Official Melges 32 Blog » Gold Cup Regatta http://blog.melges32.com Pure Speed. Pure Simplicity. Function and Fun. In Performance One Design Racing. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:14:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Congratulations Rod Jabin – 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup Champion http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/congratulations-rod-jabin-2009-melges-32-gold-cup-champion/ http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/congratulations-rod-jabin-2009-melges-32-gold-cup-champion/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:56:48 +0000 Joy http://blog.melges32.com/?p=1458 The racing has concluded in Ft. Lauderdale at the 2009 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta with Rod Jabin on Ramrod from Annapolis, Md. as champion! Nice going Rod! In second overall is current U.S. National Champion Andy Lovell (New Orleans, La.) on Rougarou. Rounding out the top three is Joe Woods from Torquay, UK on Red.

]]> http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/congratulations-rod-jabin-2009-melges-32-gold-cup-champion/feed/ 1 GC: Race 6, Final Race, The Finish http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/gc-race-6-final-race-the-finish/ http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/gc-race-6-final-race-the-finish/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:55:52 +0000 Joy http://blog.melges32.com/2009/12/gc-race-6-final-race-the-finish/ Jabin challenges Lotz downwind, Ecklund
Lotz
Jabin
Woods
Carroll
Hesse
Pierini
Pugh
Kilroy
Jackson
Cirillo
Lovell
Kullman

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Lotz
Lovell

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Sun is out, gorgeous conditions, breeze up around 10-15…

All clear with the exception of Jesberg…

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Hughes
Lotz

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WE ARE..

The sun is out folks, gorgeous weather, breeze on…

Meadows is outfront!!!
Hughes in second… Headed fir the finish…

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Simpson’s Team Barbarians limps away from the scene, shredded spinnaker, broken spreader at minimum …

Hughes pulles up for the lead,
Ninkasi looking spectacular around in second… Meadows back in the hunt after a not so good first race…

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Fleet heavily favored on the right going into the mark… breeze laying down slightly for the rounding, seas still huge…

Kullman
Hughes
Taylor

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all clear with the exception of Pugh and Jackson

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