Melges 20s Skunked in Miami

Miami, FL (December 10, 2016) – The second day of racing at the Melges 20 Winter Series was called off due to low visibility and wind strength nearing Class Rule maximum.

Racing is expected to resume tomorrow, the last scheduled day of competition.

Day One Results (3 races)
1. OLEANDER, James Wilson , USA – 1 -3 -2 ; 6
2. KUAI, Daniel Thielman , USA – 4 -2 -1 ; 7
3. PACIFIC YANKEE, Drew Freides , USA – 3 -1 -3 ; 7
4. RED SKY SAILING TEAM, Paul Reilly , USA – 2 -7 -4 ; 13
5. MERGA, Drew Wierda , USA – 5 -4 -5 ; 14
6. CINGHIALE, Rob Wilber , USA – 7 -5 -12 ; 24
7. RUSSIAN BOGATYRS, Igor Rytov , RUS – 12 -6 -6 ; 24
8. MIDNIGHT BLUE, Jason Michas , USA – 6 -10 -8 ; 24
9. NIKA, Vladimir Prosikhin , MON – 10 -8 -10 ; 28
10. FRA MARTINA, Edoardo Pavesio , ITA – 8 -11 -11 ; 30
11. BLIND SQUIRREL, John Brown , USA – 13 -12 -9 ; 34
12. GRINNING STREAK, Rhonda Joyce , CAN – 12 -9 -13 ; 34
13. MIDLIFE CRISIS, Jay Golison , USA – 15 -14 -7 ; 36
14. AFFORDABLE MISTRESS, Brian Henke , USA – 11 -13 -14 ; 38
15. UPUPUP, Bo Boje Pedersen , DEN – 14 -18 -18 ; 50
16. CRUZAN RHODE , Timothy Pitts , ISV – 18 -18 -18 ; 54

Event details – Scoreboard – Facebook

Sanctioned events in North America include:
Miami Winter Series Event #1 – December 9-11, 2016
Miami Winter Series Event #2 – Febraury 3-5, 2017
Miami Winter Series Event #3 – March 3-5, 2017
Melges USA Training Regatta – Newport, RI – May 5-7, 2017 (non-sanctioned)
Sail Newport Regatta – Newport, RI – July 7-9, 2017
US Nationals – Newport, RI – August 17-19, 2017
World Championship – Newport, RI – October 2-7, 2017

Source: Melges 20