Melges 32 World Championship, Caipirinha takes the lead

Melges 32 World Championship, Caipirinha takes the lead

Villasimius, 28 August 2020 - Light breeze day in Villasimius, but despite this the Melges 32 fleet manages to complete two further regattas that bring the total of the series to seven, taking over the discard of the worst result at the completion of the sixth race.

The ranking changes again, demonstrating the homogeneity and competitiveness of the Melges 32 fleet, and after today's races sees Martin Reintjes' Caipirinha (2-5 today's partial results) climb to the top of the standings, with Donino by Luigi Giannattasio behind him. Donino today saw his scoreline, unexceptionable up to date, become heavier due to a twelfth and a ninth place.

Best boat of the day is Wilma of Fritz Homann who, thanks to today's regattas (1-3 partial results), climbs the ranking up to third place, 7 points behind the leaders.

The reigning World Champions aboard La Pericolosa score the first bullet of the series in the last regatta today and gain important points to get closer to the podium: Schwoerer's crew occupies the fourth place, only one point behind Wilma. Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio’s G-Spot closes the top-five.

In the Corinthian division, Homanit continues to set the pace, 14 points ahead of Max Augustin's Heat and Waldemar Salata's Startelekom.

With an extremely compact ranking, the grand finale of the Melges 32 World Championship promises to be on exciting: the races will resume tomorrow at 10.00 and the Race Committee, chaired by Maria Torrijo, will have time until 16.00 to complete three races.

Melges Europe and Melges World League thank all the partners of the 2020 edition: Helly Hansen, Quantum Sails, North Sails, Garmin Marine, Rocket Performance, Rigoni di Asiago, Azienda Agricola il Ponte, Revi Trento Doc, Loison Pasticceri dal 1938, Dai Dai, Le Formiche di Fabio Vettori, La Thuile, boutique hotel Rifugio Azul (Minorca) and Rifugio hotel Lilla (La Thuile) , Cedea, Equilibra, Sabatini Gin, Free Ride Cosmetics e One Ocean; moreover, we thank for the contribution the Team Partners UYN Sports.

Melges Europe and Melges World League support the message of One Ocean Foundation having signed  Charta Smeralda.

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