Official Audi Melges 20 Blog

Breeze is up, seas getting lumpy… this rounding will be tight, fleet bunched together… all out on the right now…

Ecklund
Weilber
Hollerbach

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Breeze still absolutely perfect for the start of race 3… 12-15 knots and lots of sunshine…

In sequence for race three…

Breeze peeled off there for a bit, now it’s back. A steady 15 knots for the start…

Clean start… leaders hug the pin liking for pressure on the left…

Right side favored…

Ecklund still out front with a massive lead,

Ecklund
Weilber
Hollerbach
Wynsma
Ward
Hilgard
Williams

Ecklund back out front… Hollerbach rippin’ downwind…

Another Course 4, 1.2 nm breeze hanging in there 095…

In sequence…

All clear on the start, Ecklund finding another early groove, as does Williams and Wielber, Hollerbach with a nice start too. Great speed upwind…

Unfortunate… Kiss out of the mix this race with a broken spreader attachment..

Ecklund with a nice recovery from being OCS… he’s outfront…

Wynsma trying to move to the front..

Ecklund
Wynsma moves up for second
Kiss now in third
Williams takes fourth
Hollerbach in fifth…

Ecklund
Wynsma
Kiss
Williams

Ecklund cooking into the mark, obviously great skill and technique on STAR… Moth World Champ and M32 World Champ George Peet crewing with STAR….

Ward and Kiss very much still in the game… round respectively…

Breeze holding steady upwind, a beautiful 12-15 knots…

Ward and Wynsma liking the left side…

Wynsma coming in hot at the mark…

Meagan Kiss looking good…

Ward
Kiss
Ecklund

Miami perfect conditions are on tap!!! 20 minutes from the start… It’s a nice 15-18 knots… Simply gorgeous!

Course 4, 1.2 nm@095…

We are in sequence…

Ecklund punched off the line, he’s OCS along with Weiber and Naidoo…

The fleet has left the dock and looking forward to an absolutely awesome day. The sun is poking through the clouds, warm temps and premium breeze!!! In shore were looking at an easy 10-15… NOAA forcast calls for 20+…
We’ll see…