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Audi Tron Melges 24 European Sailing Series - Blu Moon is leading

by International Melges 24 Class Association on 4 Jul 2014
Blu Moon SUI-825 with Flavio Favini and Aud tron ITA-840 with Riccardo Simoneschi.4 Pierrick Contin http://www.pierrickcontin.fr/
This fourth act of the Audi Tron Melges 24 European Sailing Series hosted by the Fraglia Vela Riva started yesterday in great style with three delivered races under a consistent Ora wind.

This Audi Tron European Sailing Series Melges 24 has signed Blu Moon (1-1-2) as the leader of the provisional ranking. The world champion and continental leading team helmed by Flavio Favini has lead over the more than forty participating teams with a two-point-margin over another hard fighting team Audi tron (3-2-1), the Audi Italia Sailing Team with Riccardo Simoneschi on the helm.

Ranking third we have Gianluca Perego's Maidollis (2-3-3) with the Olympian Gabrio Zandonà.

Audi Tron European Sailing Series Melges 24 in Riva del Garda © Pierrick Contin http://www.pierrickcontin.fr/
Audi Tron European Sailing Series Melges 24 in Riva del Garda © Pierrick Contin http://www.pierrickcontin.fr/


As per tradition the Italian teams are the ones trying to get the most out of racing, in the top ten we have five more Italian teams: Andrea Racchelli's Altea (4-4-5) at fourth followed by Alfredo Capodanno's Marrakech Express (10-6-6) as the best Corinthian at seventh Wadadli (9-8-13) with Matteo Ivaldi, winner of the European title at Lake Balaton, at ninth and tenth Lorenzo Gemini's Magica (14-10-8) and Francesco Barbi's Strambapapà (5-14-14).



The best among the foreign teams we have Gill Race Team (11-7-12) of the Laser SB20 world champion, Geoff Carveth.

The Top three in open (Pro) division:
1. Blu Moon SUI-825 - Flavio Favini (1-1-2) 4 pts
2. Audi tron ITA-840 - Riccardo Simoneschi (3-2-1) 6 pts
3. Maidollis ITA-822 - Gabrio Zandonai (2-3-3) 8 pts

The Top 3 in Corinthian (Pro Am - professionals not allowed) division:
1. Marrakech Express ITA-636 - Alfredo Capodanno (10-6-6) 22 pts
2. Magica ITA-764 - Lorenzo Gemini (14-10-8) 32 pts
3. Strambapapà ITA-689 - Francesco Barbi (5-14-13) 33 pts

Racing are resuming today and concluding on Sunday. A total of 12 races are planned with a daily limit set at three. The discard will be coming into effect after the fifth score.

This year's edition of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series will introduce the Corinthian ranking as it is usual in all the events of the Melges 24 Class and this will be called as Pro Am. This series has proven to be a success from the first edition with a very high participation.

For the results see the webpage of Fraglia Vela Riva

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