September 19, 2002
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Testing Conditions on The First Day
The North Sea Team are currently leading The Sardinia Cup, after the first day of racing yesterday
The North Sea Team are currently leading The Sardinia Cup, after the first day of racing yesterday
This event is particularly different from the previous years, in that two boats make up a team for each country; one, a Farr 40 One Design and the other an IMS boat. North Sea, consisting of Michael Illbrucks Farr 40 Nela, and the Dutch boat Mean Machine belonging to Peter de Ridder, won the first race of five, and are now leading overall after two races.
In second place overall after today’s racing are Italy Yellow, made up of the two Giacomelli Sport boat belonging to Alberto Signorini and Stefano Spangaro, while in third place are the Spanish team, with Bribon and Telefonica Movistar, still awaiting the arrival of His Highness the King of Spain today.
Yesterdays racing consisted of two, 8 mile windward/leeward courses in a 15 to 17 knot south easterly wind which tested. Both the Farr 40 and IMS classes started on the same line.
The first race was dominated by the IMS boat Giacomelli Sport belonging to Stefano Spangaro, a Grand Soleil 44, which won both the first race and the second, as did the German boat Nela in the Farr 40 class.
Racing continues today with a further two windward/leeward courses.
Team Results (After 2 Races)
| Pos | Yacht | Owner | Team | Type | R1 | R2 | Points | Team |
| 1 | MEAN MACHINE | PETER DE RIDDER | North Sea | IMX 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | NELA | MICHAEL ILLBRUCK | North Sea | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | GIACOMELLI SPORT | GIACOMELLI SPORT | Italy Yellow | GRAND SOLEIL 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | GIACOMELLI SPORT | ALBERTO SIGNORINI | Italy Yellow | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | BRIBON TEL. MOVISTAR | JOSE CUSI FERRET | Spain | IMS 53′ C/R | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | TELEFONICA MOVISTAR 40 | ALBERTO VIEJO | Spain | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | QQ7-PROFIT | MAFFINI ROBERTO | Usa | VISMARA 41 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | BAMBAKOU | JOHN COUMANTAROS | Usa | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | BRAVA Q8 | PASQUALE LANDOLFI | Team Norway | FARR 49′ | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | NORWEGIAN STEAM | EIVIND ASTRUP | Team Norway | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | NOA | BEL-AIR MALLORCA | Germany | IMX 45 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| 6 | STRUNTJE LIGHT | WOLFGANG SHAEFER | Germany | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | AURORA | CACCIAPUOTI PASQUALE | San Marino | CANARD 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | ZZENZERO | MAZZESCHI RENATO | San Marino | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| 8 | ITALTEL | CANALAZ NADIA | Italy Blue | IMX 45 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| 8 | WIND | MASSIMO MEZZAROMA | Italy Blue | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 9 | SAGARMATHA | TIBERINI Michel | France | IMX 40 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 9 | YANA | DELMOTTE | France | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 11 | 11 | 22 | 37 |
| 10 | TONNERRE DE SARK | PETER VROON | Netherlands | ONE OFF | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| 10 | A BIT OF A COUP | TONY BUCKINGAM | Netherlands | FARR 40 ONE-DESIG | 11 | 11 | 22 | 41 |