Light Winds Plague Melges 20s in Miami

Twenty-one teams came out for the second stop of the 3-event Melges 20 Miami Winter Series, held February 3-5 in Miami, FL. Light winds kept the fleet from racing on days one and three, but the breeze offered enough juice for four races on day two. Jay Golison and his all-amateur Midlife Crisis team of Steve Flam and Ivan Kljakovic Gaspic won the 5-boat Corinthian Division while the overall title went to Jason Michas aboard Midnight Blue with crew members Stu McNay, Alec Anderson, and Danielle Septembre.

Final Results (Top 10 of 21; 4 races)
1. MIDNIGHT BLUE, Jason Michas , USA – 1 -1 -5 -2 ; 9
2. PACIFIC YANKEE, Drew Freides , USA – 4 -7 -1 -5 ; 17
3. RUSSIAN BOGATYRS, Igor Rytov , RUS – 5 -6 -3 -3 ; 17
4. OLEANDER, James Wilson , USA – 13 -3 -2 -4 ; 22
5. WILDMAN, Liam Kilroy , USA – 8 -9 -6 -1 ; 24
6. RED SKY SAILING TEAM, Paul Reilly , USA – 7 -4 -9 -10 ; 30
7. MIDNIGHT SUN, Alexis Michas , USA – 3 -12 -4 -13 ; 32
8. SLINGSHOT , Wes Whitmyer Jr , USA – 10 -8 -10 -6 ; 34
9. KUAI, Daniel Thielman , USA – 2 -5 -22 -11 ; 40
10. CINGHIALE, Rob Wilber , USA – 9 -14 -8 -12 ; 43

TOP FIVE MIAMI WINTER SERIES RESULTS (Two Events Complete)
1.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee = 3 pts.
2.) Jim Wilson, Oleander = 6 pts.
3.) Daniel Thielman, Kuai = 9 pts.
4.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs = 9 pts.
5.) Jason Michas, Midnight Blue = 9 pts.

Event details – Final results – Facebook

Sanctioned events in North America include:
Miami Winter Series Event #1 – December 9-11, 2016
Miami Winter Series Event #2 – February 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