Melges 15 European Cup at Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda, Italy - Day 1
by Editor 4 Jul 06:54 BST
3-5 July 2026
Melges 15 European Cup at Lake Garda Day 1 © Shaun Priestley
The British pairing of Simon and Katie Horsfield lead the Melges 15 European Cup at Lake Garda, Italy after three races were held on the first day. USA dominates the rest of the podium with Toby Sullivan and Graham Ness in second, followed by Oliver Gray and Adler Johnston in third.
It was a classic Garda day, with the Ora filling in like clockwork, providing the fleet with exhilarating conditions.
The international fleet includes competitors from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA.
Today the fleet are launching early in the Pelèr wind. Racing concludes on Sunday.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Nat | Sail No | Helm | Crew | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | GBR | 1036 | Simon Horsfield | Katie Horsfield | Thorney Island Sailing Club / RNSA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | USA | 1052 | Toby Sullivan | Graham Ness | White Bear Yacht Club | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | USA | 1046 | Oliver Gray | Adler Johnston | Lake Geneva Yacht club | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | GBR | 998 | William Borghesi | Diogo Machado Pinto | DOSC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | GBR | 1027 | John Sheehy | Katie Sheehy | Royal Saint George Yacht Club | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | AUS | 1171 | Keiran Searle | Declan Mcgranahan | Corinthian Yacht Club | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 7 | AUS | 1172 | Zoe Dransfield | Ben Lamb | CYCA | 17 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | GBR | 1030 | Andrew Fowler | Cian Lynch | Royal Saint George Yacht Club | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 |
| 9 | SUI | 926 | Eddy Rithlisberger | Florian Geissbühler | YCB | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| 10 | GBR | 1053 | Toby Hudson‑Fowler | Hollis von Summer | Nantucket YC \ Royal St George YC | 9 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| 11 | IRL | 686 | Paddy Oliver | Diane Nelson | Imperial Poona YC | 10 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 12 | SUI | 641 | Müller Emanuel | Ringli Andy | YCB | 22 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| 13 | GBR | 1039 | Jacques Murphy | Conn Murphy | Royal Saint George Yacht Club | 15 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
| 14 | ITA | 1 | Chiara Benini Floriani | Francesco De Bernardi | Circolo Vela Orta ASD | 8 | 15 | 16 | 39 |
| 15 | USA | 1056 | Philip Tanner | Abigail Tanner | Clermont Sailing Center | 14 | 18 | 9 | 41 |
| 16 | CAN | 1040 | Ian Hunter | Grace Mann | Florida Yacht Club | 11 | 20 | 11 | 42 |
| 17 | IRL | 635 | Fiachra Farrelly | Cormac Farrelly | Howth Yacht Club Ireland | 12 | 12 | 20 | 44 |
| 18 | NED | 853 | Tim Spek | Steyn Rhell | KWS Sneek | 16 | 17 | 14 | 47 |
| 19 | IRL | 7 | Kate Lyttle | Shona Gibson | Royal Saint George Yacht Club | 19 | 16 | 18 | 53 |
| 20 | USA | 1050 | Brent Penwarden | Matthew King | Keuka Yacht Club Florida Yacht Club | 25 | 13 | 21 | 59 |
| 21 | GBR | 1043 | Ed OSullivan | Rose O'Sullivan | Telluride Yacht Club | 18 | 23 | 19 | 60 |
| 22 | GBR | 1034 | Joshua Sullivan | Peter Sullivan | White Bear Lake | 20 | 22 | 22 | 64 |
| 23 | SUI | 646 | Reinhard Rigling | Felix Schneebeli | Zurich Yacht Club | 21 | 21 | 23 | 65 |
| 24 | USA | 500 | Stephen Trollope | Timothy Trollope | Club Nautique Francais de Tegel | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
| 25 | IRL | 1038 | Jamie Tingle | Roisin Collins | Royal Cork Yacht Club | 23 | 25 | 25 | 73 |
| 26 | SUI | 928 | Michael Illbruck | | Yacht Club Costa Smeralda | DNC | DNC | DNC | 84 |
| 26 | GBR | TBC | Luke Deegan | Moselle Foley | TBC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 84 |
