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New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex One Design Winners Decided - FINAL NEWPORT, R.I. (July 23, 2006) - For the over 700 sailors who competed this week at New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex, today's final races were an ideal ending to a perfect regatta. A variety of boats, nationalities and sailors were represented across seven one-design classes, where North American championships were determined in the Beneteau First 36.7, Farr 40 and J/109 classes. Additionally, those three winning skippers were also awarded a Rolex Steel Submariner timepiece for their overall performance: Takashi Okura (Tokyo, Japan) in the Farr 40 class; Tom D'Albora (E. Greenwich, R.I.) in the Beneteau 36.7 class; and Jon Halbert (Dallas, Texas) in the J/109 class. "Winning this is fabulous," said Okura, who is a member of the Kansai Yacht Club in Osaka Bay. "It is a great team to sail with on the boat. I have been sailing with Tony Rey since 2001, and I am comfortable sailing with him. Chuck Brown trims our main sail; he was a trimmer for Stars & Stripes and he does very well." Although Okura's boat Sled posted impressive finishes in nine races these past four days, achieving a win in this competitive class where every boat is training for the upcoming Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, to be hosted by the New York Yacht Club September 6-9, is quite difficult. "We started racing in the Farr 40 class at the 2000 Key West Race Week and there were 27 boats there. I was 27th every day, every race. At the bottom for the whole week! Since then we have been trying to improve every time we race. Sometimes, it can be challenging with five Japanese and five Americans on the boat. But, we have been sailing together for a very long time and we are comfortable with each other. (top-three results follow)
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