Melges 24 Worlds - Day 3 - A new day, the same leader - Irish Embarr

by Melges 24 on 2 Dec 2016 December has started with another sparkling day of sailing for the Melges 24 fleet, competing in Miami for the 2016 Melges 24 World Championship. A day of lighter breeze same way allowed to add three more races to the series and brought about major changes to the overall ranking.

Undisputed leader of the overall ranking is Embarr IRL829 (two – one - two): the entry by Conor Clarke has been very constant all through the races of these days. The good tactical calls, together with the amazing speed that the crew manages to reach in the downwind legs, is helping the Irish to maintain firmly the top of the ranking, leaving behind of 25 points its first follower, Maidollis 3 ITA822 (Thirteen – Three - Ten), that after the good performances of the last two days, couldn't keep the same path also in the races of today.

The major changes in the ranking, though, happened starting from the following places of the ranking: Air Force 1/West Marine Rigging USA820 (Twelve – Ten - One) by Bora Gulari climbed to the third position, also thanks to the bullet of race number nine, while New England Ropes USA658 (Eighteen – Eight - Fifteen), third after the races of yesterday, was pushed down in sixth position. The fourth place belongs now to Argo USA853 (Five – Five - Thirteen), that yesterday wasn't even inside the top five, while fifth position is occupied by Monsoon USA851 (Ten – Four - Five). Full Throttle USA849 (Seven – Six - Twenty) fifth after the races of yesterday, slipped in seventh position after the three latest regattas of the series.

In the Corinthian division, the boats of the top three remained the same, but their order changed completely: Decorum USA805 (Sixteen – Twenty-two - Twelve/Four – Four - Two) of Megan Ratliff abandoned the top of the ranking in favor of the Italian crew Taki 4 ITA778 (Three – Sixteen - Six/Two – Two - One) of Marco Zammarchi that, after having been daily best in Corinthian also yesterday, eventually reached the leadership of the division, sailing consistently even if the light breeze conditions are not the favorite of this crew:

'We are happy for the outcome of the last two days of racing here in Miami. Sailing for the Europeans in Hyeres had been great fun, but here it is totally another story. The fleet is competitive, numerous and fast and for us the attention to be paid is double, because we have to focus both on the overall ranking and on the Corinthian division' declared Niccolò Bertola, helmsman of Taki 4.

'Our closest opponent, in this moment, is Tonu Toniste's Lenny EST790 (One – Fourteen – Twenty-one/One – One - Four), that is chasing for us with just three points of margin: we will keep being focused on the races, we know the Estonian crew has the potential to win again a Melges 24 World Championship in our division, so the success of today cannot distract us from our final purpose'.

The PRO, Anderson Reggio, couldn't be but happy for the development of this Championship: 'We've had three great days of sailing here in Miami: the first two days reflected the reasons why sailors love to come to Miami, that are the strong wind and great waves. Today conditions were trickier and definitely lighter, but I feel I could still say that the fleet had good fun. The crews are fighting hard in each moment of the regattas, as it is also evident from the starts, when it often happens to have OCS boats, but I think it's also good in this way, we're in a World Championship, it is legit they are pushing hard!'. About the composition of the fleet, Anderson added: 'I think this is one of the most exciting fleets to watch: it doesn't often happen to see boats so spread across the race course, almost occupying all the space we have at our disposal. I can't wait to see the development of the last two days of regatta'.

For tomorrow, Race Day Four, an amendment to the sailing instructions has been published: no preparatory signal will be given before 1.00 pm and the intention of the Race Committee is to run just one race. Two races will be left for Saturday, closing day of this 2016 Melges 24 World Championship. Even if the path towards the victory seems in some way already drafted, the three remaining races could bring about unexpected changes in the ranking, especially in the Corinthian division, where the hypothetical composition of the podium is in continuous evolution.

Overall ranking - Top 5 (74 Boats)

1. Embarr, Melges 24, Conor Clarke , Dublin, IRL, 2 -1 -1 -3 -4 -[5] -2 -1 -2 ; 16
2. Maidollis 3, Melges 24, Gian Luca Perego , ARcore, ITA, 3 -5 -3 -9 -6 -2 -[13] -3 -10 ; 41
3. Air Force 1, Melges 24, Bora Gulari , Detroit, MI, USA, 1 -2 -2 -16 -5 -[26] -12 -10 -1 ; 49
4. ARGO, Melges 24, Jason Carroll , New York, NY, USA, 5 -3 -4 -13 -7 -[16] -5 -5 -13 ; 55
5. Monsoon, Melges 24, Bruce Ayres , Newport Beach, CA, USA, 10 -4 -13 -7 -3 -[20] -10 -4 -5 ; 56

Corinthian division - Top 5 (37 Boats)

1. Taki 4 (C), Melges 24, Marco Zammarchi , Genova, GE, ITA, [4] -3 -4 -2 -2 -1 -2 -2 -1 ; 17
2. Lenny (C), Melges 24, Tonu Toniste , Tallinn, Harjumaa, EST, 2 -4 -2 -[6] -1 -5 -1 -1 -4 ; 20
3. Decorum (C), Melges 24, Megan Ratliff , Chicago, IL, USA, 1 -1 -[22] -1 -6 -2 -4 -4 -2 ; 21
4. ACCRU (C), Melges 24, G. Nixon / K. Nixon , Randwick, NSW, AUS, 3 -5 -3 -[12] -4 -3 -3 -10 -9 ; 40
5. Team Kesbeke/SIKA/Gill (C), Melges 24, Ronald Veraar , Midwoud, Noord Holland, NED, 6 -2 -1 -[38] -3 -18 -10 -8 -3 ; 51

2016 Melges 24 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 Race 7 Race 8 Race 9 T O Total World Championship Racing One Design Division Melges 24 1. 829   IRL 829 Embarr Melges 24 Conor Clarke 2 1 1 3/RDG 4 5 2 1 2 [5] 16.0 2. 822   ITA 822 Maidollis 3 Melges 24 Gian Luca Perego 3 5 3 9 6 2 13 3 10 [13] 41.0 3. 820   USA 820 Air Force 1 Melges 24 Bora Gulari 1 2 2 16 5 26 12 10 1 [26] 49.0 4. 853   USA 853 ARGO Melges 24 Jason Carroll 5 3 4 13 7 16 5 5 13 [16] 55.0 5. 851   USA 851 Monsoon Melges 24 Bruce Ayres 10 4 13 7 3 20 10 4 5 [20] 56.0 6. 658   USA 658 New England Ropes Melges 24 Tim Healy 7 6 14 4 2 4 18 8 15 [18] 60.0 7. 849   USA 849 Full Throttle Melges 24 Brian Porter 9 15 18 6 1 1 7 6 20 [20] 63.0 8. 848   USA 848 Lucky Dog / Gill Race Team Melges 24 Travis Weisleder 6 9 5 10 10 3 14 7 18 [18] 64.0 9. 547   USA 547 Blind Squirrel Melges 24 John Brown 4 22 7 5 12 10 4 13 16 [22] 71.0 10. 515   USA 515 Jigs in Space Melges 24 Peter Duncan 8 7 11 12 8 25 9 9 7 [25] 71.0 11. 841   ITA 841 Bombarda Melges 24 Andrea Pozzi 11 19 8 3 14 13 8 12 32 [32] 88.0 12. 684   SUI 684 EFG Melges 24 Chris Rast 15 21 10 14 11 7 37 2 11 [37] 91.0 13. 778   ITA 778 Taki 4 (Corinthian) Melges 24 Marco Zammarchi 18 16 21 18 16 6 3 16 6 [21] 99.0 14. 747   USA 747 SlingSHOT Melges 24 Wes Whitmyer Jr 23 11 6 2 19 19 30 21 4 [30] 105.0 15. 735   ITA 735 Altea Melges 24 Andrea Racchelli 12 10 19 33 13 12 22 18 3 [33] 109.0 16. 732   NOR 732 Team RRH Melges 24 Peder Jahre 36 13 17 11 23 8 6 11 25 [36] 114.0 17. 805   USA 805 Decorum (Corinthian) Melges 24 Megan Ratliff 14 8 53 8 27 11 16 22 12 [53] 118.0 18. 790   EST 790 Lenny (Corinthian) Melges 24 Tõnu Tõniste 16 17 16 26 15 22 1 14 21 [26] 122.0 19. 838   USA 838 Mikey Melges 24 Kevin Welch 13 20 9 1 21 75/DNF 26 15 22 [75] 127.0 20. 850   GBR 850 Black Seal Melges 24 Richard Thompson 20 18 22 35 9 9 46 19 8 [46] 140.0 21. 750   AUS 750 Roger That Melges 24 John Bacon 19 24 15 17 18 17 11 20 34 [34] 141.0 22. 629   CAN 629 Zingara Melges 24 Richard Reid 27 12 24 25 17 14 28 25 26 [28] 170.0 23. 505   USA 505 USA 505 Melges 24 David King 26 26 23 19 23.5/RDG 23.5/RDG 23 32 9 [32] 173.0 24. 812   AUS 812 ACCRU (Corinthian) Melges 24 G. Nixon / K. Nixon 17 23 20 37 22 15 15 31 33 [37] 176.0 25. 827   NED 827 Team Kesbeke/SIKA/Gill (Corinthian) Melges 24 Ronald Veraar 24 14 12 75/DNF 20 43 31 29 14 [75] 187.0 26. 811   CAN 811 NA Melges 24 John Sherlock 21 28 28 27 24 75/OCS 20 34 19 [75] 201.0 27. 825   USA 825 Blue Moon Melges 24 Michael Goldfarb 33 29 26 20 34 30 24 28 17 [34] 207.0 28. 624   GER 624 Kleine Rainbow Melges 24 Bent Dietrich 30 34 27 22 29 21 38 38 23 [38] 224.0 29. 587   USA 587 OBSESSION (Corinthian) Melges 24 Gary Schwarting 25 33 35 30 32 33 36 17 39 [39] 241.0 30. 526   USA 526 3 1/2 men (Corinthian) Melges 24 Stephen Suddath 39 39 25 39 30 24 29 26 30 [39] 242.0 31. 775   USA 775 Jaws (Corinthian) Melges 24 Roger Counihan 34 40 29 28 36 18 50 42 31 [50] 258.0 32. 798   USA 798 Wardance (Corinthian) Melges 24 Peter Bergendahl 31 47 33 21 31 23 40 39 63 [63] 265.0 33. 569   GER 569 IMMAC Sputnik (Corinthian) Melges 24 GAS e.V. 28 30 36 31 26 40 43 33 47 [47] 267.0 34. 708   USA 708 Tramp (Corinthian) Melges 24 Tom Ritter 22 37 45 23 35 35 33 46 42 [46] 272.0 35. 695   USA 695 Vollebak Melges 24 Ian Schillebeeckx 35 25 43 34 39 32 51 36 29 [51] 273.0 36. 801   USA 801 Shaka (Corinthian) Melges 24 KC Shannon 42 42 30 44 37 37 17 50 28 [50] 277.0 37. 789   NED 789 Gelikt (Corinthian) Melges 24 Carlo Vroon 29 32 39 40 35/RDG 35/RDG 42 37 36 [42] 283.0 38. 800   NOR 800 Party Girl (Corinthian) Melges 24 Jens Wathne 43 38 32 45 28 31 44 30 49 [49] 291.0 39. 11   CAN 11 Goes To Eleven (Corinthian) Melges 24 Duncan Stamper 41 35 34 32 33 48 47 62 52 [62] 322.0 40. 364   CAN 364 Byrr (Corinthian) Melges 24 Peter Hansen 47 49 51 42 47 28 48 24 38 [51] 323.0 41. 839   USA 839 The 300 Melges 24 Steve Boho 52 31 37 43 38 56 19 49 66 [66] 325.0 42. 833   CHI 833 Gallyas Marine Melges 24 Pablo Gallyas 32 36 42 52 56 54 65 23 45 [65] 340.0 43. 855   USA 855 Looper (Corinthian) Melges 24 Duane Yoslov 59 50 55 41 43 27 25 52 54 [59] 347.0 44. 625   USA 625 Zig Zag Melges 24 Marty Jensen 75/RET 75/RET 75/RET 29 25 29 57 35 24 [75] 349.0 45. 691   GBR 691 Team Barbarians (Corinthian) Melges 24 Stuart Simpson 53 49/SCP 31 24 45 36 70 61 50 [70] 349.0 46. 24   USA 24 Smokin' (Corinthian) Melges 24 Kevin Clark 45 41 46 38 41 59 55 58 27 [59] 351.0 47. 738   USA 738 Dark Energy (Corinthian) Melges 24 Laura Grondin 49 44 75/DNS 48 44 38 41 41 58 [75] 363.0 48. 723   CAN 723 723 Melges 24 Uri Saks 40 45 44 46 52 55 49 54 43 [55] 373.0 49. 140   USA 140 Posse (Corinthian) Melges 24 Sallie Lang / Jan Crosbie-Taylor 54 52 41 36 50 52 54 60 40 [60] 379.0 50. 605   SXM 605 Team Island Water World Melges 24 Frits Bqus 50 62 38 75/DNF 57 44 35 53 41 [75] 380.0 51. 420   USA 420 Kryptonite (Corinthian) Melges 24 Glen Tonguis 57 48 61 59 46 46 27 51 64 [64] 395.0 52. 346   USA 346 Voodoo (Corinthian) Melges 24 Greg Semack 65 53 58 51 49 45 21 69 57 [69] 399.0 53. 262   CAN 262 Surprise (Corinthian) Melges 24 Dan Berezin 64 57 62 60 48 34 45 44 51 [64] 401.0 54. 441   USA 441 Mangu' (Corinthian) Melges 24 Owen Carolan 60 59 40 50 42 58 75/DNS 40 56 [75] 405.0 55. 785   CHI 785 Conejo Racing Melges 24 Fernando Concha 51 61 52 53 53 47 34 56 75/SCP [75] 407.0 56. 31   CAN 31 Rush Melges 24 Mike Gozzard 56 54 49 56 55 41 53 43 59 [59] 407.0 57. 99   CAN 99 Spitfire (Corinthian) Melges 24 John Marentette 58 55 57 47 40 51 60 45 65 [65] 413.0 58. 737   USA 737 Last Call (Corinthian) Melges 24 Lee Eikel 37 43 59 49 75/RET 50 61 67 48 [75] 414.0 59. 499   GER 499 Etesian (Corinthian) Melges 24 Tim Köppe 48 58 56 75/DNF 75/RET 75/RET 64 27 35 [75] 438.0 60. 256   GRE 256 Silver Surfer (Corinthian) Melges 24 Xenofon Gerogiannis 55 51 54 58 75/RET 75/RET 62 48 37 [75] 440.0 61. 332   USA 332 Scruffy! Melges 24 Brian Tyrrell 38 60 48 54 63 42 69 68 69 [69] 442.0 62. 119   USA 119 Carmelita (Corinthian) Melges 24 J A Booker 46 65 68 65 61 49 39 64 62 [68] 451.0 63. 379   USA 379 Nikita (Corinthian) Melges 24 Krak and Kimberly Arntson / Brian Maher 63 56 47 61 59 75/DNF 56 65 53 [75] 460.0 64. 34   USA 34 Bad Idea Melges 24 Scot Zimmerman 44 64 63 55 62 60 52 71 61 [71] 461.0 65. 77   USA 77 Bones (Corinthian) Melges 24 Robert Harf 61 63 60 75/RET 75/RET 75/RET 32 57 44 [75] 467.0 66. 419   USA 419 Apex Melges 24 Kent Picknell 75/DNF 75/DNS 75/DNS 64 54 39 59 47 60 [75] 473.0 67. 91   CAN 91 Totally Irresponsible (Corinthian) Melges 24 Adam Affleck 62 66 66 62 58 62 67 55 46 [67] 477.0 68. 106   USA 106 Evil Duer (Corinthian) Melges 24 Nate Duer 75/DNF 69 65 66 51 53 58 66 70 [75] 498.0 69. 491   USA 491 Opportunity Knocks (Corinthian) Melges 24 Mud Ratz 66 67 50 75/RET 75/DNS 75/RET 68 59 55 [75] 515.0 70. 610   USA 610 Hermes Melges 24 Tony Stanley 75/OCS 46 67 57 75/RET 75/DNF 66 70 68 [75] 524.0 71. 414   USA 414 Zoo (Corinthian) Melges 24 Christoph Kalinski 68 68 64 75/RET 75/RET 57 63 63 67 [75] 525.0 72. 622   CHI 622 Team Obsession Chile (Corinthian) Melges 24 Jose Rubio 67 70 69 63 60 61 71 72 71 [72] 532.0 73. 352   USA 352 Banshee III Melges 24 Edward deTar 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC [75] 600.0 74. 113   USA 113 Liberty Melges 24 C. David Phelps 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC 75/DNC [75] 600.0   Melges 24 - Corinthian 1. 778   ITA 778 Taki 4 (C) Melges 24 Marco Zammarchi 4 3 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 [4] 17.0 2. 790   EST 790 Lenny (C) Melges 24 Tõnu Tõniste 2 4 2 6 1 5 1 1 4 [6] 20.0 3. 805   USA 805 Decorum (C) Melges 24 Megan Ratliff 1 1 22 1 6 2 4 4 2 [22] 21.0 4. 812   AUS 812 ACCRU (C) Melges 24 G. Nixon / K. Nixon 3 5 3 12 4 3 3 10 9 [12] 40.0 5. 827   NED 827 Team Kesbeke/SIKA/Gill (C) Melges 24 Ronald Veraar 6 2 1 38/DNF 3 18 10 8 3 [38] 51.0 6. 526   USA 526 3 1/2 men (C) Melges 24 Stephen Suddath 13 12 5 14 8 7 9 6 7 [14] 67.0 7. 587   USA 587 OBSESSION (C) Melges 24 Gary Schwarting 7 8 12 8 10 11 13 3 14 [14] 72.0 8. 775   USA 775 Jaws (C) Melges 24 Roger Counihan 11 13 6 7 13 4 23 16 8 [23] 78.0 9. 798   USA 798 Wardance (C) Melges 24 Peter Bergendahl 10 18 10 3 9 6 15 13 32 [32] 84.0 10. 569   GER 569 IMMAC Sputnik (C) Melges 24 GAS e.V. 8 6 13 9 5 17 18 11 19 [19] 87.0 11. 708   USA 708 Tramp (C) Melges 24 Tom Ritter 5 10 17 4 12 13 12 19 16 [19] 89.0 12. 789   NED 789 Gelikt (C) Melges 24 Carlo Vroon 9 7 14 15 11.3/RDG 11.3/RDG 17 12 11 [17] 90.6 13. 801   USA 801 Shaka (C) Melges 24 KC Shannon 15 15 7 18 14 15 5 21 6 [21] 95.0 14. 800   NOR 800 Party Girl (C) Melges 24 Jens Wathne 16 11 9 19 7 10 19 9 21 [21] 100.0 15. 11   CAN 11 Goes To Eleven (C) Melges 24 Duncan Stamper 14 9 11 10 11 21 21 30 24 [30] 121.0 16. 364   CAN 364 Byrr (C) Melges 24 Peter Hansen 19 20 21 17 22 9 22 5 13 [22] 126.0 17. 24   USA 24 Smokin' (C) Melges 24 Kevin Clark 17 14 18 13 16 29 25 26 5 [29] 134.0 18. 855   USA 855 Looper (C) Melges 24 Duane Yoslov 27 22 24 16 18 8 7 23 26 [27] 144.0 19. 691   GBR 691 Team Barbarians (C) Melges 24 Stuart Simpson 22 28/SCP 8 5 20 14 35 29 22 [35] 148.0 20. 738   USA 738 Dark Energy (C) Melges 24 Laura Grondin 21 17 38/DNS 21 19 16 16 15 30 [38] 155.0 21. 140   USA 140 Posse (C) Melges 24 Sallie Lang / Jan Crosbie-Taylor 23 24 16 11 25 25 24 28 15 [28] 163.0 22. 420   USA 420 Kryptonite (C) Melges 24 Glen Tonguis 25 19 30 26 21 20 8 22 33 [33] 171.0 23. 262   CAN 262 Surprise (C) Melges 24 Dan Berezin 32 28 31 27 23 12 20 17 23 [32] 181.0 24. 441   USA 441 Mangu' (C) Melges 24 Owen Carolan 28 30 15 23 17 28 38/DNS 14 28 [38] 183.0 25. 99   CAN 99 Spitfire (C) Melges 24 John Marentette 26 26 26 20 15 24 28 18 34 [34] 183.0 26. 737   USA 737 Last Call (C) Melges 24 Lee Eikel 12 16 28 22 38/RET 23 29 35 20 [38] 185.0 27. 346   USA 346 Voodoo (C) Melges 24 Greg Semack 33 25 27 24 24 19 6 36 29 [36] 187.0 28. 256   GRE 256 Silver Surfer (C) Melges 24 Xenofon Gerogiannis 24 23 23 25 38/RET 38/RET 30 20 12 [38] 195.0 29. 499   GER 499 Etesian (C) Melges 24 Tim Köppe 20 29 25 38/DNF 38/RET 38/DNF 32 7 10 [38] 199.0 30. 119   USA 119 Carmelita (C) Melges 24 J A Booker 18 32 35 31 30 22 14 32 31 [35] 210.0 31. 379   USA 379 Nikita (C) Melges 24 Krak and Kimberly Arntson / Brian Maher 31 27 19 28 28 38/DNF 26 33 25 [38] 217.0 32. 77   USA 77 Bones (C) Melges 24 Robert Harf 29 31 29 38/RET 38/RET 38/RET 11 25 17 [38] 218.0 33. 91   CAN 91 Totally Irresponsible (C) Melges 24 Adam Affleck 30 33 34 29 27 31 33 24 18 [34] 225.0 34. 106   USA 106 Evil Duer (C) Melges 24 Nate Duer 38/DNF 36 33 32 26 26 27 34 36 [38] 250.0 35. 491   USA 491 Opportunity Knocks (C) Melges 24 Mud Ratz 34 34 20 38/RET 38/DNS 38/RET 34 27 27 [38] 252.0 36. 414   USA 414 Zoo (C) Melges 24 Christoph Kalinski 36 35 32 38/RET 38/RET 27 31 31 35 [38] 265.0 37. 622   CHI 622 Team Obsession Chile (C) Melges 24 Jose Rubio 35 37 36 30 29 30 36 37 37 [37] 270.0