Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - Tacticians' tussle

7:27 AM Mon 21 Feb 2011 GMT

'Rolex Farr 40 World Championship tacticians on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the Sydney Opera House in the background - Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2011' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo Click Here to view large photo

Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - This week?s Rolex Farr 40 World Championship will pit the world?s best sailing strategists against each other with a standout talent line-up among the owners, many of them former world champions, and their tacticians. James Spithill, John Kostecki, Tom Slingsby, Adrian Stead, Grant Simmer, Hamish Pepper and Tom King are among the headline acts as tacticians for the four-day championship hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron at Kirribilli from February 23-26. Twenty teams representing five countries will vie for the title, including defending champions, Italian Massimo Mezzaroma?s Nerone. Spithill will join William Douglass? ...

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by Lisa Ratcliff