2015 CSR Melges 24 US Nationals – Expectations exceeded on day 2

by USMCA on 9 Aug 2015 2015 CSR Marine Melges 24 U.S. National Championship – Just when you thought the racing could not possibly get any more fun and exciting, the championships hosted by the Columbia Gorge Racing Association (CGRA) proved that it can if you are at the Gorge.

Three more races were added to the series including a discard placing Lake Geneva's Brian Porter on Full Throttle in first overall, three points ahead of Jeff Madrigali at the helm of Kevin Welch's Mikey in second. Bruce Ayres on Monsoon is currently in third.

While Porter celebrated at triple-bullet day, Madrigali and team were facing tough issues when one of their crew was taken to the hospital early Saturday morning with an injury potentially in connection with getting hit by the boom during Friday's races. Fortunately, things worked out well for the Mikey team as they successfully laid down an unphased 2-2-2 result, moving them up the scoreboard from fifth to second overall, and they received news that the crew injury was non-life threatening.

Matt MacGregor and his Good Enough team is basking in the Corinthian limelight as they sit atop a field of twenty-five competitors. The final race of the day was the most challenging as they faced an altercation with Herb Cole's Judo Chop at the first gate. They were granted redress, keeping them in the running.

All things change from behind though, Mike Bond on Honey Badger moves up to second from third and, Canada's Fraser McMillan on Swish had a remarkable day to finish third Corinthian/tenth overall.

Post racing teams enjoyed not only more free beer and refreshments, but also a nice dinner at the Marina Park. Tons of giveaways from sponsors were raffled off - t-shirts, hats and gear made the evening complete!

Sunday is the final day of racing at the Gorge. Racing commences at 1100 Pacific time. The award ceremony will follow immediately.

'We are very proud to be a sponsor of the CSR Marine 2015 Melges 24 Nationals. Quantum has had a long and successful relationship with the Melges 24 class and it's a privilege to help support the owners and the class,' said Quantum One Design Director, Allan Terhune. 'Whether we are sponsoring an event or working one-on-one with customers, it's our goal to help everyone have an enjoyable sailing experience. The Quantum One Design team wishes everyone the best of luck at Nationals, and we look forward to supporting teams as they strive to achieve their goals.'

Top ten Corinthian results (Preliminary - After Seven Races, One Discard)
1.) Matt MacGregor, Good Enough; 46 pts
3.) Mike Bond, Honey Badger; 53 pts
5.) Fraser McMillian, Swish; 70 pts
4.) Duncan Stamper, Goes To Eleven; 71 pts
6.) Gord Galbraith, Lekker; 73 pts
2.) John Rahn, Pickled Beets; 75 pts
7.) Kevin Clark, Smokin'; 77 pts
8.) Manfred Schmiedl, Brio; 87 pt
9.) Sallie Lang, Posse; 102 pts
9.) Duane Yoslov, Looper; 115 pts

Series Standing - Seven races scored

Pos	Boat	Skipper	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1	Full Throttle	Brian Porter	1	[3]	1	2	1	1	1	7
2	Mikey	Kevin Welch	[17]	1	2	1	2	2	2	10
3	Monsoon	Bruce Ayres	[6]	2	3	3	5	4	4	21
4	Raptor Deck	Dan Kaseler	2	[6]	6	4	3	5	3	23
5	Wilco	Douglas Wilhelm	4	4	5	5	[9]	3	8	29
6	Judo Chop	Herb Cole	3	[15]	4	6	6	12	6	37
7	Good Enough	Matt McGregor	9	5	7	8	[11]	6	6/RDG	41
8	Zingara	Richard Reid	5	10	8	[40/DNS]	4	8	7	42
9	Honey Badger	Mike Bond	12	7	[15]	11	7	11	5	53
10	Swish	Fraser McMillan	13	12	10	[16]	15	7	13	70
11	Goes to Eleven	Duncan Stamper	7	14	11	13	[16]	14	12	71
12	Lekker	Gord Galbraith	14	9	12	[20]	12	10	16	73
13	The 300	Steven Boho	[18]	17	18	7	14	9	9	74
14	Pickled Beets	John Rahn	8	13	9	14	[23]	16	15	75
15	Smokin'	Kevin Clark	10	19	14	15	8	[40/DSQ]	11	77
16	12happythoughts	Dave Brede	16	8	[30]	18	10	17	10	79
17	Brio	Manfred Schmiedl	[27]	11	17	10	22	13	14	87
18	Posse	Sallie Lang	26	[31]	13	12	13	15	23	102
19	Looper	Duane Yoslov	[24]	24	19	9	18	24	21	115
20	Eclipse	Marc Noel	15	[25]	16	21	24	18	22	116
21	M1	Ian Collignon	21	23	[25]	17	17	22	19	119
22	Nikita	Paul Krak Arntson	[30]	18	24	22	20	20	18	122
23	Trophy Wife	Glenn Klute	19	21	20	25	19	[28]	24	128
24	Rippin	Frank Davenport	[40/OCS]	22	26	24	25	21	17	135
25	Rogue	Alex Krawarik	23	16	[35]	19	29	23	29	139
26	Mako	Stephen McMillan	22	20	23	23	27	27	[28]	142
27	Bones	Robert Harf	29	29	[32]	26	21	19	20	144
28	Firewater	George Haynie	11	27	29	28	[33]	25	30	150
29	Wiggle Room	Bruce Vandeventer	25	[33]	28	27	26	26	27	159
30	Sheva	Dunnery Best	20	28	33	[34]	32	29	31	173T
31	Tejano	Phillip Davis	31	26	21	32	[40/RET]	31	32	173T
32	Distraction	Tom Greetham	28	34	27	29	[35]	32	25	175
33	Banshee III	Ed deTar	33	30	22	[40/DNF]	28	33	40/OCS	186
34	SCRUFFY!	Brian Tyrrell	[40/RET]	32	31	31	30	30	34	188
35	Zoo	Chris Kalinski	32	[35]	34	30	34	34	33	197
36	Don't Pass the Buck	David Buck	[40/DNF]	40/DNC	40/DNF	33	31	35	26	205
37	WHITE HEAT	Harry *Melges 4	[40/DNC]	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	240T
37	Kleine Rainbow	Bent Dietrich	[40/DNC]	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNS	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	240T
37	The Last Centurion	Last *Centurion	[40/DNC]	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	40/DNC	240T