Melges 20 Audi-Tron Sailing Series

Melges 20 Audi-Tron Sailing Series - Three times a king

by Joy Dunigan on 20 Jul 2015

Levi — Three Times A King - 2015 Melges 20 Audi-Tron Sailing Series Mauro Melandri / BPSE

Congratulations are in full order for now - three-time 2015 Audi-Tron Sailing Series winner Dario Levi on Fremito D'Arja along with tactician Niccolo Bianchi and crew members Stefano Lagi and Francesca Masotto. From the very start of this weekend's event in Porto Ercole, Levi and team laid down the law and stuck to the plan since Day One.

Agusta Corrado's Customly steadily improved his game to finish second overall, followed by first-time podium finisher Marco Franchini aboard Mezzaluna in third. Guido Miani's Out of Reach and Russia's Alexandr Ezhkov on Pirogovo Sailing completed the top five finishers for fourth and fifth.

Only one last race remained for Sunday and to no one's surprise, the very strong Russian team of Valentin Zavadnikov/Matteo Tenti on Synergy GT took final bullet honors. Corrado's persistence to chase Levi down in the overalls produced a second place finish in Race Six. Lauro Bonora's Camay captured a nice third place position.

The fourth act of the 2015 Audi-Tron Sailing Series is hosted by Circolo Nautico e della Vela Argentario, and organized by B.Plan Sport and Events (BPSE) in cooperation with Melges Europe.

The next stop for the European fleet is the European Championship taking place in Trapani on September 3-5.

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

1.) Dario Levi, Fremito D'Arja; 1-1-6-15-5-[22] = 28
2.) Agusta Corrado, Customly; [27]-22-1-4-2-2 = 31
3.) Marco Franchini, Mezzaluna; [20]-3-9-8-9-5 = 34
4.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach; 17-5-[25]-2-6-9 = 39
5.) Alexander Ezhkov, Pirogovo Sailing; 6-13-4-11-7-[15] = 41
6.) Wes Whitmyer Jr, Slingshot; 7-2-3-24-11-[26] = 47
7.) Mirko de Falco, Peccere; 2-16-14-[23]-8-7 = 47
8.) Manfredi Vianini Tolomei, Maolca; 5-8-16-6-[DNF]-16 = 51
9.) Hiroshi Kurakowa, Spray; [25]-9-19-3-15-6 = 52
10.) Richard Davies, Section 16; 15-10-8-19-1-[DNF] = 53

Complete Results

*SAIL #*	*BOAT NAME*	*RACE 1*	*RACE 2*	*RACE 3*	*RACE 4*	*RACE 5*	*RACE 6*	*TOTALE*
1 ITA 050	FREMITO D'ARJA	1	1	6	15	5	22	28
2 MON 081	CUSTOMLY	27	22	1	4	2	2	31
3 ITA 192	MEZZALUNA	20	3	9	8	9	5	34
4 MON 1	OUT OF REACH	17	5	25	2	6	9	39
5 RUS 2 (255)	PIROGOVO SAILING	6	13	4	11	7	15	41
6 USA 217	SLINGSHOT	7	2	3	24	11	26	47
7 ITA 112	PECCERE'	2	16	14	23	8	7	47
8 ITA 167	MAOLCA	5	8	16	6	DNF	16	51
9 JPN 126 (Bow 277)	SPRAY	25	9	19	3	15	6	52
10 USA 276	SECTION 16	15	10	8	19	1	DNF	53
11 ITA 149	CAMAY	19	24	2	17	14	3	55
12 ITA 42	BOMBARDA	16	6	7	22	DNF	4	55
13 RUS 036	ANNA	11	26	15	16	4	11	57
14 RUS 047	KOTYARA	8	25	17	5	10	20	60
15 ITA 158	TOMAHAWK	14	12	11	25	12	14	63
16 ITA 124	AUDI G TRON	22	14	10	21	3	27	70
17 MON 713	SYNERGY GT	23	27	5	18	DNF	1	74
18 RUS 137	ALEX TEAM	10	23	12	10	DNF	19	74
19 RUS 265	RUSSOTRANS	3	29	13	1	DNF	29	75
20 CZE 180	ALOHA	26	18	20	26	13	8	85
21 ITA 106	ASANTE SANA	13	20	18	14	DNF	21	86
22 GER 135	FANTASTICHINA	28	7	24	12	16	DNF	87
23 RUS 205	FISCHE	30	21	23	7	DNF	10	91
24 RUS 275	VICTOR	29	19	22	9	DNF	12	91
25 RSA 219	TNT RACING	9	11	27	30	17	DNF	94
26 RUS 199	MELGES RUSSIA	18	4*	32	13	DNF	28	105
27 SWE 202	INTERMEZZO	4	28	28	33	DNF	23	116
28 ITA 216	TORPYONE	12	17	33	31	DNF	25	118
29 MON 108	LUCIFER	32	15	21	20	DNF	DNF	123
30 RUS 156	QUANTUM	21	32	29	27	DNF	18	127
31 RUS 173	OST LEGAL	34	30	26	28	DNF	17	135
32 RUS 185	PHANTOME	33	34	30	32	DNF	13	142
33 ITA 145	SONICA SAIL	31	33	31	29	DNF	24	148
34 RUS 25	VERSYA	24	31	DNC	DNC	DNF	DNF	160
34 RUS 25	VERSYA	* 30% Penalty + 10			DNC	DNF	DNF	160