13:30
 First boats through the gates at the first leeward mark

96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
55/ 8255 BRA Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter
39/ 8339 CRO Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa
19/ 8319 CHI Zuazola, Rodrigo/Riegel, Robert
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
08/ 8109 GER Stanjek, Robert/Koy, Markus
07/ 7907 ARG MacGowan, Fabian/Engelhard, Federico
93/ 8192 GRE Pelekanakis, L/Stylianos, George
76/ 8177 USA Smith, Jud/Yuill, Terry
88/ 7990 SUI Stegmeier, Daniel/Stegmeier, Beat

4-17-08 13:09
 The first 15 boats around the first Weather Mark are:

60/ 8260 USA Buchan, Carl/Buchan, Jamie
67/ 8267 USA Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
84/ 7784 CHN Li, Hongquan/Wang, He
91/ 8291 CAN Macdonald, Ross/Mitchell, Steve
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
99/ 8096 UKR Avksentiev, Evgen/Kondratuyk, Kostyantin
59/ 8159 USA Proctor, Ched/Semler, Matt
03/ 8003 ARG Rigoni, Alejo/Gonzalez, Gustavo
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
20/ 8320 USA Reynolds, Mark/Haenel, Hal
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter
18/ 8218 DEN Anderson, Benny/Just, Mogens
77/ 8277 NED Haakman, Sjaak/Zetzema, Weitze

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77

4-17-08 12:43
 Both of our leaders had great starts at the Signal boat side of the line.

09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi

4-17-08 12:27
 Race 6, the final race of the 2008 Star Worlds, has started with 7 Black flagged boats.

75/ 8175 USA Babel, James/Hawk, Bill
36/ 8136 USA Filter, Henry/Wagner, Will
72/ 8272 BER Bromby, Peter/White, Lee
Y3/ 8281 RUS Vokhmintsev, Dmitry/Pinegin, Yury
51/ 7451 CAN Burgess, Dennis/Clay, Gordon
Y6/ 7972 CHI Gimeno, Vicente P/Hasbun, Ignacio
64/ 8164 ITA Chinca, Valerio/Ciano, Massimo

4-17-08 12:23
 Starting sequence has begun under a Black flag.

4-17-08 12:20
 General recall

4-17-08 12:10
 The Starting sequence has begun.

4-17-08 12:09
 100 boats have checked in
The designated course is 025° Course 3 2.4 nautical miles
The wind is at 10 knots

4-17-08 11:53
 The AP (postponment) flag is now up due to light and variable winds.

4-17-08 11:21
 The wind is now at 050° at 4.5 knots.

4-17-08 11:17
 We are anchored.... The Signal boat Briar Patch is now anchored in the middle of the bay, 3.1 miles south of Donovan and east of Matheson Hammock. LAT 25° 39.746 LONG 080°13.385 The wind direction is 025° at 5 knots.

4-17-08 10:02
 The Signal boat Briar Patch has left the dock for the last race of the 2008 Star Worlds.

4-17-08 10:01
 ********RACE 6********

4-16-08 16:23
 The Signal boat Briar Patch has docked. What a day!!!

4-16-08 15:43
 And the winners of Race 5 are
49/ 8345 GBR Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
24/ 8156 USA Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew

These results are very preliminary as the finish takers are still reveiwing their sheets

4-16-08 15:28
 There are white caps on the water now...

4-16-08 15:22
 Another boat has dropped a mast. Hull number 16.

4-16-08 15:15
 First 10 around the 2nd leeward gates

49/ 8345 GBR Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik
98/ 8298 SWE Lofstedt, Tom/Carlsson, Krister
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik

wind is gusting 16 to 20


4-16-08 15:11
 Y5 is dismasted and 68 left the course. The wind has picked up to 18-20 knots...

4-16-08 15:01
 First 15 around the 2nd weather mark

49/ 8345 GBR Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew
01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi
74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik
24/ 8156 USA Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew
98/ 8298 SWE Lofstedt, Tom/Carlsson, Krister
33/ 8333 GER Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo
67/ 8267 USA Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
X5/ 7860 GER Fritz, Werner/Seeberger, Uli (Black Flagged)
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
42/ 8144 JPN Suzuki, Kunio/Wada,Daichi
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
71/ 8119 RUS Tarakanov, Vitaliy/Karelsky, Maxim

4-16-08 14:41
 Course change for leg 3 is 015 degrees

4-16-08 14:40
 first 15 around the leeward mark all starboard except for Croatia 01

1 49/ 8345 GBR Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew
2 74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik
3 01/ 7828 CRO Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen
4 98/ 8298 SWE Lofstedt, Tom/Carlsson, Krister
5 12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
6 96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
7 30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
8 24/ 8156 USA Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew
9 67/ 8267 USA Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark
10 42/ 8144 JPN Suzuki, Kunio/Wada,Daichi
11 76/ 8177 USA Smith, Jud/Yuill, Terry
12 73/ 8273 USA Szabo, George/Peters, Rick
13 X5/ 7860 GER Fritz, Werner/Seeberger, Uli (Black Flagged)
14 89/ 8284 BRA Grael, Lars/Jordao, Marcelo
15 60/ 8260 USA Buchan, Carl/Buchan, Jamie

4-16-08 14:05
 The first 15 around the Weather Mark

37/ 8337 BRA Adler, Alan/Seifert, Ronald Black Flagged)
74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik
49/ 8345 GBR Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew
54/ 8254 IRL O’Connell, Maurice/Cooke, Ben (Black Flagged)
72/ 8272 BER Bromby, Peter/White, Lee
85/ 8285 USA Diaz, Augie/Trinter, Phil
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
98/ 8298 SWE Lofstedt, Tom/Carlsson, Krister
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter (Black Flagged)
96/ 8296 SUI Marazzi, Flavio/De Maria, Enrico
27/ 8343 DEN Svendsen, Joegen/Jurlander, Jens Christian
24/ 8156 USA Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew
12/ 8312 USA Merriman, Rick/Sharp, Brian
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
X5/ 7860 GER Fritz, Werner/Seeberger, Uli (Black Flagged)

4-16-08 13:52
 Course change at the weather mark to 215°

4-16-08 13:33
 The 7 Black flagged boats are:

92/ 8292 FIN Makila, Jali/Heinonen, Erkki
66/ 8166 HUN Tenke, Tibor/Bendicsek, Jozsef
54/ 8254 IRL O’Connell, Maurice/Cooke, Ben
56/ 7978 SWE Krook, Ingvar/Hasselgren, Henrik
X5/ 7860 GER Fritz, Werner/Seeberger, Uli
37/ 8337 BRA Adler, Alan/Seifert, Ronald
34/ 8183 NOR Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter

4-16-08 13:30
 Race 5 is off with 95 Star boats heading northeast...with some Black flags...


4-16-08 13:26
 Another starting sequence has begun...under the black flag

4-16-08 13:23
 AP flag is up.... too many boats were crowding the starting line .....

4-16-08 13:20
 The black flag is up...

4-16-08 13:13
 The starting sequence has begun and all coach boats have been advised to clear the starting area.

4-16-08 13:12
 The new course has been posted of Course 3 045° and 2.0 nautical miles. The AP flag is now down....

4-16-08 12:59
 The Signal boat has relocated to the middle of Biscayne Bay off of Matheson Hammock. LAT 25°39.911 LONG 080°13.490 The wind is at 025°at 8 knots. The sky is starting to fill with clouds.

4-16-08 12:46
 As the Signal boat heads west posting the L flag (come within hail or "follow us"), 95 Star boats are following Briar Patch just like baby ducks following Mama Duck!

4-16-08 12:30
 There has been a big windshift. The Race Commiitte is resetting the race course.

4-16-08 12:26
 AP up again...

4-16-08 12:26
 The starting sequence has begun under the black flag...

4-16-08 12:23
 The next start will be under the Black Flag

4-16-08 12:23
 AP flag up

4-16-08 12:18
 After adjusting the starting line, the starting sequence has resumed.

4-16-08 12:07
 AP flag is up.... start is postponed

4-16-08 12:06
 A press helicopter is buzzing by and lots of media are circling the fleet.... everyone wants to capture the start

4-16-08 12:04
 The course is now 360 degrees and the wind is 12 knots...

4-16-08 12:02
 The starting sequence of Race 5 of the Star Worlds has begun...

4-16-08 12:00
 93 boats have checked in....

4-16-08 11:52
 Designated course is 350 degrees Course 3 and 2.4 nautical miles.

4-16-08 11:01
 Signal boat Briar Patch has anchored directly east of Matheson Hammock and just south of Marker B. The LAT is 25° 39.510 LONG 080° 12.349 The wind is 345° at 15 knots.

4-16-08 10:08
 Race 5 – The Signal boat Briar Patch has left the Coral Reef Yacht Club dock.

4-15-08 15:53
 The Signal Boat Briar Patch has docked and the overall results are posted on the website.

4-15-08 15:41
 overall leader after 4 races are
25/ 8266 ITA Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi

4-15-08 15:13
 first 3 at the finish

55
87
09

a total of 72 boats finished

4-15-08 14:27
 2nd leeward mark roundings at the gates

09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
47/ 8107 FRA Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
55/ 8255 BRA Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno

4-15-08 14:26
 2nd weather mark roundings

09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
47/ 8107 FRA Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
31/ 8331 SWE Loof, Fredrik/Ekstrom, Anders

4-15-08 13:45
 First five around the gate at the leeward mark

09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
47/ 8107 FRA Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal

4-15-08 13:29
 First 5 around first weather mark
09/ 8170 POL Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik
X2/ 8261 IRL O’Leary, Peter/Milne, Stephen
87/ 8187 NZL Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl
30/ 8230 USA Dane, John/Sperry, Austin
54/ 8254 IRL O’Connell, Maurice/Cooke, Ben

4-15-08 12:51
 The race is off...
The following boats were Black flagged:
Y3/ 8281 RUS Vokhmintsev, Dmitry/Pinegin, Yury
59/ 8159 USA Proctor, Ched/Semler, Matt 78
74/ 8263 NED Jorissen, Sander/Veldhuizen, Erik


At the start, the winds were 18 knots.

4-15-08 12:48
 The starting sequence has begun and the Black flag is up...

4-15-08 12:44
 The new course heading is 320° with 24 knots of wind.

4-15-08 12:32
 We are resetting the line and the new course is Zero with a 330° heading

4-15-08 12:27
 General recall...

4-15-08 12:24
 Another starting sequence has begun. The Star class flag and the "P" flags are up.

4-15-08 12:20
 AP flag is up..... the start has been postponed.

4-15-08 12:12
 The starting sequence for Race 4 has begun.

4-15-08 12:01
 101 Star boats have checked in. The AP (postponment) flag is still up.

4-15-08 11:51
 The designated course is Zero with a heding of 335° and a length of 2.1 nautical miles.

4-15-08 11:49
 100 boats have checked in and the Race Committee has postponed the start to reset the starting line.

4-15-08 11:45
 98 Star boats have checked in.

4-15-08 10:53
 Signal Boat Briar Patch has anchored at the Northwest corner of Biscayne National Park at LAT 25°40.079 LONG 080°12.176. The wind is at 15 knots at 335°.

4-15-08 10:16
 Race 4 - The Signal Boat Briar Patch has left the Coral Reef Yacht Club Dock. The wind is northerly around 10 knots and the sky is blue and sunny and the temperture is in the low 60s.... a refreshing Miami day.

4-13-08 15:32
 And the winners of Race 3 of the 2008 Star Worlds are...
Viva la France!
47/ 8107 Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal FRA
55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA
87/ 8187 Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl NZL
18/ 8218 Anderson, Benny/Just, Mogens DEN
14/ 7836 Murray, Iain/Palfrey, Andrew AUS


These results are preliminary and subject to protest.


4-13-08 15:03
 First 5 around gates at the 2nd Leeward mark (all rounded at the port gate)
47/ 8107 Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal FRA
55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA
87/ 8187 Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl NZL
60/ 8260 Buchan, Carl/Buchan, Jamie USA
14/ 7836 Murray, Iain/Palfrey, Andrew AUS

4-13-08 14:58
 First 5 around 2nd windward mark
47/ 8107 Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal FRA
87/ 8187 Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl NZL
14/ 7836 Murray, Iain/Palfrey, Andrew AUS
55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA
18/ 8218 Anderson, Benny/Just, Mogens DEN

The course for the 4th leg has been changed to 000°

4-13-08 14:18
 The first 5 around at the 1st leeward gates are:
55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA
Y1/ 8205 Datsenko, Kostya/Yevseyenko, Olexandr UKR
87/ 8187 Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl NZL
14/ 7836 Murray, Iain/Palfrey, Andrew AUS
33/ 8333 Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo GER

4-13-08 14:17
 The designated course was 135 with Course 3
For the second or downwind leg it was changed to 330 degrees.

4-13-08 14:02
 The first 5 around the Weather Mark are
Y1/ 8205 Datsenko, Kostya/Yevseyenko, Olexandr UKR
55/ 8255 Scheidt, Robert/Prada, Bruno BRA
87/ 8187 Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl NZL
47/ 8107 Rohart, Xavier/Rambeau, Pascal FRA
X6/ 8283 Brun, Gastao/Kraiczyk, Fabio BRA

4-13-08 13:36
 The OCS boats are
93/ 8192 Pelekanakis, L/Stylianos, George GRE
44/ 8344 Tamburini, Antonio/Ricci, Renzo ITA
80/ 8280 Lovrovic, Dan/Lovrovic Sr., Marin CRO
50/ 7750 Burmester, Jens/Mehlen, Markus GER

4-13-08 13:26
 Race 3 has started with a few boats over....


4-13-08 13:21
 The Star flag is up...

4-13-08 13:15
 The Race Committee is getting ready to start a sequence.

4-13-08 13:08
 Now we are up to 103 Star boats who have checked in at the Signal boat Briar Patch.

4-13-08 13:05
 102 Star boats have checked in.

4-13-08 12:49
 On the move again, the Signal boat Briar Patch has moved west and dropped its anchor at LAT 25°40.702 LONG 080°14.202. The breeze is at 130° at 8 knots. 99 Star boats have checked in.

4-13-08 11:51
 AP flag is up. Race 3 of the Star Worlds 2008 has been postponed due to lack of wind.

4-13-08 11:23
 The Signal boat Briar Patch has moved further south to LAT 25°40.275 LONG 080°12.264. The breeze has died to 3.8 knots. The wind has moved slowly to the right at 310°.

4-13-08 10:53
 We are anchored! The Signal boat Briar Patch has anchored at LAT 25°40.767 LONG 080°12.233. This location is on the east side of Biscayne Bay off of Matheson Hammock.

4-13-08 10:35
 Signal boat Briar Patch captained by Bill Anderson has left the dock and is heading south in Biscayne Bay. Wind is from 260° at 7 knots. This will be Race 3 of the 2008 Star Worlds.

4-12-08 14:46
 Poland wins again...
The first five finishers of Race 2 of the Star Worlds 2008 are:
09/ 8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
39/ 8339 Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa CRO
25/ 8266 Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi ITA
95/ 8195 MacCausland, John/Murphy, Kevin USA
X2/8261 O’Leary, Peter/ Milne,Stephen IRL

Results are preliminary.

4-12-08 14:18
 First 5 around the 2nd leeward gates

09/ 8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
39/ 8339 Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa CRO
25/ 8266 Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi ITA
95/ 8195 MacCausland, John/Murphy, Kevin USA
31/ 8331 Loof, Fredrik/Ekstrom, Anders SWE

4-12-08 13:57
 First 5 at the seond weather mark

09/ 8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
39/ 8339 Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa CRO
25/ 8266 Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi ITA
95/ 8195 MacCausland, John/Murphy, Kevin USA
20/ 8320 Reynolds, Mark/Haenel, Hal USA (black flagged)

4-12-08 13:19
 First 5 rounding the gates at the 1st leeward
09/ 8170   Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik   POL  
39/ 8339   Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa   CRO  
25/ 8266   Negri, Diego/Viale, Luigi   ITA  
95/ 8195   MacCausland, John/Murphy, Kevin   USA  
60/ 8260   Buchan, Carl/Buchan, Jamie   USA  

4-12-08 13:02
 The first 5 boats at the weather mark were
39/ 8339   Lovrovic Jr., Marin/Mikulicic, Sinsa   CRO  
09/ 8170   Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik   POL  
89/ 8284   Grael, Lars/Jordao, Marcelo   BRA   Black flagged
33/ 8333   Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo   GER   Black flagged
24/ 8156   Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew   USA Black flagged

4-12-08 12:42
 Black flagged boats for Star Worlds 2008 Race 2
01/ 7828   Arapov, Mate/Uljevic, Ognjen   CRO  
05/ 8305   Shevtsov, Sergey/Sadchikov, Roman   RUS  
08/ 8109   Stanjek, Robert/Koy, Markus   GER  
18/ 8218   Anderson, Benny/Just, Mogens   DEN  
19/ 8319   Zuazola, Rodrigo/Riegel, Robert   CHI  
20/ 8320   Reynolds, Mark/Haenel, Hal   USA  
24/ 8156   Horton, Andy/Scott, Andrew   USA
30/ 8230   Dane, John/Sperry, Austin   USA  
33/ 8333   Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo   GER  
34/ 8183   Melleby, Eivind/Pedersen, Petter   NOR  
49/ 8345   Percy, Iain/Simpson, Andrew   GBR  
51/ 7451   Burgess, Dennis/Clay, Gordon   CAN  
54/ 8254   O’Connell, Maurice/Cooke, Ben   IRL  
58/ 8158   Treacy, Max/Shanks, Anthony   IRL  
62/ 7462   Watt, Dave/Martin, Dave   USA  
72/ 8272   Bromby, Peter/White, Lee   BER  
78/ 7777   Labandeira, Julio/Della Torre, Enrique   ARG  
81/ 7581   Bermudez, Roberto/Ferreira, Marcelo   ESP  
87/ 8187   Pepper, Hamish/Williams, Carl   NZL  
89/ 8284   Grael, Lars/Jordao, Marcelo   BRA  
92/ 8292   Makila, Jali/Heinonen, Erkki   FIN  
X4/8247  Gureyev, Vasyl/Korotkov, Volodymyr   UKR  
X6/ 8283   Brun, Gastao/Kraiczyk, Fabio   BRA  
X8/ 7865   Lehnert, Stefan/Menning, Peter   GER  
Y4/ 8043   Manderson, John/Gotsulyak, Roman   USA  

4-12-08 12:25
 The 2nd race of the Star Worlds 2008 has started

4-12-08 12:24
 One minute to the start

4-12-08 12:20
 30 seconds to Black flag and gun

4-12-08 12:20
 A new starting sequence has begun

4-12-08 12:18
 AP flag is now down

4-12-08 12:17
 Race committee adjusting starting line

4-12-08 12:12
 AP flag is up...

4-12-08 12:11
 One minute to the start

4-12-08 12:05
 Next start will be under the Black Flag

4-12-08 12:05
 AP flag up

4-12-08 12:04
 1 minute to the Start

4-12-08 12:00
 AP flag down...starting sequence in process.... 15 seconds to P flag and gun

4-12-08 11:58
 AP flag up again...

4-12-08 11:52
 AP flag down.... 5 seconds to F flag up and gun

4-12-08 11:50
 AP flag just went up indicating a postponement

4-12-08 11:47
 Yay... Bow #02/ 8309 Domingos, Afonso/Santos, Bernardo POR just checked in raising the total to 103 Star boats racing.

4-12-08 11:43
 102 boats have checked in... IStar Worlds 2008 Race 2 will be Course #3 (5 legs) bearing of 160° and a distance of 2.1 miles

4-12-08 11:33
 95 Star boats have checked in...

4-12-08 10:52
 The wind is at 145 at 14 knots

4-12-08 10:50
 The Signal boat Briar Patch has again anchored off of
Gables Estates LAT 25°41.038 LONG 080° 14.159
Star boat check-in has begun.

4-12-08 10:10
 Day 2 of the Star Worlds 2008 - Signal boat Briar Patch has left the dock has left the Coral Reef Yacht Club dock under a local shower but it is clear out on Biscayne Bay.

4-11-08 14:37
 Poland rules Race 1

Race 1 of the 2008 Star World Sailing Championship shows the first 3 finishers subject to protests:
Bow 09/8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
Bow 67/ 8267 Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark USA
Bow 25/8266 Negri/Diego/Viale,Luigi ITA

4-11-08 14:06
 No changes at the 2nd leeward mark, it is still
Bow 09/8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
Bow 67/ 8267 Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark USA
Bow 33/ 8333 Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo GER


4-11-08 13:43
 First 3 boats around the 2nd weather mark are:
Bow 09/8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
Bow 67/ 8267 Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark USA
Bow 33/ 8333 Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo GER


4-11-08 13:27
 First 3 boats through the gates at the Leeward mark
Bow 42/ 8144 Suzuki, Kunio/Wada,Daichi JPN
Bow 09/8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL
Bow 67/ 8267 Mendelblatt, Mark/Strube, Mark USA

4-11-08 12:49
 First three boats around the weather mark...
Bow 33/ 8333 Pickel, Marc/Borkowski, Ingo GER
Bow 42/ 8144 Suzuki, Kunio/Wada,Daichi JPN
Bow 09/8170 Kusznierewicz, Mateusz/Zycki, Dominik POL


4-11-08 12:29
 Black flagged boats
RUS 8119 / Bow 71
AUT 8216/ Bow 22
BRA 8282 /Bow 82
SUI 8085/Bow 86
GER 8256 / Bow 28

4-11-08 12:15
 The race is off

4-11-08 12:14
 Black flag is now down one minute to the start

4-11-08 12:10
 Star flag is now up

4-11-08 12:09
 Next try is a Black Flag start General Recall flag is now down

4-11-08 12:08
 General recall

4-11-08 12:07
 Ap flag down..... P flag is now down and long horn

4-11-08 12:00
 AP flag up...

4-11-08 11:51
 10 minutes to the start

4-11-08 11:47
 Course designation is 130° 2.1 nautical miles Course #3 and 3 minutes to the F flag

4-11-08 11:36
 Everyone is here.... 104 Star boats have checked in! We are ready to roll with Race 1 of the 2008 Star Worlds.

4-11-08 11:28
 99 Star boats have checked in out of the 104 registered.

4-11-08 11:17
 86 Star boats have checked in so far sailing starboard across the stern of the Signal Boat Briar Patch.

4-11-08 10:44
 Signal Boat Briar Patch has anchored off of Gables Estates. Lat 25° 41.030N Long 080° 14.052W

4-11-08 10:23
 At 1000 hours, the Star Worlds 2008 Signal Boat Briar Patch has left the Coral Reef Yacht Club dock heading south in Biscayne Bay. The weather conditions are 10 knots of wind out of the southeast, light chop, sunny with fair weather clouds.