Strong field for Swan 45 and Farr 40

Third edition of Rolex Capri Sailing Week sees entries from 14 countries

Now a firm fixture on the Mediterranean racing calendar, the Rolex Capri Sailing Week in 2007 will welcome a record fleet of Farr 40, Swan 45, Mini Maxi and Comets to Capri’s Marina Grande for four days of racing (May 15–19) on the Gulf of Naples.

Representing 14 nations, 55 yachts have registered for this third edition of the regatta organized by the Yacht Club Capri in collaboration with the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and competition is sure to be fierce as the regatta constitutes an official leg of the 2007 Farr 40 European Circuit, the Swan 45 World and Mediterranean Circuits, and the IMA Mini Maxi Division Circuit.

In the 19-strong Farr 40 fleet, all eyes will be on Vincenzo Onorato (ITA), the class’s 2006 world champion on Mascalzone Latino. To successfully defend his division title in Capri he will need to be in top form against class stalwarts, American's Jim Richardson, the two-time world champion aboard Barking Mad, Helmut Jan on Flash Gordon, and Australian owner Matt Allen, who placed second with Ichi Ban at the 2006 World Championship.

Danilo Salsi (ITA) and Leonardo Ferragamo (ITA), winners of Rolex Capri Sailing Week in, respectively, 2005 and 2006, will face off in the 15-boat Swan 45 division. Salsi’s experienced team, aboard DSK, can expect to attract attention following their victory in last December’s Rolex Sydney Hobart. Competing for the first time in Capri are Yukihiro Ishida (JPN) aboard Yasha, and Dick Weismann (USA), whose Vixen finished second behind Salsi at the 2006 Rolex Swan Cup.

“We are delighted, in this our 40th anniversary year, to renew our collaboration with the Yacht Club Capri in the organization of this rapidly evolving event which marks the beginning of the Mediterranean sailing season,” said Gianfranco Alberini, Commodore of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. “With a record fleet and a record number of international entries we are certain to see some great sailing during the week.”

“This week will see us united in a celebration of friendship and sporting values set against the stunning backdrop of Capri, whose unique atmosphere lends magic to all of the sailing events held in the Gulf of Naples,” added Massimo Massaccesi, President of the Yacht Club Capri.

Farr 40 entry list

Ichi Ban	AUS 6038	Matt Allen
Kokomo	AUS 8883	Lang Walker
Old Boys	BRA 2283	Eduardo de Souza Ramos
Siragusawa	FIN 13131	Lumijarvi and Linnovaara
Twins	FRA 007	Erik Maas
Struntje Light	GER 5055	Wolfgang Schaefer
Atalanti XI	GRE 42	Statis Andreadis
Masclazone Latino	ITA 1	Vincenzo Onorato
Cannonball	ITA 1161	Dario Ferrari
TWT	ITA 13711	Marco Rodolfi
Nerone	ITA 1972	Massimo Mezzaroma
Fiamma	ITA 252	Alessandro Barnaba
Kismet	ITA 2528	M and S Leporati
Team Revolution	ITA 4003	Manfredo Toninelli
Enfant Terrible	ITA 40091	Gianluigi Serena
Calvi	ITA 40102	Carlo Alberini
Norwegian Steam	NOR 40	Eivind Astrup
Flash Gordon	USA 50001	Helmut Jann
Barking Mad	USA 50955	Jim Richardson

Swan 45 entry list

Bellerose-Duvel	BEL 4528	Huerck and Moortgat
Blue Nights	FIN 10390	T.E. Sauren
Piper	GBR 9050	Charles Swingland
Earlybird	GER 5245	Hendrick Brandis
Betsy	ITA	Polli and Tamburro
Jerobaom	ITA 14525	Vittorio Codecasa
T AL J	ITA 14694	Vittorio Ruggiero
DSK Comifin	ITA 2945	Danilo Salsi
Mandolino	ITA 3001	Visconti and Orombelli
Atlantica Racing	ITA 45019	Carlo Peronne
Star Trading	ITA 45050	Andrea Masi
Ulika	ITA 45050	Andrea Masi
Kora	ITA 4541	Paolo Scerni
Yasha	JPN 6234	Yukihiro Ishida
Charisma	NED 7465	Nico Poons
Vixen	USA 45032	Dick Weismann