Photo by: Rolex / Kurt Arrigo

The Estate Master team are enjoying a day of relative rest here in Porto Cervo ahead of the Day 1 of the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. The forecast for tomorrow is for a 15-20 knot NW breeze, a regular at this venue. The forecast for Thursday is for winds about 12 knots, but more Westerly.

Tactician Nathan Outteridge said “I’m really looking forward to racing in such a high quality fleet. The fleet is full of great sailors but I think we have a great chance of making the top 10 ten – it’s only my first international Farr 40 event!”

The final entry list boasts 26 boats from 10 nations, including the USA, Australia, Greece, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, the Ukraine, the United Kingdom and, of course, Italy. The best guess is that winds will continue to lighten throughout the regatta as the Mistral breeze fades.

The Italians will be very hard to beat on their home waters and have been a regular sight at the front of the practice races we’ve done. Unfortunately, the Audi Invitational Pre-Worlds regatta was blown out on the first day and then cancelled a little early on the second day when a squall went through, so we’re all eager to do some real racing.