2008 Race Results

 Southern Rigs Enjoy Continued Success

 -July-

AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT:

Region of Sardinia Trophy

Final Results:

1. Quantum Racing USA

2. Mean Machine (MON)

3. Artemis (SWE)

4. Mutua Madrilena (ESP)

5. Bribon (ESP)
6. El Desafio (ESP)

7. Matador (ARG)

8. CxG Caixa Galicia (ESP)
9. Platoon by Team Germany (GER)

10. Cristabella (GBR)

 -June-

AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT:

City of Marseille Trophy

Final Results:

1. USA-17
2. Artemis (SWE)

3. Bribon (ESP)

4. Platoon by Team Germany (GER)
5. Quantum Racing (USA)
6. Matador (ARG)

7. CxG Caixa Galicia (ESP)
8. El Desafio (ESP)

9. Audi by Q8 (ITA)

10. Cristabella (GBR)

MELGES 24 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Overall Standings
1. UKA UKA RACING - ITA 715
2. PILOT ITALIA - ITA 727
3. ALINA HELLY HANSEN - ITA 722

 -May-

AUDI MEDCUP CIRCUIT:

City of Alicante Tropy

Final Results:

1st Mean Machine MON 
2nd Bribón ESP
3rd Quantum USA
4th TAU Ceramica Andalucía ESP
5th Platoon by Team Germany GER
6th Artemis SWE
7th Mutua Madrileña ESP
8th El Desafío ESP
9th Matador ARG
10th Cristabella GBR

Breitling Trophy for the best elapsed time:

Mean Machine 14 hours 19 minutes 32 secs, Tau Ceramica Andalucia 14:28.25, Bribon 14:29.22

-April-

FARR 40 WORLDS

Final Results:

1.Mascalzone Latino (ITA 1) Vincenzo Onorato

2. Joe Fly (ITA 1805) Giovanni Maspero

3. Mean Machine (MON 40) Peter de Ridder

4. Nanoq (Den 7) HRH Crown Prince Frederik

5. Calvi Network (ITA 40102) Carlo Alberini

6. Alinghi (SUI 81818) Ernesto Bertarelli

7. Ramrod (USA 46999) Rod Jabin

8. Barking Mad (USA 50955) Jim Richardson

9. Opus One (GER 5565) Wolfgang Stolz

10. Nerone (ITA 1972) Massimo Mezzaroma

-February-

BARCELONA WORLD RACE  

Southern rigs Barcelona World Race supplying rigs for all 5 Open 60s who completed the 25 000 mile race, including non-stop race winner, Paprec-Virbac.

Final Results:

1. Paprec-Virbac 2, Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) & Damian Foxall (IRE)  
    92d 9h 49m 49s

2. Hugo Boss, Alex Thomson (GBR) & Andrew Cape (AUS)  
    94d 17h 34m 57s

3. Temenos II, Dominique Wavre (SUI) & Michèle Paret (FRA)  
    98d 6h 9m 10s

4. Mutua Madrilena, Javier Sanso (ESP) & Pachi Rivero (ESP) 
    99d 12h 18m 40s

5. Educacion Sin Fronteras, Servane Escoffier(FRA) & Albert Bargués 
    108d 18h 55m 2s

The race also recorded another first. Open 60 Hugo Boss, set a new 24hour distance record for a 60ft monohull (covering 499.22 nautical miles).

ROLEX BUENOS AIRES – RIO DE JANEIRO RACE

Rambler scores hat trick in the Rolex Buenos Aires – Rio de Janeiro Race, taking line honours, the overall handicap win and setting a new race record for the course, shaving 9 hours off the previous record.

The 90 footer was the first boat to finish the 1 123nm race, covering the course with a new race record in elapsed time of 4 days, 9hrs 55m and 45s, and today she was officially named the corrected time winner of the race also.

18 FOOT SKIFFS

Southern Spars would like to congratulate the crew of Gotta Love It 7, who officially became the new world champions in the 18 footer JJ Giltinan International Championships. 

Congratulations also goes to defending champions, Fiat, who finished second overall. Three teams used Southern Spars carbon fibre masts – Gotta Love it 7, Fiat and Macquarie Real Estate. 

-January-

KEY WEST RACE WEEK

Final Results:

Farr 40

1. Barking Mad, James Richardson, (Newport RI)

2. Mascalzne Latino, Vincenzo Onorato (Napoli, ITA)

3. Twins, Erik Maris (Paris, FRA)

Melges 24

1. Pegasus 505, David Ullman (Newport Beach, CA)

2. Blu Moon, Franco Rossini (Lugano, SUI)

3. WTF, Alan Field (Marina Del Rey, CA)

Mumm 30

1. Groovederci, Deneen Demourkas (Santa Barbara, CA)

2. Turbo, Duck von der Wense (Annapolis, MD)

3. TeamBOLD, Nelson Stephenson (Southport, CT)

Melges 32

1. Star, Jeff Ecklund (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

2. New Wave, Carroll/Kullman (Clearwater, FL)

3. RED, Joe Woods (Torquay, GBR)

IRC-1

1. Numbers (JV 66), Daniel Meyers (Newport, RI)

2. Flash Glove (JV 52), Colm Barrington (Dun Laoghaire, IRL)

3. Samba Pa Ti (TP52), John Kilroy Jr., (Dover, DE)