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Bermuda’s Peter Bromby and Magnus Liljedahl win Star Bacardi Cup
Bermuda’s Peter Bromby and veteran Star Class crew Magnus Liljedahl of Miami won the 2009 Bacardi Cup Star Class Regatta Friday on Biscayne Bay in Miami.
Bromby and Liljedahl sailed to victory on the final race in the six race regatta to finish with a commanding six-point lead over Floridian Mark Mendelblatt, the 2005 Bacardi Cup champion, and crew Bruno Prada (BRA) who finished second overall.
Bromby took an early lead on the left side of the fleet following a very strong start and held the lead at each of the first three marks. He rounded the fourth mark in second place behind seven-time Bacardi Cup Champion Mark Reynolds of San Diego, sailing this week with crew Hal Haenel, but regained the lead on the final leg to capture both the Day Six victory and his third Bacardi Cup championship.
'Every time we needed some extra horsepower, we seemed to find it today,' said Bromby. 'We were keeping an eye on Mendelblatt. If he would have taken control of us, things would have been very different. Our strategy was to cover him throughout the race.'
Added Liljedahl, 'We attacked [Mendelblatt] at the start, tripped him a few more times, and sucker-punched him a couple times at the end. We just needed to stay ahead of him today.' Rounding out the overall top five were New Yorker Rick Merriman and crew Phil Trinter; Switzerland’s Olympic Star sailor Flavio Marazzi and crew Petter Pedersen (NOR); and veteran Star sailor Paul Cayard, who has finished second in the Bacardi Cup four times, with crew Austin Sperry, the 2008 Olympian representing the United States in the Star Class.
'Our start was a disaster,' said 2003 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Augie Diaz. ¨Half way up the first weather leg, we had an opportunity to come across, but we got greedy. Had we gone toward the fleet, we might have been in the top 20. For us, it was combination of sailing badly and a bad start. Bromby, however, was on fire this week; he is very deserving of this victory.'
'I came in not knowing what to expect,' added Clay Bischoff, a Star Class up-and-comer and winner of the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Championship with Team USA in Australia. 'I came to learn as much as I could, regardless of the scores and standings. Growing up in Miami, seeing this bay, and being around a group of great guys willing to pass down their knowledge created just a perfect atmosphere for me as a young sailor. I can’t wait to come back to the Bacardi Cup.'
Primeros 20 clasificados
1 BER 8272 Bromby Peter Liljedahl Magnus 6.0 [AVG] 2 2 1 24 1 12 pts
2 USA 8267 Mendelblatt Mark PRADA BRUNO 3 23 1 10 3 2 19 pts
3 USA 8362 Merriman Rick Trinter Phil 6 44 7 6 12 8 39 pts
4 SUI 8364 Marazzi Flavio Pedersen Petter 65.0 [OCS] 12 13 3 5 7 40 pts
5 USA 8259 Cayard Paul Sperry Austin 11 10 8 5 11 24 45 pts
6 USA 8376 Vandermolen Jon Ewenson Geoff 2 16 6 2 20 30 46 pts
7 USA 8265 Wright Peter Quist Nathan 13 3 19 13 13 10 52 pts
8 USA 8250 Macdonald Andy Fatih Brian 65.0 [DNF] 13 3 11 8 18 53 pts
9 GER 8361 Pickel Marc Mitchell Steve 5 26 45 8 2 14 55 pts
10 IRL 8261 O'Leary Peter Goodbody Tim 4 29 17 4 4 65.0 [OCS] 58 pts
11 USA 8157 Anosov Arthur Dolan Mark 17 17 5 21 10 29 70 pts
12 USA 8195 Maccausland John Murphy Kevin 10 28 4 31 17 12 71 pts
13 USA 8320 Reynolds Mark Haenel Hal 12 15 12 30 34 3 72 pts
14 ITA 8177 Modena Luca Lambertenghi Sergio 19.8 [AVG] 43 37 7 7 5 75.8 pts
15 GBR 8025 Gimson John Greig Ed 16 22 24 14 14 11 77 pts
16 SWE 8338 Johansson Mats Moller Leif 8 53 14 22 31 4 79 pts
17 USA 8273 Szabo George Peters Rick 1 20 25 9 26 65.0 [OCS] 81 pts
18 USA 8285 Diaz Augie Strube Mark 15 5 10 26 27 26 82 pts
19 USA 8241 Campbell Andrew Nichol Mike 65.0 [RAF] 18 28 12 1 27 86 pts
20 FIN 8292 Dahlman Mathias Heinonen Erkki 7 36 20 15 25 20 87 pts
Bermuda’s Peter Bromby and Magnus Liljedahl win Star Bacardi Cup
Bermuda’s Peter Bromby and veteran Star Class crew Magnus Liljedahl of Miami won the 2009 Bacardi Cup Star Class Regatta Friday on Biscayne Bay in Miami.
Bromby and Liljedahl sailed to victory on the final race in the six race regatta to finish with a commanding six-point lead over Floridian Mark Mendelblatt, the 2005 Bacardi Cup champion, and crew Bruno Prada (BRA) who finished second overall.
Bromby took an early lead on the left side of the fleet following a very strong start and held the lead at each of the first three marks. He rounded the fourth mark in second place behind seven-time Bacardi Cup Champion Mark Reynolds of San Diego, sailing this week with crew Hal Haenel, but regained the lead on the final leg to capture both the Day Six victory and his third Bacardi Cup championship.
'Every time we needed some extra horsepower, we seemed to find it today,' said Bromby. 'We were keeping an eye on Mendelblatt. If he would have taken control of us, things would have been very different. Our strategy was to cover him throughout the race.'
Added Liljedahl, 'We attacked [Mendelblatt] at the start, tripped him a few more times, and sucker-punched him a couple times at the end. We just needed to stay ahead of him today.' Rounding out the overall top five were New Yorker Rick Merriman and crew Phil Trinter; Switzerland’s Olympic Star sailor Flavio Marazzi and crew Petter Pedersen (NOR); and veteran Star sailor Paul Cayard, who has finished second in the Bacardi Cup four times, with crew Austin Sperry, the 2008 Olympian representing the United States in the Star Class.
'Our start was a disaster,' said 2003 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Augie Diaz. ¨Half way up the first weather leg, we had an opportunity to come across, but we got greedy. Had we gone toward the fleet, we might have been in the top 20. For us, it was combination of sailing badly and a bad start. Bromby, however, was on fire this week; he is very deserving of this victory.'
'I came in not knowing what to expect,' added Clay Bischoff, a Star Class up-and-comer and winner of the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Championship with Team USA in Australia. 'I came to learn as much as I could, regardless of the scores and standings. Growing up in Miami, seeing this bay, and being around a group of great guys willing to pass down their knowledge created just a perfect atmosphere for me as a young sailor. I can’t wait to come back to the Bacardi Cup.'
Primeros 20 clasificados
1 BER 8272 Bromby Peter Liljedahl Magnus 6.0 [AVG] 2 2 1 24 1 12 pts
2 USA 8267 Mendelblatt Mark PRADA BRUNO 3 23 1 10 3 2 19 pts
3 USA 8362 Merriman Rick Trinter Phil 6 44 7 6 12 8 39 pts
4 SUI 8364 Marazzi Flavio Pedersen Petter 65.0 [OCS] 12 13 3 5 7 40 pts
5 USA 8259 Cayard Paul Sperry Austin 11 10 8 5 11 24 45 pts
6 USA 8376 Vandermolen Jon Ewenson Geoff 2 16 6 2 20 30 46 pts
7 USA 8265 Wright Peter Quist Nathan 13 3 19 13 13 10 52 pts
8 USA 8250 Macdonald Andy Fatih Brian 65.0 [DNF] 13 3 11 8 18 53 pts
9 GER 8361 Pickel Marc Mitchell Steve 5 26 45 8 2 14 55 pts
10 IRL 8261 O'Leary Peter Goodbody Tim 4 29 17 4 4 65.0 [OCS] 58 pts
11 USA 8157 Anosov Arthur Dolan Mark 17 17 5 21 10 29 70 pts
12 USA 8195 Maccausland John Murphy Kevin 10 28 4 31 17 12 71 pts
13 USA 8320 Reynolds Mark Haenel Hal 12 15 12 30 34 3 72 pts
14 ITA 8177 Modena Luca Lambertenghi Sergio 19.8 [AVG] 43 37 7 7 5 75.8 pts
15 GBR 8025 Gimson John Greig Ed 16 22 24 14 14 11 77 pts
16 SWE 8338 Johansson Mats Moller Leif 8 53 14 22 31 4 79 pts
17 USA 8273 Szabo George Peters Rick 1 20 25 9 26 65.0 [OCS] 81 pts
18 USA 8285 Diaz Augie Strube Mark 15 5 10 26 27 26 82 pts
19 USA 8241 Campbell Andrew Nichol Mike 65.0 [RAF] 18 28 12 1 27 86 pts
20 FIN 8292 Dahlman Mathias Heinonen Erkki 7 36 20 15 25 20 87 pts
