2014 Melges 32 European Championship - Robertissima crowned champion
by Melges 32 on 21 Jul 2014
Roberto Tomasini Grinover is the brand new Melges 32 European Champion Carlo Borlenghi
2014 Melges 32 European Championship - Unstable racing conditions did not allow for a final race at the 2014 Melges 32 European Championship making overnight leader Roberto Tomasini Grinover and his Robertissima team newly crowned 2014 European Champions! Aboard with Tomasini Grinover was tactician Vasco Vascotto and crew members Federico Michetti, Giovanni Cassinari, Gunnar Bahr, Simone Spangaro, Steafno Nicolussi and Armin Raderbauer.
'We are delighted with this outstanding results, special thanks to all the crew, the sails and the boat were just perfect,' said an elated Tomasini Grinover. 'We won here, repeating our victory in Talamone against a really strong fleet. After nine races and gaining leadership on Day Two, then defending our position up until the very end, we are so proud of what we have achieved so far.'
A hard fought battle between Richard Goransson's Helly Hansen Inga From Sweden and Valentin Zavadnikov's Synergy GT team has also come to a close, respectively finishing second and third overall. Naofumi Kamei's Mamma Aiuto! finished fourth and Alessandro Rombelli's Azimut by STIG was fifth.
Racing in the fleet for the very first time ever, Claudia Rossi aboard Wilma finished an impressive sixth overall out of seventeen entries. 'Sailing the Melges 32 was an amazing experience - a really fantastic boat to race between so many high level crews,' commented Rossi post racing. 'I managed to grow a lot, even in the windy conditions and inside a close race course, I am fully satisfied with my first time sailing the boat. I only started sailing ten months ago. I will be back soon in the Melges 32 fleet.'
And with the close of the fourth act of the 2014 Audi-Tron Sailing Series, another examination of the overall Series Ranking is in order. Still on top is Zavadnikov, followed by Mauro Mocchegiani aboard Fratelli Giacomel Audi e-Tron in second, followed by Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone. With only one more event remaining (Genova), Zavadnikov maintains his significant lead, but points remain tight for second through fifth.
Top ten results
(Final - After Ten Races, One Discard)
1.) Roberto Tomasini Grinover/Vasco Vascotto, Robertissima; 3-4-3-2-2-1-2-5-[6] = 22
2.) Richard Goransson/Morgan Larson, Helly Hansen Inga From Sweden; 5-[15]-1-9-1-3-1-[5/SCP]-2 = 27
3.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Michele Ivaldi, Synergy GT; 4-1-2-3-3-[13]-4-7-3 = 27
4.) Naofumi Kamei/Manu Weiller, Mamma Aiuto! [12/SCP2]-10-6-1-7-7-6-1-1 = 39
5.) Alessandro Rombelli/Freddy Loof, Azimut by STIG; 10-8-4-[14]-10-2-5-4-7 = 50
6.) Claudia Rossi/Nicola Celon, Wilma; 2-5-7-10-[15]-5-14-6-4 = 53
7.) Roberto Mazzuccato/Gabriele Benussi, Margherita; 8-[13]-11-8-6-6-3-3-[15] = 58
8.) Aurturo Di Lorenzo/Matteo Ivaldi, Malafemmena; [16]-7-8-6-4-9-8-8-9 = 59
9.) Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio/Hugo Rocha, G Spot; 11-2-10-[15]-5-12-7-10-14 = 71
10.) Pavel Kuznetsov/Evgeniy Neugodnikov, Tavatuy; 9-11-15-11-8-4-[16]-11-5 = 74
To view full crew list, please click here.
To view the full 2014 Melges 32 Audi-Tron Sailing Series ranking, please click here.
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2014 Melges 32 European Championship Results:
|
Rank
|
Nat
|
Sail No
|
Bow
|
Boat Name
|
Owner / Helmsman
|
Tactician
|
R1
|
R2
|
R3
|
R4
|
R5
|
R6
|
R7
|
R8
|
R9
|
Nett
|
|
1st
|
|
1
|
1
|
ROBERTISSIMA
|
Roberto Tomasini Grinover
|
Vasco Vascotto
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
-6
|
22
|
|
SUI
|
|
2nd
|
|
321
|
321
|
INGA FROM SWEDEN
|
Richard Goransson
|
Morgan Larson
|
5
|
-15
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
5.0 SCP
|
2
|
27
|
|
SWE
|
|
3rd
|
|
13
|
77
|
SYNERGY GT
|
Valetin Zavadnikov / Leonid Lebedev
|
Michele Ivaldi
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
-13
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
27
|
|
RUS
|
|
4th
|
|
199
|
199
|
MAMMA AIUTO
|
Naofumi Kamei
|
Manu Weiller
|
(12.0 SCP2)
|
10
|
6
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
39
|
|
JPN
|
|
5th
|
|
65
|
65
|
AZIMUT by STIG
|
Alessandro Rombelli
|
Freddy Loof
|
10
|
8
|
4
|
-14
|
10
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
7
|
50
|
|
ITA
|
|
6th
|
|
212
|
212
|
WILMA
|
Claudia Rossi
|
Nicola Celon
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
10
|
-15
|
5
|
14
|
6
|
4
|
53
|
|
ITA
|
|
7th
|
|
176
|
176
|
MARGHERITA
|
Roberto Mazzucato
|
Gabriele Benussi
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
-15
|
58
|
|
ITA
|
|
8th
|
|
179
|
179
|
MALAFEMMENA
|
Arturo Di Lorenzo
|
Matteo Ivaldi
|
-16
|
7
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
9
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
59
|
|
ITA
|
|
9th
|
|
181
|
181
|
G SPOT
|
Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio
|
Hugo Rocha
|
11
|
2
|
10
|
-15
|
5
|
12
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
71
|
|
MON
|
|
10th
|
|
223
|
223
|
TAVATUY
|
Pavel Kuznetsov
|
Evgeniy Neugodnikov
|
9
|
11
|
15
|
11
|
8
|
4
|
-16
|
11
|
5
|
74
|
|
RUS
|
|
11th
|
|
187
|
187
|
GIACOMEL AUDI E-Tron
|
Mauro Mocchegiani
|
Branko Brcin
|
1
|
9
|
16
|
5
|
12
|
10
|
13
|
9
|
-17
|
75
|
|
ITA
|
|
12th
|
|
487
|
487
|
TORPYONE
|
Edoardo Lupi
|
Lorenzo Bressani
|
-14
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
13
|
14
|
9
|
14
|
13
|
75
|
|
ITA
|
|
13th
|
|
667
|
667
|
BRONTOLO HH
|
Filippo Pacinotti
|
Gabrio Zandonà
|
6
|
6
|
14
|
-17
|
9
|
8
|
10
|
12
|
12
|
77
|
|
ITA
|
|
14th
|
|
958
|
958
|
FRA MARTINA
|
Edoardo Pavesio
|
Tommaso Chieffi
|
-15
|
12
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
11
|
96
|
|
ITA
|
|
15th
|
|
172
|
172
|
CELADRIN VITAMINA
|
Andrea Lacorte
|
Andrea Fornaro
|
13
|
-16
|
9
|
12
|
14
|
15
|
11
|
15
|
10
|
99
|
|
ITA
|
|
16th
|
|
173
|
173
|
SPIRIT OF NERINA
|
Andrea Ferrari
|
Roberto Spata
|
12
|
14
|
12
|
7
|
-16
|
16
|
15
|
16
|
8
|
100
|
|
ITA
|
|
17th
|
|
185
|
185
|
RIMYG
|
Valerio Bartoleschi
|
Carlo Gugliemo Cattaneo
|
-17
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
134
|
|
ITA
|
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