One of the most important regattas in the world starts tomorrow at the Casa de Campo Marina in La Romana. The Farr 40 World Championship 2010 is booked for the waters around the Marina Casa de Campo, from 21 April to 24 April. The event is being organized by Casa de Campo Yacht Club commodore Gianfranco Fini.
Farr 40 teams from Australia, Germany, Italy and the USA are competing.
Among the contenders is 2008 Rolex North American Champion Doug Douglass and his Goombay Smash (USA), Lisa and Martin Hill’s Australian team Estate Master, and Italian Nerone (ITA), steered by Alberto Signorini. Also defending Rolex Farr 40 World Champion Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad (USA), Italian team Enfant Terrible and Alessandro Barnaba’s Fiamma from Italy, among others.