Ficker Cup - Ferrarese fights his way into Congressional Cup

6:57 AM Sun 20 Mar 2011 GMT

'Italy?s Simone Ferrarese (1) beats New Zealand?s Will Tiller by a nose in Race 1 of their best-of-three match - Final Day - 2011 Ficker Cup, Long Beach YC' Rich Roberts &copy Click Here to view large photo

Ficker Cup Final - Simone Ferrarese v Will Tiller. Simone Ferrarese turned 23 this month and this weekend gave himself a birthday present that he'll share with his crew next week: racing in the Long Beach Yacht Club's 47th Congressional Cup. That's their reward for beating back a tough bid by Australia's Will Tiller, 2-1, in the wind-bedeviled give-and-take final of the Ficker Cup, whose winner earns automatic entry into the world-class event that will be sailed on the same protected outer Long Beach Harbor waters on the same Catalina 37s. A fleet of highly ranked match racers---France's Mathieu Richard, ...

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by Rich Roberts