Melvin wins A Scow Nationals

The A Scows held their 2019 National Championship for these 38-footers on June 21-23 in Madison, WI. Lake Mendota delivered epic conditions with the title coming down to the last race as Pat Hughes’s Melvin barely edging out the victory over T. Freytag and his MadCap team. Crewing for Hughes was Petey Crawford, Coye Harrett, Harry Melges III, Colin Rowe, Shannon Smith, and Hans Zinn. Details.

Final Results (5 races)
1. Melvin, Pat Hughes, USA – 3 -1 -1 -4 -9; 18
2. MadCap, Tom Freytag, USA – 6 -6 -5 -1 -1; 19
3. White Heat, Hans Melges, USA – 2 -8 -4 -2 -4; 20
4. G-Force, RJ Porter, USA – 4 -3 -3 -3 -8; 21
5. White Magic, Chuck Lamphere, USA – 9 -12 -2 -5 -2; 30
6. Fast Forward, Brian Henke, USA – 10 -4 -8 -7 -3; 32
7. JalopA, Christian Spencer, USA – 1 -5 -9 -10 -13; 38
8. Instigator, Judson Dayton, USA – 7 -10 -6 -9 -7; 39
9. Blue Ribbon, Coleman Norris, USA – 8 -7 -10 -11 -6; 42
10. Euphoria, Lee Alnes, USA – 11 -2 -14 -8 -10; 45
11. Valkyrie, Todd/Jim Haines/Klauser, USA – 5 -9 -7 -13 -12; 46
12. HaulinA, Dave Byczek, USA – 16 -13 -13 -6 -5; 53
13. Rogue, Matt Webber, USA – 13 -11 -11 -12 -11; 58
14. Shared Equity, Bill Wyman, USA – 12 -14 -12 -14 -16; 68
15. Ship Of Fools, Peter Johanson, USA – 14 -15 -15 -15 -16; 75