OtterBox Melges 32 Caribbean Championship - Overall
by International Melges 32 Class Association 29 Apr 2013 08:41 BST
26-28 April 2013
Congratulations to Roberto Tomasini Grinover aboard Robertissima, as he is the first ever and newly crowned 2013 OtterBox Melges 32 Virgin Island Sailing Series (M32VISS), Caribbean Champion Tomasini Grinover was accompanied by tactician Vasco Vascotto and crew comprised of Gaetano Figlia di Granara, Giovanni Cassinari, Gunnar Bahr, Armin Raderbauer, Pablo Torrado and Nevio Sabadin.
Second overall in the Series was Dalton DeVos on Delta with tactician Jonathan McKee, followed by Ryan DeVos with Ed Baird as tactician on Volpe in third.
The last day of racing concluded in the British Virgin Islands under simply gorgeous conditions. A beautiful 8-10 knots held steady for the teams to squeeze in four final races, in which the youngest DeVos, Dalton claimed bullets in Race Four and Seven. Other race winners included the BVI's own Mark Plaxton on INTAC who ended up in third overall at the event. Alex Jackson's Leenabarca championed Race Five.
Endless thanks
The list is long, but it has to be said. PRO Hank Stuart and the IM32CA partnership with the Royal BVI Yacht Club was a match made in racing heaven. Sheer perfection on the course enabled racers to focus on going fast, so a huge round of thanks to the Race Committee for an impeccable past three days of racing. A very special thanks to Peter Island Resort and Spa and their brilliant staff for making the host venue the absolute best!
On behalf of the IM32CA, special thanks to Tom Geisler as his very steady hand at the helm of the Volpe tender, as without his talents the beautiful photos and media coverage of the event would not have been possible!
The IM32CA has also proud to be partnered with Presenting Gold Level Sponsors Seaborne Airlines and INTAC Global Investments.
Caribbean Championship Results:
| Pos | Sail No | Boat | Skipper | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | SUI 1 | Robertissima 1 | Roberto Tomasini Grinover | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | USA 1215 | Delta | Dalton DeVos | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | IVB 007 | INTAC | James Mark Plaxton | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | PUR 11 | Smile and Wave | Jaime Torres | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | USA 174 | Leenabarca | Alex Jackson | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | USA 180 | Volpe | Ryan DeVos | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | PUR 113 | SOCA | Luis Juarbe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
Virgin Islands Sailing Series results [PDF]