Official Audi Melges 20 Blog

The 2010 Audi Melges 20 USA Sailing Series has officially reached the halfway point. With four events complete (Miami Winter Series, including Bacardi and Charleston) and four more to go, Jeff Ecklund sits atop the field. In second overall is Eric Wynsma and in third is Michael Kiss! Congratulations to everyone thus far!

How does the series ranking work?
• The skipper is scored
• Your three best results count toward your final series score
• Points are awarded as follows:
- 1st = 100 points
- 2nd = 99 points
- 3rd = 98 points
- -
- 100th = 1 point
- 101th and beyond = 0 points
• Bonus points will be awarded for Nationals
• All skippers, in order to qualify for the final series tally, MUST be 2010 Audi Melges 20 Class members.

View The 2010 Audi Melges 20 USA Sailing Series Ranking (After 4 Events)

Breeze on for Holzman to win!
Only nine boats finish!
Ecklund and Keck among those to drop out of the final race.

Holzman ahead by a mile. He has left the building on this race… He’s almost half way down the run, rest if the fleet have yet to round…

Holzman has a killer lead!!!

Kiss
Arendshorst
Hollerbach

Holzman
Ecklund
Kiss
Wynsma
Ronning

Holzman with a huge lead!
Ecklund and Wynsma trailing by a mile!

In sequence…
Big seas, big breeze!
Audi Melges 20s gettin’ rad on the line for the start! 1 minute to go…

Tremendous start for Keck, Wynsma guarded the pin for an amazing start, Ecklund looking strong…

One more race for both fleets! Great breeze, sunshine – This is Melges Racing!

Five times around this time!

Heartbreaking run for Keck as he lost his chute! Holzman screams downwind and beats Ecklund to the finish! Blistering speed!

Holzman
Ecklund
Wynsma
Kiss
Hollerbach

Keck is still out front!

Ecklund
Holzman
Wynsma… all still in the hunt downwind!

Melges 20s are rippin’ – a new speed baby!