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The Farr 40 World Championship was an annual international sailing regatta for Farr 40 class, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Farr 40 Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body. The class gained World Sailing recognition from 1997 [1] until 2022.
The event was largely sponsponser by Rolex and was a pinnacle event. Featuring the highest profile sailors from the Olympic, America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race crewing for what was an Owner/Driver Class with limited numbers of professionals allowed aboard.
Compiled from the data in the medallist table below.
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Paul Pierre Cayard is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the US Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year. He has won seven world championships, twice participated in the Olympic Games and seven times in the America's Cup. In 2011 he was elected into the US Sailing Hall of Fame.
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