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).

The high-level sportboat racing product, service and sales distributor Melges Europe is offering two exclusive speed clinic weekend opportunities to Audi Melges 20 and Melges 32 owners. This is your chance to try on some hot performance as the 2011 season will be here before you know it. In the exquisite location of Malcesine, Italy on October 16-17, then again on November 6-7, Melges Europe invites everyone to save the dates. Be there to absorb the talents and experience of Italian Sailing Team 470 Coach Guglielmo Vatteroni and Melges Europe President, Federico Michetti. Both experiences will be invaluable to teams ramping up their programs for 2011 Audi Sailing Series competition!

Schedule of the Events

Saturday

Sunday

For further information, contact Melges Europe General Manager Luisa Bambozzi on e-mail or phone +39 02 94435078.

6 Nations Represented At Inaugural Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup

(MALCESINE, ITALY) – It was just twelve months ago that the first Audi Melges 20 sportboat fleet raced in Europe, yet tomorrow, an incredible 37 boats from a record six nations will square off for the first day of the inaugural Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup in Malcesine, Italy. “We’re so excited to see such a big fleet racing at the Gold Cup so early in the Class’s existence,” said Melges Performance Sailboats President Andy Burdick on his first trip to Lago di Garda. “Even more exciting for me is seeing how friendly everyone is, and the sense of camaraderie shared by everyone in the fleet, from the first-time Melges racer to fifteen-year veterans of sportboat racing.” Burdick, a multiple World and National Champion, won’t be racing in Malcesine, though the fleet certainly doesn’t lack talent; America’s Cup sailors like Matteo Ivaldi, Flavio Favini, and Andrea Felci will battle on the water along with Olympians like Chris Rast, Gabrio Zandona, and Nathan Wilmot.

One first-time Melges 20 racer is British-born Singapore resident Andy Bird, who traveled with his crew nearly 7,000 miles to join the action in Malcesine on his chartered Audi Melges 20. “We’re used to racing similar boats both in England and Singapore, but I’ve been itching to get into a Melges 20 for a while now, and it’s pretty hard to ignore the chance to race such a fun boat in one of the best sailing venues on Earth,” said Bird.

The Englishman isn’t exaggerating – Malcesine provides perhaps the most stunning backdrop in all of sailing – with 2,000-metre peaks towering over the race course, their sheer faces funneling the afternoon Ora breeze right past the historic castle city. “We are truly lucky to have a place like this for the biggest regatta in Audi Melges 20 history,” said Melges Europe President Federico Michetti, who will sail with Stefano di Properizio aboard Hulk along with Australian Olympic Gold Medalist Nathan Wilmot. “I’m just the liasion between the guy yelling in Italian behind me and the guy yelling in Italian in front of me,” Wilmot joked.

Points Crucial For Penultimate Stage Of Series
While bragging rights for the victor of the first Gold Cup are important, the big picture sees Benedetto Giallongo’s Value Team with a strong lead in the Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series, with the final stage in Rimini in 8 weeks. With Series second-place holder Calvi Network missing Malcesine due to other commitments, Giallongo will rely on strong tactics from Enrico “Chicco” Fonda to hold off Luca Domenici’s Notaro Team if he is to become a two-time champion of the Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series. “We have been working hard to get our boatspeed back since we broke our original mast earlier this year,” said Giallongo. “I’m confident that our team can continue to sail consistently well, but the best we can do is cross our fingers, work hard, and hope our decisions keep us at the front of the 2010 Audi series.”

Live Video, World-Class Photos, and Social Networks
Melges Europe welcomes On-The-Water Anarchy to Malcesine for the first time this week for their live streaming video coverage of the 2010 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup. The US-based sailing broadcasters will film from the grounds of the Fraglia Vela Malcesine while multiple professional photographers contribute high quality photos during each day of racing and the shore team posts up-to-the-minute racing information. “The Audi Melges 20 Class continues to attract more and more attention, and for good reason,” said Burdick. “It’s a blast!”

Please check out the Melges Europe Facebook Page for links to all the exciting video, pictures, results, and reports from Malcesine.

Series Results (After 3 Events)
1.) Benedetto Giallongo, Value Team; 51 pts.
2.) Carlo Alberini, Calvi Network; 53 pts.
3.) Luca Domenici, Team Notaro; 62 pts.
4.) Francesco Farnetti, Reggini Sailing Team; 63 pts.
5.) Renato Vallivero, Turnover; 71 pts.

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This past weekend the Audi Melges 20 fleet in Europe ramped up further for the 2010 racing season with a tune-up, supported by Melges Europe in Malcesine.
View All The Amazing Photos (Courtesy of Fabrizio Prandini)

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Happening in Savona, Italy on December 12-13, an Audi Melges 20 Tune-Up event that will round out the 2009 year. The event is organized by the Gruppo Vela dell’Assonautica Provinciale di Savona, Tango Sail Service of Ligure and Melges Europe.

Coordinated by Stefano Shiaffino from North Sails Italy, Melges Europe’s Federico Michetti provided the very exciting Audi Melges 20 for demos and test sailing. He will also present the boat in detail. For more information, contact Melges Europe.

Specifically on the 13th of December, the Christmas Regatta will take place organized by the Italian Naval League of Savona and will raise money for the telethon.

This past weekend, the second Audi Melges 20 Winter Tune-Up of Savona took place. The event was organized in collaboration with the Nautical Association of Savona on November 28-29. As in previous ‘tune-up’ events, Stefano Schiaffino of North Sails Italy conducted the training session.

During this occasion, Melges Europe will be onsite for Audi Melges 20 demo sessions. President of Melges Europe, Federico Michetti will be at the tune-up and present a complete detailed demonstration. Demos will also be held in Marina di Ravenna.

For those interested, please write an e-mail to info@melgeseurope.com.

Great news has just arrived from Melges headquarters in Zenda, Wisconsin: Audi Melges 20 production will now officially take place in the USA. The first series of boats were produced by McConaghy, a very reputable builder and their efforts are greatly appreciated as they have helped put the Audi Melges 20 on the map. Read The Full Article…

A great time was had by all, and the weather was perfect! A very special thanks from the International Audi Melges 20 Class Association and Melges Europe to the gracious and hospitable Bayerischer Yacht Club. Their hospitality was phenomenal! A very special thanks to Ralph Wood, BYC Harbor Master and Board Member that assisted in organizing this amazing weekend and, most especially to all the club members who joined in on the fun.

Sailors came from Bayerischer Yacht Club, Munchner Yacht Club, Possenhofener Yacht Club, Munchner Ruder-und Segel-verein and Deutscher Touring Yacht Club — thank you for joining us at the demo day.

Bayerischer Yacht Club is sponsored by Audi and Melges Europe. An Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series event is anticipated at this venue in 2010.

View The Official Photo Gallery From This Exclusive Demo Weekend