Freides defends leadership at Melges 20 World Championship

by Melges 20 on 28 Aug 2016

Victor - 2016 Melges 20 World Championship Barracuda Communications

2016 Melges 20 World Championship - The one and only race that was able to take place at the 2016 Melges 20 World Championship hosted by Marina di Scarlino/Club Nautico Scarlino was a difficult one at best, however managed to present some nice new faces at the front of the fleet.

The light breeze of six - seven knots at 220 degrees really took its toll on some teams, for others it was a stroke of brilliance. Race Six gave way to a big win for Russia's Alexander Novoselov aboard Victor. His wire-to-wire win was impressive to say the least as Poland's Krzysztof Krempec on Mag Tiny also earned an outstanding result by chasing Novoselov at every turn. Current World Championship leader Drew Freides on Pacific Yankee chased their every move.

Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino, Jr. - 2016 Melges 20 World Championship © Barracuda Communications

A big shift at the second upwind mark offered no interruption to Novoselov's lead, giving him complete control and ultimately taking the win. Krempec was second, then Friedes followed by Achille Onorato's Mascalzone Latino Jr. and Filippo Pacinotti's Brontolo Sailing Squadron finished fourth and fifth respectively. Manlio Carlo Soldani on For Sale came sixth, his best finish of the regatta.

So, Freides with a third place finish in Race Six keeps the lead and extends his position by a couple of points as we anticipate the final day of competition taking place on Sunday.

Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee - 2016 Melges 20 World Championship © Barracuda Communications

Illbruck, finished deep but is steadfast in second place, all thanks to discards going into play.

Onorato's daily fourth and his discard puts him back in the hunt back at third overall.

Rob Wilber on Cinghiale remains in fourth, and for Liam Kilroy on Wildman a difficult day indeed. He stays in fifth after a collision at the start with subsequent penalties.

In less than 24 hours we will know who is the next, new Melges 20 World Champion will be. More light breeze is in the forecast for the final day of racing.

Light breezes prevail at 2016 Melges 20 World Championship © Barracuda Communications

Corinthian Heat

Things are very intense in the Corinthian division as Mirko Bargolini on Spirit of Nerina has regained the lead, with lady helm Marina Kaverzina on Marussia moving up into second. Overnight leader Emanuele Savoini on Evinrude experienced a tougher day sliding back to third. The same was true for Cesar Gomes Neto on Portobello who is fourth going into the final day. Johannes Lind-Windstam on Intermezzo rounds out the top five thanks to a nice top-twenty finish in today's light air challenging conditions.

Top Ten Results (Preliminary - After Six Races, One Discard)

1.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee; 6-2-5-4-2-3 = 16
2.) Michael Illbruck, Pinta; 7-1-1-6-5-32 = 20
3.) Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino, Jr.; 4-6-9-3-40-4 = 26
4.) Rob Wilber, Cinghiale; 9-16-4-25-1-12 = 42
5.) Liam Kilroy, Wildman; 13-4-22-1-3-51 = 43
6.) Krzysztof Krempec, Mag Tiny; 12-5-3-40-22-2 = 44
7.) Alessandro Rombelli, STIG; 25-18-6-2-19-8 = 53
8.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach; 18-23-2-15-11-11 = 57
9.) Rodney Jones, Caffe Expresso, 3-7-36-5-42-7 = 58
10.) John Kilroy Jr., Samba Pa Ti; 2-11-10-7-30-43 = 60

2016 Melges 20 World Championship - Final Cumulative Results

			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
		Melges 20
		1.	236	USA 236	PACIFIC YANKEE	Melges 20	Drew Freides	6	2	5	4	2	3	[6]	16.0
		2.	401	USA 4014	Pinta	Melges 20	Michael Illbruck	7	1	1	6	5	32	[32]	20.0
		3.	23	ITA 23	MASCALZONE LATINO JR.	Melges 20	Achille Onorato	4	6	9	3	40	4	[40]	26.0
		4.	414	GBR 414	CINGHIALE	Melges 20	Rob Wilber	9	16	4	25	1	12	[25]	42.0
		5.	311	USA 311	WildMan	Melges 20	Liam Kilroy	13	4	22	1	3	51	[51]	43.0
		6.	264	POL 264	MAG TINY	Melges 20	Krzysztof Krempec	12	5	3	40	22	2	[40]	44.0
		7.	65	ITA 65	STIG	Melges 20	Alessandro Rombelli	25	18	6	2	19	8	[25]	53.0
		8.	333	MON 333	OUT OF REACH	Melges 20	Guido Miani	18	22	2	15	11	11	[22]	57.0
		9.	167	AUS 167	Caffe Espresso	Melges 20	Rodney Jones	3	7	36	5	42	7	[42]	58.0
		10.	313	USA 13131	SAMBA PA TI	Melges 20	John Kilroy	2	11	10	7	30	43	[43]	60.0
		11.	16	SUI 16	Section 16	Melges 20	Richard Davies	16	12	11	11	18	10	[18]	60.0
		12.	275	RUS 275	VICTOR	Melges 20	Alexander Novoselov	34	15	33	10	9	1	[34]	68.0
		13.	50	ITA 50	Fremito D'Arja	Melges 20	Dario Levi	11	13	29	17	6	39	[39]	76.0
		14.	106	ITA 106	ASANTE SANA	Melges 20	Claudio Dutto	10	9	23	12	24	28	[28]	78.0
		15.	47	RUS 47	KOTYARA	Melges 20	Oleg Evdokimenko	15	35	7	24	17	17	[35]	80.0
		16.	149	ITA 149	CAMAY	Melges 20	Lauro Bonora	21	14	24	14	15	18	[24]	82.0
		17.	261	RUS 261	NIKA	Melges 20	Vladimir Prosikin	5	23	14	18	38	23	[38]	83.0
		18.	25	MON 25	PATH	Melges 20	Anatoly Karachinskiy	27	21	13	47	7	15	[47]	83.0
		19.	713	MON 713	SYNERGY GT	Melges 20	Valentin Zavadnikov	19	26	8	20	16	31	[31]	89.0
		20.	296	RUS 296	RUSSIAN BOGATYRS	Melges 20	Igor Rytov	1	30	15	22	27	34	[34]	95.0
		21.	137	RUS 137	Alex team	Melges 20	Alexander Mikhaylik	38	8	28	9	14	37	[38]	96.0
		22.	667	ITA 667	Brontolo HH	Melges 20	Filippo Pacinotti	23	38	18	23	28	5	[38]	97.0
		23.	125	ITA 125	Petite Terrible	Melges 20	Claudia Rossi	14	29	31	32	4	20	[32]	98.0
		24.	255	RUS 2	PIROGOVO	Melges 20	Alexander Ezhkov	22	19	30	29	20	9	[30]	99.0
		25.	196	USA 196	Midnight Sun	Melges 20	Alexis Michas	45	24	20	8	29	21	[45]	102.0
		26.	219	RSA 219	TNT Racing	Melges 20	Tina Plattner/ Tony Norris	26	3	16	35	47	24	[47]	104.0
		27.	4	USA 4	Windhover	Melges 20	Elizabeth Harned	8	42	12	49	21	29	[49]	112.0
		28.	158	ITA 158	TOMAHAWK	Melges 20	Stefano Santucci	35	27	49	13	34	16	[49]	125.0
		29.	265	RUS 265	Russotrans	Melges 20	Yuriy Morozov	32	20	34	30	10	35	[35]	126.0
		30.	180	CZE 180	Aloha	Melges 20	Jan Kuchar	33	39	25	34	23	19	[39]	134.0
		31.	301	MON 301	RAYA	Melges 20	Matteo Marenghi Vaselli	31	32	21	26	39	25	[39]	135.0
		32.	192	ITA 192	MEZZALUNA	Melges 20	marco franchini	20	17	39	37	33	48	[48]	146.0
		33.	294	RUS 294	PIROGOVO EVOLUTION	Melges 20	Leonid Altunov	39	47	42	33	13	22	[47]	149.0
		34.	104	ITA 30	PRINCE	Melges 20	Manfredi Mancinelli Scotti	42	46	26	16	26	41	[46]	151.0
		35.	154	ITA 154	SPIRIT OF NERINA (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Mirko Bargolini	17	45	32	48	25	33	[48]	152.0
		36.	183	ITA 183	FOR SALE	Melges 20	Manlio Carlo Soldani	48	48	27	27	46	6	[48]	154.0
		37.	216	JPN 216	YASHA SAMURAI	Melges 20	Ishida Yukihiro	30	10	48	28	49	40	[49]	156.0
		38.	156	RUS 156	MARUSSIA	Melges 20	Marina Kaverzina	47	36	52	39	8	27	[52]	157.0
		39.	206	ITA 206	Evinrude (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Emanuele Savoini	40	34	35	36	12	46	[46]	157.0
		40.	217	USA 217	SLINGSHOT	Melges 20	Wes Whitmyer Jr	41	25	19	50	45	38	[50]	168.0
		41.	270	ITA 270	MAOLCA	Melges 20	Manfredi Vianini Tolomei	44	33	17	43	32	53	[53]	169.0
		42.	208	POL 208	STARTELEKOM	Melges 20	Waldemar Salata / Pawel Oskroba	37	43	38	19	41	36	[43]	171.0
		43.	28	BRA 28	PORTOBELLO (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Cesar Gomes Neto	28	31	40	38	37	42	[42]	174.0
		44.	107	RUS 107	LEVIATHAN	Melges 20	Maxim Titarenko	49	28	57/DSQ	21	36	47	[57]	181.0
		45.	202	SWE 202	INTERMEZZO (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Johannes Lind-Widestam	57/DSQ	44	37	46	43	14	[57]	184.0
		46.	277	JPN 277	Contious	Melges 20	Norikatsu Aizawa	29	40	43	42	31	50	[50]	185.0
		47.	157	ITA 157	ITA 157 (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Francesco Farneti	46	49	41	52	50	13	[52]	199.0
		48.	135	NED 135	Fantastichina (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Wilma Homann	24	41	45	45	44	45	[45]	199.0
		49.	181	ITA 181	Hanneken (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Francesco Anichini	36	52	47	31	48	49	[52]	211.0
		50.	220	JPN 220	SWIFT MAGIC	Melges 20	Naoki Hirakawa	43	37	44	41	51	52	[52]	216.0
		51.	666	RUS 666	BLACK SHEEP	Melges 20	Ruslan Mukhametzyanov	51	50	50	44	52	30	[52]	225.0
		52.	184	RUS 184	QUANTUM BACIO	Melges 20	Victor Novoselov	52	53	51	53	57/DSQ	26	[57]	235.0
		53.	173	RUS 173	OST LEGAL	Melges 20	Emets Artem	54	54	57/DNC	54	35	54	[57]	251.0
		54.	161	GER 161	MOJITO (Corinthian)	Melges 20	Florian Rixner	50	51	46	51	53	55	[55]	251.0
		55.	44	RUS 44	RED OCTOBER	Melges 20	Pavel Grachev	57/DSQ	57/DSQ	57/DSQ	57/DSQ	57/DSQ	44	[57]	272.0
		56.	112	ITA 112	A sciarrina	Melges 20	Andrea Attanasio	53	55	53	57/RET	54	57/DNF	[57]	272.0

2016 Melges 20 World Championship - Corinthian Teams - Final Cumulative Results

			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
		Melges 20
		1.	154	ITA 154	SPIRIT OF NERINA	Melges 20	Mirko Bargolini	17	45	32	48	25	33	[48]	152.0
		2.	206	ITA 206	Evinrude	Melges 20	Emanuele Savoini	40	34	35	36	12	46	[46]	157.0
		3.	28	BRA 28	PORTOBELLO	Melges 20	Cesar Gomes Neto	28	31	40	38	37	42	[42]	174.0
		4.	202	SWE 202	INTERMEZZO	Melges 20	Johannes Lind-Widestam	57/DSQ	44	37	46	43	14	[57]	184.0
		5.	157	ITA 157	ITA 157	Melges 20	Francesco Farneti	46	49	41	52	50	13	[52]	199.0
		6.	135	NED 135	Fantastichina	Melges 20	Wilma Homann	24	41	45	45	44	45	[45]	199.0
		7.	181	ITA 181	Hanneken	Melges 20	Francesco Anichini	36	52	47	31	48	49	[52]	211.0
		8.	161	GER 161	MOJITO	Melges 20	Florian Rixner	50	51	46	51	53	55	[55]	251.0