Official Audi Melges 20 Blog

PRESS RELEASE October 31, 2010, (Lecco, Italy) — Bad weather and rain certainly did not stop the second day of the 36th Winter Championship Interlaghi – Credit Valtellina Trophy Sailing in Lecco. Even today the races have been three strong wind from the north, 8 knots early in the late morning and then strengthen up to 16-17 knots in the afternoon. This has allowed spectacular races in the Gulf, near the lakeside town, with the oppotunity for the public to follow the races from the town. The Melges 20 Out of Reach (Guido Miani, tactician Gabriele Benussi) “remains at the top” of the fleet . The fight is wide open, with four teams in eight points. Tomorrow, Monday, November 1st, concluding races in the morning and we expect a great battle. This evening the Club dinner meeting among all the participating teams.

RESULTS:

M20: 1. Out of Reach (Guido Miani – Yc Monaco – 1/3/1/1/1/4) 2. Stig (Alessandro Rombelli – Cn Varazze – 2/1/3/4/2/2), 3. Turnover (Marco Perazzo – Cn Marina di Carrara – 4/2/2/3/4/1).

J24: 1. Splendid (Fabio Mazzoni – Lni Milan – 1/1/1/1/3/3 placements), 2. Vilja (Roger Spreafico Cv Tivano Valmadrera – 3/2/2/2/4/2), 3. Sketch (Francesco Rebaudo – Cv Santa Margherita Ligure – 4/7/5/3/2/1). MELGES

PLATU 25: 1. Lunatica (Andrea Santis – Lni Mandello – 3/3/4/1/1), 2. Masquenada Becpor (Roberto Benedetti – Lni Mandello – 4/1/3/5/2/2), 3. Pirillina (Claudio Fasoli – Lni Mandello – 1/4/5/1/4/3)

H22: 1. Spirit of Nerina (Gianluca Viganò – Nauticlub Castelfusano Ostia Lido – 1/1/1/1/1/1) 2. Breva (Daniel Fezzardi – CV Lugano – 2/3/2/3/2/4), 3. Blanca 3 (Michael Voghi – Yacht Club Rowing Domaso – 3/Dsq/3/5/3/2).

ORZA 6: 1. Nannie (Fabrizio Rosa – Lni Varese – 2/1/2/1/2/1) 2. Ariel (Lorenzo Orlandi – Orza Minore I – 1/2/1/3/1/3), 3. Finicella (Riccardo Urbani – Orza Minore I – 3/5/4/4/5/4)

FREE CABIN: 1. Bgfunsport (Albert Nicholas – CV Bellano – 2/3/4/7/4/1) 2. White Tiger (Paolo Longhi – Yacht Club Tivano – 10/2/1/8/2/2), 3. Piccola Peste (Tobias Hoh – Deutscher Touring Yc Monaco of Bavaria – 4/1/5/9/7/4).

PRESS RELEASE October 30, 2010, (Lecco, Italy) — The short, wind from the south, which has been blowing steady at 7.6 meters, has been a natural ally in the first race day of the Winter Championship Interlaghi – Credit Valtellina Trophy Sailing in the Gulf of Lecco in the scene with the director of the Company Rowing Lecco. Beautiful and hard-fought three tests that have strained the more than sixty boats divided into six classes.

In the first class, the most numerous, the Milanese lawyer Fabio Mazzoni has placed a trio of victories, the colors of the Italian Naval League Guzzi Lario (LC), with “Beautiful.

Same result for H22 in the “Spirit of Nerina” Gianluca Viganò (Nauticlub Castelfusano) with the crew bronze medal at the world class X-35, namely, Roberto Spata tactics, and Andrea Mirko Bargolini Snakes in crew. Two wins instead for “Out of Reach” by Guido Miani (Yc Monaco) in the Melges 20 after leading a nearly perfect race. More fought the fight in other classes.

Tomorrow, Sunday, October 31, the start will be in the early morning with Tivano, wind from the north, and it is announced bad weather. It will be even tougher. But here are the standings after three races.

MELGES 20:

1. Out of Reach (Guido Miani – Yc Monaco – 1/3/1
2. Stig (Alessandro Rombelli – Cn Varazze – 2/1/3)
3. Turnover (Marco Perazzo – Cn Marina di Carrara

J24:

1. Splendid (Fabio Mazzoni – Lni Milan – 1/1/1 placements),
2. Vilja (Roger Spreafico Cv Tivano Valmadrera – 3/2/2)
3. Sir Brandolph (Riccardo Bestetti – Cv Tivano – 5/3/7)

PLATU 25:

1. Doll (Michelle Molfino – Lni Mandello -
2. Masquenada Becpor (Roberto Benedetti – Lni Mandello – 4/1/3)
3. Pirillina (Claudio Fasoli – Lni Mandello – 1/4/5).

H22:

1. Spirit of Nerina (Gianluca Viganò – Nauticlub Castelfusano – 1/1/1)
2. Breva (Daniel Fezzardi – CV Lugano – 2/4/2)
3. Blanca 3 (Michael Voghi – Yacht Club Rowing Domaso – 3/2/3).

ORZA 6:

1. Ariel (Lorenzo Orlandi – Orza Minore I – 1/2/1)
2. Nannie (Fabrizio Rosa – Lni Varese – 2/1/2)
3. Finicella (Riccardo Urbani – Orza Minore I – 3/5/4).

FREE CABIN:

1. Before Luna (Sergio Brivio – Lni Mandello – 1/5/2)
2. Bgfunsport (Albert Nicholas – CV Bellano – 2/3/3)
3. Piccola Peste (Tobias Hoh – Deutscher Touring Yc Monaco of Bavaria – 4/1/4).