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 News from Around Banderas Bay | March 2007 
Day Five of "The Best World's Ever"
 Kathy Taylor - PVNN
| | Mauricio Santa Cruz on Bruschetta is the 2007 J/24 World Champion. (Jay Ailworth, www.strangebird.us) | 
| | Kenneth Porter, on S, Mexico’s National Champion 2007, finishes 14th in the World’s. (Jay Ailworth, www.strangebird.us) | 
| | Tundra Rose (Margarita Rohde) |
Brazil's Mauricio SantaCruz and his team on Bruschetta are the 2007 J/24 World Champions. Bruschetta led the boat parade through Nuevo Vallarta Harbour to cheers and horns on the final day of what everyone is calling "The Best World's Ever."
Sitting in top spot all week, SantaCruz went into the final day needing only to hold off the three USA boats that have been chasing him since Day One. Mike Ingham's Brain Cramp (12-7) finished in second place with Mark Hillman (28-4) driving WIP in third. Chris Snow on Bogus, who was in the top four most of the week, dropped to 8th place after 36-8 finishes today.
SantaCruz retired after the first race ,the Championship in hand after his 18th place finish.
Japan's Cerezo (14-16-11-5-10-4-12-(18)-5-12), driven by Yasutaka Funazawa, had consistent finishes and beat out Siesta helmed by 2006 second place finisher at the Melbourne Worlds, Wataru Sakamoto, who had both a BFD and a second place finish today.
This last day saw some of the best racing of the week with 10 knot winds and mostly flat seas. USA's Tundra Rose had its best finishes of the week with two bullets. Mexico's Kenneth Porter sailing S, who has been in the top 15 all week, maintained his third place through all legs, with Argentina's Chimera driven by the team of Alejo/Gonzales working their way up through the fleet to challenge Tundra Rose at the finish.
In Race Two, Siesta led around all the marks, followed closely by Tundra Rose and Argentina's Tag Heuer driven by Grimaldi/Contessi. In a tight finish, USA's Tundra Rose edged out Japan's Siesta to finish the Championship in 39th place.
Click HERE for 2007 J24 World Championship Series Summary (Preliminary)
Tonight's Awards Presentations are the final official event of the 2007 J/24 UBS World Championship Vallarta.
Click HERE for Day Four coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day Three coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day Two coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
Click HERE for Day One coverage of “The Best J24 World's Ever”
 Kathy Taylor is a world traveler, sailor, writer, and cook. Before coming to Vallarta, she lived and worked in the Arctic for CBC Radio Northern Service and was the editor of Churchill's weekly Taiga Times. For 11 years she was Captain Kate of High Boats Café fame in Vancouver, then went on to spend 5 years as owner/chef of Wild Thyme Catering. After that, she spent four years sailing the Pacific Northwest and the Mediterranean, writing about sailboats and her experiences, as well as editing Bluewater Cruising's monthly magazine, "Currents." Following her love of food, sailing and charitable causes, Kathy continues her writing career here in Vallarta as a valuable member of the BanderasNews Team. |
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