International Melges 20 World Championship at Coconut Grove Sailing Club - Day 3
by Hannah Noll 6 Apr 2019 18:40 PDT
4 -7 April 2019
There is no doubt that the story of the day today at the Melges 20 World Championship is the ultra-tight racing that is ever-present in the fleet. Three days of racing are complete, and each day has resulted in a different leader. With two races left for tomorrow, who will take the Melges 20 World Championship crown?
Today, Alessandro Rombelli and his STIG team of Francesco Bruni, Giorgio Tortarolo, and Tea Faoro lead the pack of Melges 20s from nine different nations. Fleet newcomer from Colorado, Sam Barron-Fox won the first race of the day a great showing and a perfect warm welcome to the Melges 20 fleet for the BOO-FU team.
Tonight we party! Montys Raw Bar, Miami sailors staple, is the location for the final celebration of the Melges 20 World Championship. Each day, teams battle it out on the race course then come together afterward over food and drinks. The camaraderie and longterm friendship among sailors are a significant part of what makes the Melges 20 Class so special.
Ten points separate the top four teams of STIG, Kuai, Russian Bogatyrs, and Heartbreaker; the stage is set for a great showdown on Biscayne Bay tomorrow.
Results after Day 3:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Skipper / Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 65 | ITA 65 | STIG | Alessandro Rombelli / Francesco Bruni / Giorgio Tortarolo / Tea Faoro | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | 76 | USA 7676 | Kuai | Daniel Thielman / Jeremy Wilmot / Alec Anderson / Rayleen Thielman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | 898 | RUS 898 | Russian Bogatyrs | Igor Rytov / Besputin Konstantin / Sergeev Anton | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | 88 | USA 88 | Heartbreaker | Robert Hughes / Manu Weiller / Federico Michetti | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | 309 | RUS 309 | Nika | Vladimir Prosikhin / Morgan Reeser / Charlie Smythe | 4 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | 414 | USA 414 | Cinghiale | Robert Wilber / Charlie McKee / Matt Woodworth | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | 190 | BRA 190 | Portobello | Cesar Gomes Neto / Cesar Gomes / Thiago Fett / John Bowden | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 51 |
| 8 | 306 | USA 306 | Talisman | John Sommi / Victor Diaz de Leon / Jeff Reynolds | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 53 |
| 9 | 303 | USA 303 | Midnight Blue | Jason Michas / Scott Nixon / Keiran Searle | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 55 |
| 10 | 14 | USA 14 | Red Sky Sailing Team | Paul Reilly / Andy Burdick / Joey Melo | 10 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 61 |
| 11 | 250 | USA 250 | Boo‑Fu | Sam Barron‑Fox / Chris Draper / Simon Hiscocks | 8 | ZFP | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 63 |
| 12 | 312 | ARG 1 | Eulogia G3BAU Sailing Team | Luigi Giannattasio / Col Sébastien / Salvà Federica / Gabbi Francesco | 11 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 63 |
| 13 | 23 | SWE 202 | Intermezzo | Johannes Lind Widestam / Jonas Kjellberg / Tomislav Basic | 14 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 84 |
| 14 | 305 | USA 305 | Midnight Sun | Alexis Michas / Sam Rogers / John Wallace | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 89 |
| 15 | 15 | AUS 308 | Dark Star | John Bacon / Darren Jones / David Swampson / Danielle Smythe | 7 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 92 |
| 16 | 217 | ITA 217 | Caipirinha JR | Alessandro Agostinelli / Gabriele Benussi / Francesco Rubagotti | 20 | 11 | 16 | 9 | DSQ | 4 | 16 | 19 | 95 |
| 17 | 228 | USA 228 | Electric Blue | Tim Desmond / Jim Myers / Justin Hood | 12 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 103 |
| 18 | 214 | CAN 214 | Grinning Streak (C) | Rhonda Joyce / Jeremy Edwards / Tony Bowman | 17 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 111 |
| 19 | 290 | USA 290 | Blind Squirrel | John Brown / Jeff Bonanni / Jimmy Kennedy / Danielle Septembre | 19 | 19 | 20 | DNF | 20 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 113 |
| 20 | 238 | USA 238 | The 300 | Steven Boho / Chad Hough / Ted Keller | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 126 |
| 21 | 222 | ITA 149 | Sestelemento | Oscar Farace / Mattia De Bernardi / Francesco Ivaldi / Francesco De Bernardi | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 129 |
| 22 | 8 | GER 161 | Mojito (Shimmer) (C) | Florian Rixner / Norbert Peter / Elena Rixner | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 140 |
