Australian Team Rules Day One of 2008 M 30 Worlds
With 13-14 knots of breeze from the south and heading southwest, reigning Australian M 30 Champion Guy Stening (Sydney, AUS) sailing Optimum won the first two races and finished third in Race three to take Boat of the Day Honors on Day 1. Stening won the 2008 Coastal Living Sail Newport Regatta in July, so he is no stranger to the waters off Newport, RI. 
'Optimumm on fire in M30 worlds'
Sam Crichton ©
2008 ISAF Rolex sailor of the year nominee, as well as current and three time Farr 40 World Champion Italian Vincenzo Onorato(Milano, ITA) in Mascalzone Latino finished third in Race one, and dropped to 10th in race two, but came out on top of Race three to end day one in second with 14 points.
Hometown favorite Jim Richardson's Barking Mad finished Race 1 in seventh place, was second in Race two and sixth in race three to finish the day in third place overall, one point back from Mascalzone Latino.
As in the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds, there are two Groovederci's sailing this week. Deneen Demourkas sailing Groovederci 706 finished day one in fourth overall with 15 points (tied with Barking Mad) and husband John sailing Groovederci 35 is in fifth overall with 21 points.
Canadian Geoff Brown (Toronto, ONT) sailing Mummy is lying sixth and is currently tied on points with Groovederci 35.
Ladies' shoe designer Norm Dean (Pleasant Valley, NY) sailing Just Plain Nutz with son J. Cameron Dean posted finishes of 4, 4 & 19 with a protest pending.
Chicago's John Podmajersky sailing Illusion is in 9th place overall. Illusion's tactician is local Paul Cronin's (Jamestown, RI).
Jeff Maludy's (Toledo, OH) Adrenalin rounded out the top ten, with finishes of 12, 3 and 14 for a total of 29 on the day.
Racing for the twenty one boat fleet continues Thursday on Rhode Island Sound.
Complete results @ www.m30worlds.com
by Bunny Wayt 
Mermaid Waters, QLD
