Sailing Series® Melges 20 at Lake Garda, Italy - Overall
by International Melges 20 Class Association 4 Jul 2016 07:45 BST
1-3 July 2016
Rombelli rallies to win
Three final races gave way to a resurgence win from Rombelli, Miani captured 2016 the Sailing Series® Melges 20 Champion title, Homann takes Corinthian title
Riva Del Garda's legendary 'wind factory' concluded the final day of competition with an unexpected ending to the 2016 Sailing Series® Melges 20.
Congratulations are in full order for Alessandro Rombelli at the helm of STIG with tactician Manuel Weiller and crew members Giorgio Tortarollo and Francesca Masotto as they are the Riva Del Garda Champions! Rombelli's 1-7-1 redeemed his lead with four points to spare.
Guido Miani driving Out of Reach under the flag of Monaco with Gabriele Benussi as tactician and Massimo Gherarducci serving as crew, finished second overall in Riva Del Garda, also taking home the 2016 Sailing Series® Melges 20 Champion Trophy.
From the U.S.A. (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) Drew Freides' Pacific Yankee stormed the competition all weekend long to finish third overall. Richard Davies on Section 16 and Michael Illbruck's Pinta rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth respectively.
Congratulations to 2016 Corinthian Sailing Series® Melges 20 Champions - Wilma Homann aboard Fantastichina with crew members Lisa Rattemeyer, Riamondo Tonelli and Sebastian Wiedeman. Corinthian winner in Riva Del Garda, Mirko Bargolini aboard Spirit of Nerina placed second overall in the Series, followed by Francesco Farneti on ITA-157.
Special Thanks
A big round of thanks goes out to all the owners and teams for their participation, to BPSE, Fraglia della Vela Riva and all the individuals that made this event possible!
More huge Melges 20 events on the horizon
Two more major European events remain on the International calendar, the 2016 Russian Open happens on August 19-21, then immediately following, it's the 2016 Melges 20 World Championship on 25-28 August. Both events are hosted by Club Nautico Scarlino at Marina di Scarlino and set to break all-time class attendance records. All teams planning to attend are encouraged to register online now.
Media and Racing Coverage
As with other Melges 20 events in Europe and around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Melges 20 Facebook Page. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be made available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
Overall Results: (top ten 8 races, 1 discard)
1.) Alessandro Rombelli, Stig; 1-1-9-[43]-6-1-7-1 = 26pts
2.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach; [32]-5-2-1-10-4-1-7 = 30pts
3.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee; 6-7-1-[45]-4-12-6-2 = 35pts
4.) Michael Illbruck, Pinta; 12-4-3-3-2-7-[14]-11 = 42pts
5.) Liam Kilroy, WildMan; 16-3-6-6-3-17-4-[24] = 55pts
6.) Dario Levi, Fremito D'Arja; 8-14-4-[46]-12-13-3-3 = 57pts
7.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs; 2-2-35-8-13-8-[39]-9 = 77pts
8.) Vladmir Prosikin, Nika; [26]-16-23-14-17-2-2-8 = 82pts
9.) John Kilroy, Samba Pa Ti; 15-18-13-[37]-5-3-25-4 = 83pts
10.) Yuriy Morozov, Russotrans; 11-6-16-22-8-6-[41]-16 = 85pts
Sailing Series Results: (top ten, 4 races)
1.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach = 136pts
2.) Michael Illbruck, Pinta = 140pts
3.) Richard Davies, Section 16 = 148pts
4.) Alessandro Rombelli, STIG = 149pts
5.) Dario Levi, Fremito D'Arja = 245pts
6.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs = 263pts
7.) Marco Franchini, Mezzaluna = 281pts
8.) Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino, Jr. = 283pts
9.) Matteo Marenghi Vaselli, Raya = 291pts
10.) Alexander Ezhkov, Pirogovo = 295pts