Fiamma binned

Team Italy loose third place overnight at Sardinia Rolex Cup following protests

The outcome of one of last night's protests has affected the overall scorings of the 2006 Sardinia Rolex Cup and ISAF Offshore Team World Championship, currently under way in Porto Cervo.

Alessandro Barnaba's Farr 40 Fiamma (Team Italy) was disqualified in Race Two, where it had come first, for breaching Rule 49.2 ( Likely to be loose lifelines or body weight movement downwind outside the lifelines - ed). As a consequence, Team Italy lost one position to Team Monaco in the overall standings and now lies in fourth.

Sandro Pantaleo's Farr 40 La Marachella (Team Alpe Adria) also was disqualified from Race One for a breach of Rule 13 (not keeping clear while tacking), however this has not affected the overall standings: Team Alpe Adria remains last.

Current Team Standings after 3 races:

Position - Team - Points
1 - GERMANY - 23
2 - SARDEGNA - 25
3 - MONACO - 36
4 - ITALY - 37
5 - SPAIN - 41
6 - USA - 46
7 - ALPE ADRIA - 49