International Melges 32 Class Blog » Gold Cup Regatta http://blog.melges32.com Pure Speed. Pure Simplicity. Function and Fun. In Performance One Design Racing. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:05:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Aftermath http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/aftermath/ http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/aftermath/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:03:23 +0000 Joy http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/aftermath/ 20111204-140311.jpg

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]]> http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/aftermath/feed/ 0 Day 3, Final Race, Last Mark and Finish http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/day-3-final-race-last-mark-and-finish/ http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/day-3-final-race-last-mark-and-finish/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:34:47 +0000 Joy http://blog.melges32.com/2011/12/day-3-final-race-last-mark-and-finish/ Red has retired from the race…

Delta takes the lead – fantastica and warpath round next…

Delta goes on to win!

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Fantastica
Delta
Warpath
Heartbreaker

Craziness at the gate. Looks like Arethusa’s halyard was caught around Red… Red on her side!

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Fantastica and Delta way left, the rest of the flee bunched middle of the course!

Fantastica and Delta dual around the martk

Fantastica
Delta
Heartbreaker
Warpath
Samba
Argo
Catapult

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Yes! Argo wins race 1, HB in second then Volpe

Red
Delta
INTAC
Leenabarca
Warpath
Pisces
Sicktrix
Fantastica
Samba

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Heartbreaker takes the lead!

Argo
Volpe
Red
Delta
Pisces

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Heartbreaker having an awesome run!

Argo
Heartbreaker
Volpe
Red

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Volpe and Argo battle into the top mark

Argo
Volpe
Heartbreaker
Delta
Catapult with a wipeout!

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In sequence…

Clean start… Warpath going back to the starting line, must have fouled someone as they are doing circles, Samba and Catapult looking great with awesome starts…

Warpath really lost some ground… They are pretty deep.

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