International Melges 32 Class Blog

Robertissma launched at the off set, Argo chasing, Full Throttle catching up to Arethusa who rounded top five…

At the gate, Robertissma with a nice lead, Argo is In the hunt!

Change of course at the gate!

Robertissma
Argo
Swing
Intac
Bliksem – big gains downwind, they rounded the top deep in the top twenty.
Warpath
Catapult
Arethusa
Leenabarca

Ramrod, Delta way left. Mascalzone and Fantastica alongside…

Argo looking awesome at the top!
Robertissma looking strong!

Robertissma
Argo
Swing

Warning coming up at 11.00
Course 4 @ 165, 1.9nm

In sequence…

Big mid-line sag for an all clear start!

It will be an interesting day aboard Samba Pa Ti… Tactician Lorenzo ‘Rufo’ Bressani is sailing with a broken finger. He was at the hospital until the wee hours of the morning, so we’ll see if Rufo makes it through the day! One, Two Three Races today…

Teams are on the course ramping up for the 11.00 am start.

Gorgeous Miami conditions in play. Sunshine
10-12 knots
Relatively calm seas
And best of all… It’s warm!

Temps should be in upwards of 80 degrees!

Full Throttle wins…

Viva
Star
Calvi
Bliksem…

Still all Full Throttle…

Viva moves ahead of STAR for second,

Calvi Network
Volpe
Argo
Bliksem
Teasing Machine
Heartbreaker
Red
Samba Pa Ti

Full Throttle still firmly in the lead, then…

STAR
Viva
Volpe
Teasing Machine
Heartbreaker
Calvi Network
Argo
Red
Bliksem
Fantastica
Dark n’Stormy
Team Barbarians
Samba Pa Ti

Full Throttle extends through the gate, then…

STAR
Viva
Teasing Machine
Heartbreaker
Volpe
Calvi Network
Dark n’ Stormy
Fantastica
Argo
Ninkasi
Red
Bliksem
Team Barbarians
Samba Pa Ti
Delta

Full Throttle around first, followed by North American Champion Don Jesberg on Viva in second, then…

STAR
Teasing Machine
Heartbreaker
Leenabarca
Ninkasi.