2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series in Torbole, Italy

2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series in Torbole, Italy - Overall

by IM24CA 9 Aug 2020 18:11 PDT 7-9 August 2020

Sparkling final for the Melges 24 European Sailing Series regatta in Torbole, where a fleet of sixteen boats from seven nations has completed a series of eight races to crown the winner of the first event of the 2020 season.

Altea ITA722 of Andrea Racchelli - 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Event #1 in Torbole, Italy - photo © Zerogradinord / IM24CA

At the eve of the final day, Altea ITA722 by Andrea Racchelli and Taki 4 ITA778 by Marco Zammarchi were tied in points at the top of the standings and the expectations for the last day of racing were high: the Race Committee was forced to leave the fleet ashore for approximately two hours with respect to the scheduled starting time, waiting for the breeze to stabilize and eventually calling the boats on the race course for the last two races of the weekend.

Marco Zammarchi's Taki 4 ITA778 with Niccolo Bertola at the helm - 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Event #1 in Torbole, Italy - photo © Zerogradinord / IM24CA

After a tight duel at only a few lengths of distance, Altea gained the bullet in Race 7, immediately followed by Taki 4 and White Room GER677 by Michael Tarabochia: in this way, Andrea Racchelli and his crew gained one-point margin over Taki 4 and started their final run towards the victory of the event.

In the eighth and final race, Altea definitely put the seal on her success: with Melgina ITA693 by Paolo Brescia gaining the last victory of the series and Altea finishing on second place, the crew by Andrea Racchelli was crowned winner of the first event of the 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series.

Paolo Brescia's Melgina ITA693 - 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Event #1 in Torbole, Italy - photo © Zerogradinord / IM24CA

Silver medal, just three points behind, for Taki 4 by Marco Zammarchi with Niccolo Bertola at the helm, also the winner of the Corinthian division, and bronze medal for the reigning Italian champions onboard Melgina by Paolo Brescia.

Corinthian Top 3 of the 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Event #1 in Torbole, Italy - photo © Zerogradinord / IM24CA

The Corinthian ranking, led by the already mentioned Taki 4, sees Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR694 in second place and Akos Csolto's Seven_Five_Nine HUN759 in third.

After the inaugural event on Garda Lake, the Melges 24 fleet will gather again on Attersee (Austria) at the end of the month of August.

Overall Top 3 of the 2020 Melges 24 European Sailing Series Event #1 in Torbole, Italy - photo © Zerogradinord / IM24CA

Overall Results:

Pos	Sail No	Team	Pts	R1	R2	R3	R4
				R5	R6	R7	R8
1	ITA 722	Andrea Racchelli, Gaudenzio Bonini, Federico Zam, Michele Gregoratto, Matteo Ram, CVCI Altea	18,0	(9)	2	3	2
				1	7	1	2
2	ITA 778	Marco Zammarchi, CORINTHIAN, Giacomo Fossati, Giovanni Bann, Bertola Niccolo', Pietro Seghe, YCI Taki 4	21,0	2	1	6	4
				2	(8)	2	4
3	ITA 693	Brescia Paolo, Ariberto Strobino, Stefano Orl, Jas Farnetti, Simon Sivitz, Yacht Club Italiano Melgina	28,0	(11)	3	8	1
				4	4	7	1
4	ITA 689	Michele Paoletti, Giulia Pignolo, Pietro Perelli, Diego Paoletti, Giovanna Micol, Svbg Strambapapà	28,0	3	6	1	(7)
				3	6	4	5
5	GBR 694	Miles Quinton, CORINTHIAN, Geoff Carveth, Oliver Wells, Adam Brushett, Suzy Russell, RORC GILL RACE TEAM	34,0	7	4	5	(8)
				6	1	5	6
6	HUN 759	Ákos Csoltó, CORINTHIAN, Balázs Tomai, Botond Weöres, Mihály Kása, BYC Seven_Five_Nine	38,0	5	5	2	5
				8	(9)	6	7
7	GER 677	Tarabochia Luis, CORINTHIAN, Sebastian Bühler, Marvin Frisc, Marco Tarabochia, Michael Tara, YCL white room	44,0	4	8	9	(10)
				7	5	3	8
8	SLO 726	Jure Jerkovic, CORINTHIAN, Emil Jerkovic, Blaz Kmetec, Tina Mrak, Dejan Presen, SD Gibanca Atena	47,0	8	10	4	3
				(ufd)	3	9	10
9	EST 790	Tonu Toniste, CORINTHIAN, Toomas Toniste, Maiki Saaring, Tammo Otsasoo, Henri Tauts, Kalevi Jahtklubi Lenny	49,0	1	7	7	9
				10	(14)	12	3
10	SUI 821	Hotz Jörg, CORINTHIAN, Felix Sarnthein, Michael Loose, Myrlin Tappolet, Rafael Bommer, Zürcher Yacht Club Andele	59,0	6	9	(14)	6
				9	12	8	9
11	GER 504	Gastl Sebastian, CORINTHIAN, Johannes Kaske, Raoul Heraeus, Julian Autenried, Bayerischer Yacht-Club Disco Volante	77,0	15	13	10	(16)
				5	11	10	13
12	ITA 636	Roberto Doria, CORINTHIAN, Davide Rapotez, Simone Viduli, Massimiliano Palmisano, Massim, Soc. Triestina Sport del Mare Marrakech Express	81,0	12	12	13	15
				(ufd)	2	13	14
13	GER 327	Thiermann Martin, CORINTHIAN, Maximilan Thierman, Johannes T, Nathalie Wojzok, Lorenz Suchy, YCN Ballyhoo Reloaded	81,0	10	11	11	11
				13	(dns)	14	11
14	ITA 528	Fabio Rochelli, CORINTHIAN, Daniela Semec, Pietro Fantoni, Lambertenghi P Antonia Contin, SvBarcola Grignano Zero24	87,0	(16)	16	12	14
				12	10	11	12
15	ITA 433	Alfredo Liverani, CORINTHIAN, Riccardo Schiavi, Cristina Fab, Roberto De Palo, Umberto Geros, Circolo Velico Ravennate Wayset	96,0	14	15	(16)	12
				11	13	15	16
16	GER 647	Jannes Wiedemann, CORINTHIAN, Hanna Busch, Jan Herrmann, Tom Tschilov, Victor Pruchniew, Wse.V Ace	99,0	13	14	15	13
				14	15	(16)	15