International Melges 32 Class Blog

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With a black flag in effect for race three, the result of three general recalls, the fleet finally went racing. A devastating start for STAR as they were OCS as was Volpe. This opened the opportunity for the very Italian Lanfranco Cirillo rounding the top in first. Cirillo pulled away, extending their lead to win. Delta is second, Ramrod third, Warpath in fourth!

Breeze pumpin’ for the start of race two places Arethusa and Leenabarca OCS. Almost a race one carbon copy at the top mark with Delta, Warpath and STAR rounding first through third. The three battle close downwind, through the gate and back upwind with STAR and Delta dueling on the right, Warpath is left, still in third. Delta wins the mark over STAR. Warpath, Fantastica and VIVA round out top five. STAR blasts downwind taking the win from Delta in second and Warpath is third.

Regatta leader Ryan DeVos was shut out on the start of race one, and several teams called over early including Joel Ronning, Kip Meadows, Jason Carroll and Lanfranco Cirillo. The pressure was best on the left as Delta and Ramrod came into the mark almost dead even, followed by Ecklund’s STAR. Downwind, Ecklund got launched on the right, taking the lead from Delta by several boat lengths. STAR remained in the lead at the final mark, this time Ramrod now in second. John Taylor’ Ninkasi was third. STAR takes the win! Ramrod and Ninkasi at the finish, second and third.

The final day at Gold Cup starts soon. Check out sailingupdates.com for LIVE race data!

Currently, racing is on hold. AP is up, however is expected to drop shortly. The breeze is beginning to fill in.

In super light breeze, the young Ryan DeVos aboard Volpe captured race one. From the get-go, he took the lead and held on to the finish. Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica came closest to catching DeVos finishing second. Bob Hughes, serving as a replacement helm for the absent Dalton DeVos, drove Delta to a third place finish.

Today is Take A Junior Sailing Day at Gold Cup. Great racing is on tap, so be sure to watch LIVE on Sailing Updates : http://www.sailingupdates.com/
Racing starts at 11 a.m. EDT

1.) Arethusa, Alie Toppa
2.) Ninkasi, Liza Toppa
3.) Bronco, Brandon Kirby
4.) Catapult, Jensen McTighe
5.) Dawn Raid, Calli Lewis
6.) Delta, Bayard Laylor
7.) Fantastica, Nikki Medley
8.) Lake Effect, Clyde Wright
9.) Leenabarca, Liz Ryder
10.) Mojo, Grant Dixon
11.) Red, Christina Lewis
12.) roXanne, Luke Muller
13.) Shakedown, Nic Muller
14.) Celeritas, Erik Weiss
15.) Team Barbarians, Cody Stansky
16.) Viva, Sophia Reineke
17.) Volpe, Nathaniel Johanson
18.) Warpath, Mathias Agnese
19.)  Argo, Eric Laurence
20.) STAR, Mac Fox
21.) Ramrod, Ethan Lounsbury

Steve Howe on Warpath crushed the competition in race three at Gold Cup. He rounded the top mark in first and extended his lead beat-by-beat. By the final gate pass, Howe led by a substantial margin, sailing an incredible race to secure the win.

Ramrod
Volpe
Fantastica
Red
ARGO
Leenabarca
STAR
roXanne
Shakedown
Arethusa
Delta
Catapult
Ninkasi
Celeritas
Mojo
Dawn Raid
Lake Effect
Team Barbarians
VIVA
Bronco