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2016 Sailing Series® Melges 20 - Action coming soon...

by Melges 20 on 9 Jun 2016
2016 Sailing Series® Melges 20 International Audi Melges 20 Class Association
The Melges 20 International fleet will inch closer to reaching critical mass in lovely Talamone, Italy for the third act of the Sailing Series®.

As we look ahead to three amazing days of racing that will include a total of eight races, forty teams are set and ready to go representing an impressive ten nations.

With two events complete and two to go prior to the World Championship in Scarlino on August 25-28, the competition will be intense.

Atop the 2016 Sailing Series® ranking is Richard Davies aboard Section 16 with a big lead, eleven points over current runner-up Guido Miani on Out of Reach. Michael Illbruck's Pinta is storming the competition seated in third. Alessandro Rombelli's STIG and Matteo Marenghi Vaselli's Raya complete the top five.
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