Audi Melges 32 World Championship, a Porto Cervo esce il 93
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Audi Melges 32 World Championship – Porto Cervo – Giornata piuttosto intensa quella che si è conclusa da pochi minuti a Porto Cervo, dov’è in corso di svolgimento il Mondiale Melges 32. Visto il favore delle condizioni meteo, infatti, Peter “Luigi” Reggio ha impegnato gli equipaggi in 3 manche su percorso a bastone da 1.8 miglia di lato, portando il totale delle prove disputate a 6, numero che consente lo scarto del peggior risultato.
Passata la boa di metà campionato è il momento dei primi bilanci, anche perchè non si può non sottolineare il gap che separa la coppia di testa, composta da Team 93 (3-1-11) e Bliksem (1-14-8), dai principali inseguitori, radunati nello spazio di 4 lunghezze. Lotta a due, quindi, con Team 93, che tra gli scarti ha buttato un undicesimo, avanti di 9 punti rispetto agli americani di Pieter Taselaar, favoriti della vigilia e vincitori della prima prova.
Dietro ai battistrada, come dicevamo poco fa, è bagarre, con Joe Fly (5-2-9) di Giovanni Maspero che, salito sul terzo gradino del podio, è incalzato da Mascalzone Latino (14-7-5), dai britannici di Red (11-4-20) e da Uka Uka Racing (6-9-3), rilanciato dal gioco degli scarti. Vicinissimi anche Pilot Italia (2-25-12), di un Michele Paoletti sempre al top, e Bagua (10-3-10), a bordo del quale le intuizioni tattiche di Vasco Vascotto sono valse il terzo posto nella seconda regata odierna.
La giornata è stata molto positiva per Calvi Network (4-10-1). Il vincitore del circuito è riuscito a scrollarsi di dosso il ventesimo della seconda manche e ha mosso importanti passi avanti. Un risveglio forse tardivo, ma comunque utile a far tornare il sorriso sui volti dell’equipaggio guidato da Gabriele Benussi e Lorenzo Bodini.
Audi Melges 32 World Championship
1. Team 93, 2-1-2-3-1-11, pt. 9
2. Bliksem, 6-2-1-1-14-8, pt. 18
3. Joe Fly, 3-12-20-5-2-9, pt. 31
4. Mascalzone Latino, 12-3-5-14-7-5, pt. 32
5. Red, 1-6-11-11-4-20, pt. 33
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THIRD DAY OF RACING LEAVES RECCHI STILL ATOP
[Melges 32 International Class Press Release] Day three in Porto Cervo at the Audi Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda produced three more races to bring the event up to 6 races completed. Extending his overall lead by an additional 5 points is Claudio Recchi on ITA-93 Team 93. In second is Pieter Taselaar on USA-169 Bliksem and third is Giovanni Maspero on ITA-999 Joe Fly.
Wednesday gave way to the first day of racing under gorgeous blue skies, sunshine, moderate breezes and somewhat lumpy seas. Out front almost immediately at the start of the first race of the day was Maspero rounding the windward mark in first, Joe Woods on GBR-500 Red in second while overnight leaders Recchi and Taselaar appeared deeper in the fleet. Downwind Maspero held his own, however catching him at the gate was Recchi, Woods and Francesco Martino on ITA-184 Pilot Italia. Three way into the mark, Recchi challenged Maspero while Martino chose the leeward gate. The fleet was tight at the bottom, one of the most aggressive roundings seen thus far in the championship. Back upwind Recchi longed to assume the lead, but Taselaar worked his way through the fleet, making his way into the lead. It was a heated battle downwind between Recchi, Martino and Taselaar. For the finish, Taselaar took the win, Martino was second and Recchi took third.
Race two saw Andrea Cecchetti on ITA-753 Bagua with tactician Vasco Vascotto spring off the starting line to challenge Recchi’s assault on the fleet. Maspero kept up with both Cecchetti and Recchi. Maspero eventually played the shifts just right to take second place behind Recchi in first. Cecchetti took third.
The final race of the day began to feel the effects of lighter breezes and continued lumpy seas with 2009 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Champion Carlo Alberini on ITA-186 Calvi Network finally getting a piece of the action. Challenging Alberini and hot off the starting line out to the right side for the best pressure was Vincenzo Onorato on ITA-2121 Mascalzone Latino and Cecchetti. At the top Alberini rounded first, then Onorato both pulling ahead and beginning to separate themselves from the fleet. Cecchetti rounded third. Downwind it was a heated battle for first between Alberini and Cecchetti. Making big moves on the downwind run was European Fleet President Filippo Pacinotti on ITA-667 Brontolo. At the leeward gate, the race committee sounded a course change and shortened the length for the final finish leg. The battle between Alberini and Onorato continued while Pacinotti patiently, yet aggressively improved his position in the race. The breeze began to drop off for the finish with Alberini taking the win, Pacinotti having an amazing race taking second and Armando Guilietti helming ITA-1 Uka Uka Racing moving up for a spectacular third place finish. Luigi Melegari on ITA-181 Matrix took fourth and Onorato took fifth.
It was not the best day of performances for overall leader Recchi. An 11th place finish in the third race of the day was his discard, allowing him to maintain the top spot, nine points ahead of second place Pieter Taselaar.
With discards in place after six races, some new faces appear in the top ten. Among them are Maspero who had a spectacular day with a 5-2-9 scoreline moving him in to third. Onorato moves from fourth to fifth and Guilietti moved from tenth to sixth.
Three more races are anticipated on Saturday, day 4 of the Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009.
Audi Melges 32 World Championship
1. Team 93, 2-1-2-3-1-11, pt. 9
2. Bliksem, 6-2-1-1-14-8, pt. 18
3. Joe Fly, 3-12-20-5-2-9, pt. 31
4. Mascalzone Latino, 12-3-5-14-7-5, pt. 32
5. Red, 1-6-11-11-4-20, pt. 33
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