Melges 32 World League, Caipirinha takes the lead

Marina di Scarlino (GR), 25 September 2020 - Second day of racing in Scarlino for the Melges 32 fleet, engaged in the third seasonal event of the Melges World League: today's conditions turned out to be very challenging, forecasted by the weather models, with wind in progressive increase to the point of leading the Race Committee to hoist AP Flag and therefore set the end of the races after the first regatta of today.

Today's regatta has brought about several changes in the general classification, starting with the leader who now responds to the name of Caipirinha by Martin Reintjes: with the second place scored today, the crew of the new World Champions climb to the top of the standings, causing Homanit by Gordon Nickel and Maximilian Stein to slip in second place, after the seventh place in today's regatta.

The victory of the regatta went to Edoardo Pavesio's Fra Martina, who thanks to the bullet scored today recovers important positions in the standings, climbing up to third place in the general ranking. The top-five is completed by Russian Bogatyrs by Igor Rytov and Dumbovit by Alessandro Lotto and Flavio Campana.

While the West wind continues to blow insistently on the Marina di Scarlino, hitting peaks over 50 knots, the Melges 32 are waiting to be able to return to racing for the last day of the third event of the Melges World League, organized with the support of the Club Nautico Scarlino. The Race Committee plans to call the fleet into the water at 10.00 tomorrow morning, Saturday 26 September, to complete the last three races of the series.

Melges Europe and Melges World League thank Club Nautico Scarlino, Marina di Scalino and Gottifredi Maffioli, sponsor of the event, and 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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