Audi Melges 20 World Championship - Classic Garda conditions on day 2
by International Audi Melges 20 Class Association on 29 Aug 2014
2014 Audi Melges 20 World Championship - Day 2 Stefano Gattini/ Studio Borlenghi
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Three additional races were added to the scoreboard on Thursday, day two of the 2014 Audi Melges 20 World Championship hosted by Fraglia Della Vela Riva. With a substantial 14-point lead, American John Kilroy on Samba Pa Ti is in first place overall.
Monaco's Guido Miani aboard Monaco Racing Fleet had a phenomenal day, winning two of the three daily races. 'We had a fantastic day - beautiful conditions. The lake is always amazing. Our tactician, Gabriele Benussi made some great calls. It was really tough racing against Samba and Section 16,' said Miani. 'This boat is just amazing. I've been around, sailing for more than 40 years and this is clearly the best fleet, with the best people and a lot of fun.'
Tied with points and seated in third on countback is current Audi Sailing Series leader Dario Levi on Fremito D'Arja. Achille Onorato's Mascalzone Latino Jr. is fourth, and overnight leader Alessandro Rombelli on STIG had a very disappointing day falling to fifth overall.
The first race of the day, Race Four got underway around 9 o'clock with overcast skies and a nice 10-12 knots of breeze, which slowly dissipated as the race completed. Fifty-seven teams rocked the starting line with Mianilaunching ahead to round the weathermark in first, followed by Mirko De Falco's Peccere, Denmark's Bo Boje Pedersen's UpUpUp and Levi, with Kilroy, Onorato and Richard Davies on Section 16 very close behind. With a course change at the gate, Miani continued to lead the fleet with Levi and Kilroy gaining positions to occupy second and third. Kilroy gained again upwind to follow Miani around the final top mark of the race in second place. On the final run to the finish, the top five boats put some distance between themselves and the rest of the fleet blasting downwind in the diminishing and shifty breeze. Miani took the win, Kilroy was second and Levi came third. Onorato finished fourth and Pedersen was fifth - his best finish ever since debuting in the fleet at the Worlds in Ocean Reef, FL.
The Race Committee was hoping for a quick reset of the course and getting Race Five started right away. However, the breeze was shifting 30 to 50 degrees at times prompting the AP Flag, hence sending teams back to the docks until better breeze appeared.
While on shore, teams enjoyed lunch in local cafe's and restaurants. The sun appeared and more breeze arrived just before 1 o'clock - perfect for two more races.
Stellar conditions were in store for the fleet in Races Five and Six. A beautiful 13-15 knots, a 2-3 foot chop and 57 breeze-hungry Audi Melges 20s enjoyed afternoon racing in Garda to the fullest. An over-anxious fleet resulted in the first general recall of the regatta in Race Five. Once back in order and off the line, it was a full on, outright battle between Miani (first) and Kilroy (second) and Paul Reilly's Red Sky Sailing Team (third) around the top mark. Miani passed through the gates with Kilroy chasing. Davies took advantage of great breeze to be third, followed by Reilly. For the final mark, Kilroy edged out Miani upwind. Once outfront Kilroy never looked back, taking the win. Davies took second with Miani accepting third.
The final race of the day was equally exciting and all smiles. This is what teams signed up for and Garda delivered - unsurpassed competition, premium racing and incredible downwind planing conditions. Miani punched out again to lead Race six, this time he established a nice lead leaving Kilroy, Reilly, Levi and Japan's Naofumi Kamei on Mamma Aiuto! to battle for position. At the gate, Kilroy advanced into second, followed by Kamei and Davies who worked the left side for pressure moving up several positions. Back upwind, Kilroy challenged but Miani was not about to relinquish his lead. Kamei, Davies, Levi, Franceso Farnetti on ITA-157 and Monaco's Corado Agusta on Customly charged forward. Miani easily took the win while the race was still very much on for the remaining top five positions. Right at the finish line, Kamei foiled the jibe allowing for Davies to take third, Agusta was fourth. Kamei came fifth.
Friday marks the third day of racing in Riva with a 1 o'clock start, which is perfect since teams will be enjoying a Championship dinner tonight.
Preliminary Cumulative Results:
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|
Bow |
|
Sail Number |
Yacht Name |
Yacht Design |
Owner/Skipper |
Race
1 |
Race
2 |
Race
3 |
Race
4 |
Race
5 |
Race
6 |
T
O |
Total |
World Championship Racing |
|
One Design Division |
|
|
Audi Melges 20 |
|
|
1. |
313 |
|
USA 13131 |
Samba Pa Ti |
Audi Melges 20 |
John Kilroy |
13 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
[13] |
13.0 |
|
|
2. |
333 |
|
MON 333 |
Monaco Racing Fleet |
Audi Melges 20 |
Guido Miani |
27 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
[27] |
27.0 |
|
|
3. |
50 |
|
ITA 50 |
Fremito D'arja |
Audi Melges 20 |
Dario Levi |
6 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
[17] |
27.0 |
|
|
4. |
23 |
|
ITA 23 |
Mascalzone Latino |
Audi Melges 20 |
Achille Onorato |
18 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
[18] |
33.0 |
|
|
5. |
65 |
|
ITA 65 |
STIG |
Audi Melges 20 |
Alessandro Rombelli |
11 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
9 |
43 |
[43] |
46.0 |
|
|
6. |
276 |
|
USA 276 |
Section 16 |
Audi Melges 20 |
Richard Davies |
20 |
16 |
22 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
[22] |
47.0 |
|
|
7. |
311 |
|
USA 311 |
Wildman |
Audi Melges 20 |
Liam Kilroy |
3 |
2 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
11 |
[20] |
47.0 |
|
|
8. |
8 |
|
USA 008 |
Shimmer |
Audi Melges 20 |
Russ Lucas |
5 |
6 |
16 |
12 |
17 |
15 |
[17] |
54.0 |
|
|
9. |
14 |
|
USA 14 |
Red Sky Sailing Team |
Audi Melges 20 |
Paul Reilly |
12 |
22 |
27 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
[27] |
56.0 |
|
|
10. |
271 |
|
JPN 271 |
Mamma Aiuto! |
Audi Melges 20 |
Naofumi Kamei |
17 |
21 |
30 |
13 |
11 |
5 |
[30] |
67.0 |
|
|
11. |
15 |
|
USA 1315 |
Ninkasi |
Audi Melges 20 |
John Taylor |
8 |
8 |
36 |
35 |
10 |
10 |
[36] |
71.0 |
|
|
12. |
217 |
|
USA 217 |
Slingshot |
Audi Melges 20 |
Wes Whitmyer Jr |
45 |
24 |
9 |
14 |
12 |
13 |
[45] |
72.0 |
|
|
13. |
112 |
|
ITA 112 |
Peccere' |
Audi Melges 20 |
Mirko de Falco |
44 |
13 |
5 |
7 |
28 |
20 |
[44] |
73.0 |
|
|
14. |
47 |
|
RUS 047 |
Kotyara |
Audi Melges 20 |
Oleg Evdokimenko |
2 |
3 |
28 |
8 |
35 |
44 |
[44] |
76.0 |
|
|
15. |
167 |
|
ITA 167 |
Maolca |
Audi Melges 20 |
Manfredi Vianini Tolomei |
7 |
20 |
21 |
18 |
30 |
14 |
[30] |
80.0 |
|
|
16. |
107 |
|
ITA 107 |
Leviathan |
Audi Melges 20 |
Davide Albertini Petroni |
43 |
12 |
23 |
11 |
24 |
12 |
[43] |
82.0 |
|
|
17. |
108 |
|
MON 108 |
Lucifer |
Audi Melges 20 |
Matteo Marenghi Vaselli |
16 |
10 |
27/SCP |
33 |
13 |
17 |
[33] |
83.0 |
|
|
18. |
157 |
|
ITA 157 |
ITA 157 |
Audi Melges 20 |
Francesco Farneti |
22 |
33 |
18 |
32 |
7 |
7 |
[33] |
86.0 |
|
|
19. |
149 |
|
ITA 149 |
CAMAY |
Audi Melges 20 |
Lauro Bonora |
21 |
18 |
13 |
30 |
6 |
58/DNF |
[58] |
88.0 |
|
|
20. |
106 |
|
ITA 106 |
Asante Sana Sailing Team |
Audi Melges 20 |
Claudio Dutto |
9 |
7 |
31 |
10 |
31 |
36 |
[36] |
88.0 |
|
|
21. |
180 |
|
CZE 180 |
Aloha |
Audi Melges 20 |
Jan Kuchar |
25 |
11 |
7 |
24 |
23 |
28 |
[28] |
90.0 |
|
|
22. |
205 |
|
ITA 205 |
3menda |
Audi Melges 20 |
Federico Albano |
4 |
15 |
32 |
19 |
58/DSQ |
21 |
[58] |
91.0 |
|
|
23. |
124 |
|
ITA 124 |
Audi G-Tron F.lli Giacomel |
Audi Melges 20 |
Roberto Martinez |
24 |
28 |
1 |
20 |
29 |
22 |
[29] |
95.0 |
|
|
24. |
173 |
|
RUS 173 |
Ost Legal |
Audi Melges 20 |
Vladimir Lipavsky |
26 |
32 |
14 |
16 |
27 |
18 |
[32] |
101.0 |
|
|
25. |
150 |
|
DEN 150 |
upupup |
Audi Melges 20 |
Bo Boje Pedersen |
28 |
37 |
12 |
5 |
58/SCP |
32 |
[58] |
114.0 |
|
|
26. |
81 |
|
MON 81 |
Customly |
Audi Melges 20 |
Corrado Agusta |
32 |
29 |
46 |
37 |
19 |
4 |
[46] |
121.0 |
|
|
27. |
262 |
|
RUS 262 |
Fly or die |
Audi Melges 20 |
Denis Lankin |
23 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
34 |
31 |
[34] |
124.0 |
|
|
28. |
27 |
|
ITA 027 |
Chimera (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Marco Gambardella |
10 |
34 |
6 |
45 |
42 |
33 |
[45] |
125.0 |
|
|
29. |
204 |
|
GER 204 |
Maroi (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Jan Kowalski |
31 |
38 |
11 |
53 |
21 |
24 |
[53] |
125.0 |
|
|
30. |
192 |
|
ITA 192 |
Mezza Luna |
Audi Melges 20 |
Marco Franchini |
19 |
41 |
51 |
36 |
14 |
16 |
[51] |
126.0 |
|
|
31. |
189 |
|
ITA 189 |
Sailing Lab |
Audi Melges 20 |
Andrea Bruschi |
46 |
19 |
15 |
42 |
25 |
29 |
[46] |
130.0 |
|
|
32. |
7 |
|
RUS 7 |
ANYWAYANYDAY |
Audi Melges 20 |
Kirill Podolsky |
42 |
26 |
19 |
29 |
33 |
26 |
[42] |
133.0 |
|
|
33. |
136 |
|
ITA 136 |
Raffica |
Audi Melges 20 |
Pasquale Orofino |
49 |
27 |
25 |
27 |
15 |
40 |
[49] |
134.0 |
|
|
34. |
199 |
|
ITA 199 |
Rush Diletta PRIMED |
Audi Melges 20 |
Mauro Mocchegiani |
34 |
30 |
34 |
43 |
20 |
19 |
[43] |
137.0 |
|
|
35. |
713 |
|
MON 713 |
Synergy |
Audi Melges 20 |
Valentine Zavadnikov |
15 |
44 |
47 |
46 |
18 |
23 |
[47] |
146.0 |
|
|
36. |
104 |
|
MON 104 |
Money Time |
Audi Melges 20 |
Philippe Pizzichini |
14 |
49 |
26 |
48 |
45 |
27 |
[49] |
160.0 |
|
|
37. |
231 |
|
USA 231 |
Blind Squirrel (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
John Brown |
29 |
42 |
52 |
28 |
38 |
30 |
[52] |
167.0 |
|
|
38. |
44 |
|
RUS 44 |
Ottobre Rosso |
Audi Melges 20 |
Artem Kuznetsov |
37 |
31 |
38 |
26 |
37 |
38 |
[38] |
169.0 |
|
|
39. |
13 |
|
CAN 170 |
Batteries 4 Bacio |
Audi Melges 20 |
Rhonda Joyce |
38 |
43 |
40 |
39 |
22 |
34 |
[43] |
173.0 |
|
|
40. |
255 |
|
RUS 002 |
Pirogovo Sailing |
Audi Melges 20 |
Alexandr Ezhkov |
47 |
39 |
48 |
25 |
26 |
37 |
[48] |
174.0 |
|
|
41. |
265 |
|
RUS 265 |
Russotrans |
Audi Melges 20 |
Yuriy Morozov |
1 |
36 |
43 |
38 |
58/DSQ |
58/DNF |
[58] |
176.0 |
|
|
42. |
156 |
|
RUS 156 |
RUS 156 QUANTUM |
Audi Melges 20 |
Marina Chubkina |
33 |
14 |
37 |
50 |
48 |
46 |
[50] |
178.0 |
|
|
43. |
135 |
|
GER 135 |
Fantastichina |
Audi Melges 20 |
Fritz Homann |
35 |
52 |
29 |
34 |
51 |
39 |
[52] |
188.0 |
|
|
44. |
190 |
|
CAN 222 |
Wild Deuces (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Paul Currie |
52 |
47 |
39 |
31 |
36 |
41 |
[52] |
194.0 |
|
|
45. |
233 |
|
JPN 233 |
Sokokumaru |
Audi Melges 20 |
Sumio Shimoyama |
40 |
48 |
33 |
52 |
39 |
35 |
[52] |
195.0 |
|
|
46. |
154 |
|
ITA 154 |
Spirit of Nerina |
Audi Melges 20 |
Mirko Bargolini / Francesco Scarselli |
58/DNF |
58/DNF |
58/DNF |
17 |
43 |
25 |
[58] |
201.0 |
|
|
47. |
164 |
|
GER 164 |
Hellcat (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Juergen Fuchs |
30 |
45 |
56 |
44 |
32 |
52 |
[56] |
203.0 |
|
|
48. |
25 |
|
RUS 25 |
Versya |
Audi Melges 20 |
Anatoly Karachinskiy |
50 |
23 |
44 |
55 |
46 |
42 |
[55] |
205.0 |
|
|
49. |
125 |
|
ITA 125 |
T2R |
Audi Melges 20 |
Tommaso Pavan |
58/SCP |
46 |
35 |
22 |
58/DNF |
45 |
[58] |
206.0 |
|
|
50. |
181 |
|
ITA 181 |
Hanneken (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Simone Anichini |
56 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
47 |
53 |
[56] |
222.0 |
|
|
51. |
36 |
|
RUS 36 |
Anna |
Audi Melges 20 |
Vladimir Silkin |
53 |
54 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
48 |
[54] |
226.0 |
|
|
52. |
158 |
|
ITA 158 |
Tomahawk |
Audi Melges 20 |
Stefano Santucci |
48 |
35 |
53 |
51 |
47/RDG |
47/RDG |
[53] |
228.0 |
|
|
53. |
159 |
|
AUT 159 |
N.N. |
Audi Melges 20 |
Klaus Schober |
41 |
53 |
42 |
49 |
50 |
47 |
[53] |
229.0 |
|
|
54. |
137 |
|
ITA 137 |
Tachicardia (Corinthian) |
Audi Melges 20 |
Michele Dandolo |
55 |
50 |
49 |
58/DNF |
41 |
51 |
[58] |
246.0 |
|
|
55. |
277 |
|
JPN 277 |
Contious |
Audi Melges 20 |
Norikatsu Aizawa |
39 |
56 |
55 |
56 |
49 |
54 |
[56] |
253.0 |
|
|
56. |
220 |
|
ITA 220 |
Turnover |
Audi Melges 20 |
Renato Vallivero |
51 |
51 |
54 |
47 |
58/DNF |
50 |
[58] |
253.0 |
|
|
57. |
206 |
|
SUI 206 |
Cold Duck |
Audi Melges 20 |
August Schram |
54 |
55 |
50 |
54 |
52 |
49 |
[55] |
259.0 |
|
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2014 Audi Melges 20 World Championship
Corinthian Teams - Preliminary Cumulative Results
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|
Bow |
|
Sail Number |
Yacht Name |
Yacht Design |
Owner/Skipper |
Race
1 |
Race
2 |
Race
3 |
Race
4 |
Race
5 |
Race
6 |
T
O |
Total |
World Championship Racing |
|
One Design Division |
|
|
Audi Melges 20 |
|
|
1. |
27 |
|
ITA 027 |
Chimera |
Audi Melges 20 |
Marco Gambardella |
10 |
34 |
6 |
45 |
42 |
33 |
[45] |
125.0 |
|
|
2. |
204 |
|
GER 204 |
Maroi |
Audi Melges 20 |
Jan Kowalski |
31 |
38 |
11 |
53 |
21 |
24 |
[53] |
125.0 |
|
|
3. |
231 |
|
USA 231 |
Blind Squirrel |
Audi Melges 20 |
John Brown |
29 |
42 |
52 |
28 |
38 |
30 |
[52] |
167.0 |
|
|
4. |
190 |
|
CAN 222 |
Wild Deuces |
Audi Melges 20 |
Paul Currie |
52 |
47 |
39 |
31 |
36 |
41 |
[52] |
194.0 |
|
|
5. |
164 |
|
GER 164 |
Hellcat |
Audi Melges 20 |
Juergen Fuchs |
30 |
45 |
56 |
44 |
32 |
52 |
[56] |
203.0 |
|
|
6. |
181 |
|
ITA 181 |
Hanneken |
Audi Melges 20 |
Simone Anichini |
56 |
40 |
41 |
41 |
47 |
53 |
[56] |
222.0 |
|
|
7. |
137 |
|
ITA 137 |
Tachicardia |
Audi Melges 20 |
Michele Dandolo |
55 |
50 |
49 |
58/DNF |
41 |
51 |
[58] |
246.0 |
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