Kuznetsov's 'Tavatuy' takes two bullets on Day 1 at Melges 32 Worlds

by Melges 32 on 24 Aug 2017 The first day of the 2017 Melges 32 Boero World Championship in Cala Galera, Italy hosted by Circolo Nautico e della Vela Argentario has concluded with two races, leaving the fleet to bask in Russian colors.

Pavel Kuznetsov's Tavatuy with Evgeny Neugodnikov as tactician won both races today. He and his team earned a perfect score in the 10-12 knots of breeze out of the Northwest, which unmistakably reveals their intention, not to mention their potential. Although the event is quite young, they have confirmed that they are the team to beat.

It was also a very positive day for the current 2017 Melges 32 World League leader, Giangicomo Serena di Lapigio's G.Spot representing Monaco. He submitted a two - three scoreline to now sit in second overall.

Andrea Lacorte's Vitamina Amerikana with Gabriele Benussi as tactician is seated third, and is the first of three Italian teams that round out the top five. Edoardo Pavesio's FRA Martina, and Andrea Ferrari's Spirit of Nerina finished respectively in fourth and fifth.

The Corinthian division, as expected is incredibly close with only one point separating leader Martin Reintjes on Caipirinha, followed by Francesco Graziani on Vitamina in second.

The fleet hits the water again for Day Two with forecasts stating light air conditions may prevail with a warning at 13.00 (Italy).

The Melges 32 World Championship presented by Boero Yacht Coatings is proudly supported by Helly Hansen, Toremar, North Sails, Garmin Marine Italia, Lavazza and Barracuda Communication.

Top Five Results (Preliminary - After Two Races)

1.) Pavel Kuznetsov/Evgeny Neugodnikov, TAVATUY; 1-1 = 2
2.) Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio/Branko Brcin, G.SPOT; 2-3 = 5
3.) Andrea Lacorte/Gabriele Benussi, VITAMINA AMERIKANA; 5-4 = 9
4.) Edoardo Pavesio/Manuel Weiller Vidal, FRA MARTINA; 3-7 = 10
5.) Andrea Ferrari/Pietro Pietro Sibello, SPIRIT OF NERINA; 6-5 = 11

Top Five Results (2017 Melges 32 World League, Four Events Completed)

1.) Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio, G-SPOT = 72 pts.
2.) Edoardo Lupi/Massimo Pessina, TORPYONE = 68 pts.
3.) Andrea Lacorte, VITAMINA AMERIKANA = 65 pts.
4.) Matteo Balestrero, GIOGI = 63 pts.
5.) Pavel Kuznetsov, TAVATUY; 60 pts.

2017 Melges 32 World Championship / World League Event 5 - Preliminary Cumulative Results

Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Total World Championship Racing One Design Division Melges 32 1. 223   RUS 223 TAVATUY Melges 32 Pavel Kuznetsov 1 1 2.0 2. 181   MON 181 G - SPOT Melges 32 Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio 2 3 5.0 3. 201   ITA 201 VITAMINA AMERIKANA Melges 32 Andrea Lacorte 5 4 9.0 4. 191   ITA 191 FRA MARTINA Melges 32 Edoardo Pavesio 3 7 10.0 5. 173   ITA 173 SPIRIT OF NERINA Melges 32 Andrea Ferrari 6 5 11.0 6. 229   GER 229 LA PERICOLOSA Melges 32 Christian Schwoerer 10 2 12.0 7. 21   ITA 2121 MASCALZONE LATINO Melges 32 Vincenzo Onorato 4 11 15.0 8. 487   ITA 487 TORPYONE Melges 32 Edoardo Lupi / Massimo Pessina 7 8 15.0 9. 322   SWE 322 INGA Melges 32 Richard Goransson 8 9 17.0 10. 172   ITA 172 GIOGI Melges 32 Matteo Balestrero 12 6 18.0 11. 212   NOR 212 PIPPA Melges 32 Lasse Petterson 9 10 19.0 12. 186   ITA 186 CAIPIRINHA (Corinthian) Melges 32 Martin Reintjes 11 14 25.0 13. 194   ITA 194 VITAMINA (Corinthian) Melges 32 Francesco Graziani 13 13 26.0 14. 193   GER 193 WILMA Melges 32 Fritz Homann 17 12 29.0 15. 159   TUR 159 EKER Melges 32 Ahmet Eker 14 16 30.0 16. 215   GER 215 HOMANIT JR (Corinthian) Melges 32 Kilian Holzapfel 15 15 30.0 17. 225   GER 225 SJAMBOK (Corinthian) Melges 32 Jens Kühne 16 17 33.0   2017 Melges 32 World Championship / World League Event 5 - Corinthian Teams - Preliminary Cumulative Results Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Race 1 Race 2 Total World Championship Racing One Design Division Melges 32 1. 186   ITA 186 CAIPIRINHA Melges 32 Martin Reintjes 11 14 25.0 2. 194   ITA 194 VITAMINA Melges 32 Francesco Graziani 13 13 26.0 3. 215   GER 215 HOMANIT JR Melges 32 Kilian Holzapfel 15 15 30.0 4. 225   GER 225 SJAMBOK Melges 32 Jens Kühne 16 17 33.0