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Rolex Farr 40 Vincenzo Onorato and his team Mascalzone Latino of Italy made history at this year’s Rolex Farr 40 World Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Following in the footsteps of Jim Richardson’s Barking Mad, they became the second team to win the race twice and first to win back-to-back championships. Mascalzone beat out Ernesto Bertarelli's Swiss Alinghi with a 35-point lead. "Mascalzone first, Alinghi second. It's my dream,” Vincenzo said. “Next dream is to do that in the America's Cup maybe.” ... Key West Race Week The 21st installment of Key West Race Week is scheduled for January 21-25, 2008. The event attracts high profile participants in IRC, PHRF and One Design classes, with One Design now representing more than two thirds of the fleet. ... Clagett Regatta Wraps Up
Rolex U.S. Women’s The final round of the Rolex-sponsored U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship was so close that the skippers finishing on opposite ends of the course weren’t sure who won until the signal came from the race committee. ... Olympic Test Event The 2007 QuingDao International Regatta, a test event for the 2008 Bejing Olympic Games, finished off with every competing country winning a medal, but most competitors finding the on-water conditions less than ideal. ... Superboat Championship November 4-11, 2007, the superboats invade Key West, Florida, for the 2007 Key West World Championship Race. ...
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