Bromby takes Bacardi Cup

Percy and Mitchell pipped at the post as top ranking Star boat racing concludes in Miami

Peter Bromby and Martin Siese of Bermuda won their second Bacardi Cup today after a second place finish in the sixth daily race of the Star Class regatta on Biscayne Bay. World Champions Percy and Mitchell finished in 28th place and take second place overall with 32 points.

Consistency was the key all week for Bromby and Siese, who finished with 24 points. "If you can stay in the top 10 in every race you have a good shot at winning the regatta," said Bromby. "We didn't take too many chances today and tried to get off the starting line in good shape." Siese added, "Percy looked like he took a gamble today and it didn't pay off for him."

According to Percy, he headed for the wrong mark on the first turn. "Sometime routes open up and some times they don't, and today they didn't," he said, "but we'll drag it (the Bacardi Cup) away from the Americas sooner or later."

John Kostecki and crew Austin Sperry crossed the finish line first in today's race and take third place overall with Andy Lovell and crew Eric Oetgen taking fifth overall.

The Miami team of Augie Diaz and Mark Strube went into the final race in second place overall but had a really unlucky day today and finished in 43rd place and fifth overall. "It was a tough fleet," admitted Diaz.

"We got greedy and started fast but we didn't see the first marks until after we tacked. By then it was too late," explained Strube.

The start of today's race was delayed one hour due to shifting winds and two false starts. Four boats were black-flagged and the UK team of Jez Fanstone and Luke Chapman split their mast at the first mark. Out of a fleet of 112 boats only 88 finished in today's sixth race.

Two-time Olympic Gold medal winner and seven-time Bacardi Cup champion Mark Reynolds Diego did not succeed in defending his title and attempting to break his Bacardi Cup win tie with Ding Schoonmaker. He finishes in seventh place overall and said earlier in the week: "If I don't do it this year, we'll come back next year to try again."

"This is my second Bacardi Cup and I think it's the best regatta in the world. They're not that many regattas that have the winning combination of warm weather, great committee work and lots of fun," said 2000 Olympic Silver medallist Ian Walker of Australia. Early favorites Walker and his crew Nick Williams finished eighth overall, and Paul Cayard, the 1988 World Champion and also a world and Olympic champion as crew, finished 11th overall.

2002 Star European Champion Fredrik Loof of Sweden finished 10th overall and Xavier Rohart of France finished 17th. Five-time Bacardi Cup champion Vince Brun of San Diego finished in 48th place overall.

Established in Havana, Cuba, in 1927 and held at the Coral Reef Yacht Club in Miami, FL since 1962, the Bacardi Cup is the only Cuban-born sporting event that survives today in the United States. It is fully-sponsored by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.

2003 BACARDI CUP DAY SIX RESULTS - Top 10
Skipper/Crew (Country)

1. John Kostecki and Austin Sperry (USA - Miami)
2. Peter Bromby and Martin Siese (Bermuda)
3. Rick Merriman and Bill Bennett (USA - San Diego, CA)
4. Terry Hutchinson and Andrew Scott (USA - Annapolis, MD)
5. Ian Walker and Nick Williams (Australia)
6. Andy Lovell and Eric Oetgen (USA - New Orleans, LA)
7. Phillipe Presti and Jean-Phillipe Saliou (France)
8. Paul Cayard and Phil Trinter (USA- Kentfield, CA)
9. George Szabo and Christian Finnsgard (USA - San Diego, CA)
10. Doug Schoefield and Robert Schoefield (USA- Annapolis, MD)

Full results:

Pos	Crew	Country	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Total
1	PETER BROMBY & MARTIN SIESE	BER	6	-9	4	9	3	2	24
2	IAIN PERCY & STEVE MITCHELL	UK	1	4	23	3	1	-26	32
3	JOHN KOSTECKI & AUSTIN SPERRY	USA	8	12	-28	15	7	1	43
4	ANDY LOVELL & ERIC OETGEN	USA	5	-19	7	19	6	6	43
5	AUGIE DIAZ & MARK STRUBE	USA	10	26	2	4	4	-43	46
6	GEORGE SZABO & CHRISTIAN FINNSGARD	USA	4	-17	3	17	17	10	51
7	MARK REYNOLDS & MAGNUS LILJEDAHL	USA	7	10	11	13	-27	16	57
8	IAN WALKER & NICK WILLIAMS	AUS	-28	5	5	22	24	5	61
9	COLIN BEASHEL & DAVID GILES	AUS	-35	24	6	6	8	20	64
10	FREDRIK LOOF & ANDES EKSTROM	SWE	3	45	17	2	2	(113\DNF)	69
11	PAUL CAYARD & PHIL TRINTER	USA	12	(113\BFD)	15	23	11	9	70
12	PHILLIPE PRESTI & JEAN-PHILLIPE SALIOU	FRA	20	27	10	8	-32	8	73
13	IAIN MURRAY & ANDREW PALFREY	AUS	13	25\ZFP	(113\OCS)	5	12	21	76
14	BILL HARDESTY & WILL STOUT	USA	-43	2	13	10	23	29	77
15	RICK MERRIMAN & BILL BENNETT	USA	22	31	-38	7	15	3	78
16	DOUG SCHOFIELD & ROBERT SCHOFIELD	USA	9	21	22	18	-26	11	81
17	XAVIER ROHART & YANNICK ADDE	FRA	2	-62	32	24	5	37\ZFP	100
18	FLAVIO MARAZZI & NELS HOLLWEG	SUI	11	50	8	21	14	(113\BFD)	104
19	MARC PICKEL & TONY KOLB	GER	15	33	(113\OCS)	1	30	30	109
20	PETER VESSELLA & BRIAN FAITH	USA	17	-46	1	31	33	29\ZFP	111
21	STEVEN KELLY & BILL HOLOWESKO	BAH	(113\DNF)	25	9	33	36	12	115
22	JEZ FANSTONE & LUKE CHAPMAN	UK	23	1	31	41	28	(113\DNF)	124
23	GONZALO ARAUJO & MARCOS IGLESIAS	ESP	24	11	29	-48	22	41	127
24	ROBERTO BERMUDEZ & DOMINGO MANRIQUE	ESP	18	23	28\RDG	-38	28\RDG	33	130
25	FRANK TUSCH & CARSTEN WITT	GER	(113\DNF)	7	33	26	20	45	131
26	DIRK DERIDDER & H DERIDDER	NED	-76	30	65	14	9	13	131
27	JOHN MACCAUSLAND & SHANE ZWINGELBERG	USA	16	-53	25	45	25	24	135
28	ROD DAVIS & ANTHONY SHANKS	IRL	26	48	12	16	34	(113\BFD)	136
29	JOE HELLMICH & MARTIN NIXDORF	GER	39	8	18	30	46	(113\DNF)	141
30	JOE LONDRIGAN & JON VANDERMOLEN	USA	33	-56	14	47	13	36	143
31	ALEXANDER HAGEN & OLIVER VITZTHUM	GER	32	63	(113\OCS)	11	21	18	145
32	PAUL SUSTRONK & MIKE WOLFS	CAN	30	43	37	27	-52	14	151
33	WERNER FRITZ & THOMAS AURRACHER	GER	14	52	-63	37	19	35	157
34	JIMMIE LOWE & ANDREW HIGGS	BAH	46	6	20	44	-62	47	163
35	LARRY WHIPPLE & DARIN JENSEN	USA	36	20	35	32	41	-54	164
36	ROBERTO BENAMATI & FILIPPO DOMENICALI	ITA	37	34	27	46	(113\OCS)	28	172
37	MICHAEL KOCH & MARCUS KOCH	GER	27	(113\BFD)	36	25	47	38	173
38	TERRY HUTCHINSON & ANDREW SCOTT	USA	(113\DNS)	16	113\OCS	34	10	4	177
39	PHILLIP ROTERMUND & FLORIAN FENDT	GER	21	40	39	43	40	-61	183
40	CHRISTOPH GAUTSCHI & ALEX GOUDA	SUI	38	15	44	-73	53	34	184
41	BILL ALLEN & FRED WEBER	USA	44	42	21	-70	58	19	184
42	ALFONSO DOMINGOS & BERNARDO SANTOS	POR	25	(113\BFD)	40	52	31	37	185
43	DOUG SMITH & MARTY DALTON	USA	34	36	26	54	35	(113\DNF)	185
44	ANDY HORTON & DARRYL HIATT	USA	(113\DNF)	39	68	20	39	25	191
45	LEO PELEKANAKIS & KODOGOURIS	GRE	(113\DNS)	38	69	28	16	49\ZFP	200
46	KEVIN HALL & MARK NEWBROOK	USA	19	71	16	42	(113\OCS)	53	201
47	CARLO LOOS & MARKUS MEHLEN	AUT	31	54	34	39	-55	44	202
48	VINCE BRUN & BRIAN TERHAAR	USA	29	(113\BFD)	113\OCS	36	18	17	213
49	RICCARDO SIMONESCHI & FERNINANDO COLANINNO	ITA	(113\OCS)	75	19	59	29	31	213
50	DAVE WATT & JOHN FRY	USA	(113\DNS)	28	83	12	51	42	216
51	HANS FOGH & DAVID CAESAR	CAN	47	44	45	-51	43	39	218
52	ANDREW MACDONALD & SCOTT PACK	USA	(113\DNF)	14	30	68	50	60	222
53	JOSEPH PIEPER & JOCHEN WOLFRAM	GER	40	-87	43	58	54	32	227
54	J. KOK & GERARD VAN DER KROGT	NED	55	-88	54	55	42	22	228
55	NEDKO VASILEV & JON ROGERS	BUL	45	29	46	57	56	-66	233
56	BRIAN CRAMER & MARK DOLAN	CAN	51	13	-78	65	57	51	237
57	KARL ANDERSON & TIM HOCHKISS	USA	(113\OCS)	22	70	72	38	56	258
58	GUY BRIERRE & BUDDY CLARK	USA	68	35	-80	29	77	50	259
59	HENNING VOIGHT & DIRK STRUVE	GER	70	67	24	-106	59	40	260
60	PAUL SEVESTRE & VINCENT BERENGUIER	FRA	(113\OCS)	79	60	35	44	52	270
61	JAMES FREEMAN & MATTHEW FREEMAM	USA	48	70	67	-80	37	58	280
62	MARKO DAHLBERG & VILLE KURKI	FIN	41	68	(113\OCS)	40	113\OCS	23	285
63	KLAUS MEYER & PETER MENNING	GER	75	18	76	62	60	(113\DNF)	291
64	RICK PETERS & CHRIS ROGERS	USA	53	51	62	-88	63	63	292
65	BILL FIELDS & STEVE BROWN	USA	-79	37	61	50	76	76	300
66	GENE MCCARTHY & GLENN MCCARTHY	USA	58	49	47	64	(106\ZFP)	92\ZFP	310
67	WILLIAM HENDERSHOT & ALAIN VRANDERICK	CAN	69	55	50	-76	74	65	313
68	JACK RICKARD & JOHN KOOPMAN	USA	63	59	-81	66	70	55	313
69	BILL CULBERSON & MIKE BROWNING	USA	62	47	(113\OCS)	63	75	67	314
70	JOHN VANDERHOFF & ROWAN PERKINS	USA	65	(113\BFD)	64	53	73	62	317
71	JOCHEN SCHWARZ & OSKAR DALVIT	MON	42	82	74	77	(113\DNF)	48	323
72	RENATO IRRERA & MARENCO MAREO	ITA	72	-94	42	82	61	72	329
73	POGGI GIAMPIERO & GIOVANNI STILO	ITA	50	(113\BFD)	113\OCS	61	48	57	329
74	BERT COLLINS & GUY AVELLON	USA	(113\DNF)	74	59	83	64	49	329
75	DAVIS BUCKLEY & COREY BAKER	USA	60	32	72	-85	85	82	331
76	WILLIAM JOYCE & CHRIS NIELSEN	USA	67	41	88	-102	66	74	336
77	KENNETH PALMGREN & JONI LEEVE	FIN	54	77	66	74	68	-78	339
78	KYLE HENEHAN & PATRICK HAFER	USA	90	69	51	86	(113\DNS)	46	342
79	JOHN FINCH & LARRY SCOTT	CAN	59	86	41	(113\OCS)	45	113\DNF	344
80	JOCK KOHLHAS & RICHARD ZIRKLE	USA	(113\DNF)	61	53	71	49	113\BFD	347
81	JOHN JENKINS & EBBY DUPONT	USA	64	-84	75	56	72	80	347
82	STEVE BRAVERMAN & MIKE CHRISTMAN	USA	57	-85	55	79	82	75	348
83	ALEJANDRO BUGACOV & MARIO FUMAGALLO	ARG	71	64	56	91	67	(113\BFD)	349
84	FRANCESCO BERTOROTTA & ANDREA VEGGETTI	ITA	(113\OCS)	60	48	69	65	113\DNF	355
85	KEN ALLEN & SERGEY LEONIDOV	USA	49	-90	77	78	80	71	355
86	BARTON BEEK & WILL SWIGART	USA	73	65	57	81	-83	79	355
87	KENT HEITZINGER & ETHAN LEWIS	USA	52	95\ZFP	82	60	71	(113\DNS)	360
88	KEN WOODS & RON REZAC	USA	61	81	-90	84	69	69	364
89	GARY MACDONALD & HOWARD DAVIS	USA	-80	80	71	67	79	68	365
90	JOHN CHIARELLA & BOB CARLSON	USA	-91	57	85	90	87	64	383
91	JAMES BEATTY & TONY KARAHANAS	CAN	83	66	(113\DSQ)	49	113\RAF	81	392
92	STEVE RUBINKAM & BRAD LICHTER	USA	85	92	52	75	93	(113\DNS)	397
93	JACK BUTTON & CHRIS BATCHELOR	USA	66	93	84	-98	81	77	401
94	CLAUDE BONANNI & GENNADY KOROKLOV	USA	87	58	87	87	88	(113\DNF)	407
95	HERMAN SCHWYTER & ANDREAS WILDI	SUI	77	78	49	99	(113\DNF)	113\DNS	416
96	CHARLES KOHLERMANN IV & CHARLES KOHLERMANN III	USA	86	100	58	89	91	(113\DNF)	424
97	HARRY WALKER & ALAN WARREN	USA	88	(113\DNS)	91	104	78	73	434
98	DIERK THOMSEN & LARS THOMSEN	GER	84	89	79	93	89	(113\DNS)	434
99	A TAMBURINI & F RICCI	ITA	56	(113\ZFP)	113\OCS	96	113\OCS	59	437
100	HANS BUCHER & ED GERRMANN	USA	81	(113\ZFP)	86	97	92	83	439
101	ED DESMARAIS & BRIAN ELLIS	USA	93	91	92	-94	86	84	446
102	BOB TEITGE & JIM ALEXANDER	USA	78	(113\BFD)	89	105	90	85	447
103	FELIX TONNE & ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER	GER	82	72	93	109	95	(113\DNS)	451
104	JOE ZAMBELLA & MARK SOKOLICH	USA	(113\DNS)	76	73	92	113\OCS	113\DNS	467
105	SHARON CROCKETT & BONNIE UNSWORTH	USA	92	83	95	95	(113\DNS)	113\DNS	478
106	SAMUEL HOPKINS & BART KAPLAN	USA	(113\OCS)	102	97	107	96	86	488
107	GREG DYER & AARON HEIRS	USA	89	98	94	103	(113\DNS)	113\DNF	497
108	TED LAVERY & JOHN CARNEY	USA	74	101	(113\DNS)	101	113\DNS	113\DNS	502
109	BRIAN MCKAY & JENNIFER CONWAY	CAN	(113\DNF)	96	96	100	113\DNS	113\DNF	518
110	TOM WYSOCKEY & TOM LONDRIGAN	USA	(113\DNS)	97	113\DNF	108	94	113\DNS	525
111	ARTHUR ANASOV & DAVID CESARE	CAN	(113\DNS)	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	565T
112	FELICE BORTOLI & FRANCO COPPO	ITA	(113\DNF)	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	113\DNS	565T