Dynamiq Yachts Melges 20 Monaco Winter Series, Synergy on the top

Monaco – Act 2 of the fourth season of the Dynamiq Yachts Melges 20 Monaco Winter Series was held in the Yacht Club of Monaco on November 11-13.

The fleet almost doubled since the first regatta of winter season 2016/2017: the number of boats grew from 13 to 22, of which 14 was sailing under Russian flag and 2 more with Russian helms.

The first regatta of the season was more of an exploratory one; the second is a proper battle. However, the weather interfered a lot with the results. Friday the wind was up to 35 knots, and fleet was waiting for it to calm down a little. When it finally happened and yachts started moving to the race area, the wind died down and the results of this race were quite unpredictable. Nevertheless racing committee was able to hold 3 more races with weak and shifty winds on Saturday and Sunday.

Not everyone was as lucky as they needed to be in order to show best results. In the end there are 4 winners in 4 races: Alexander Mikhaylik (Alex Team), Leonid Altukhov (Pirogovo Evolution), Alexander Novoselov (Victor), Alexander Ezhkov (Pirogovo).

After two racing days (and 3 races) the first positions in the overall rankings were quite tightly packed: there were only few points between Oleg Evdokimenko’s Kotyara, Valentin Zavadnikov’s Synergy and Leonid Altukhov’s Pirogovo Evolution. Approximately 10 more teams were trying to get into top 3 places, especially since there could have been 4 races held on Sunday.

However Sunday the racing committee could give only one start. After spending hours of waiting for the wind, everyone almost lost their hope for competing, but the final race of Act 2 took place. And these results influenced a lot in the final protocol.
Oleg Evdokimenko went down in the overall rankings to 5th position, Altukhov to 8th, but Zavadnikov snatched the overall victory!

The winner of Act 1, Alexander Ezhkov’s Pirogovo, won the last race of Act 2 and that allowed them to rise to the 4th position in the overall standings.

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