Melges 32 World League, in Scarlino the crews will be competing for important points

Melges 32 World League, in Scarlino the crews will be competing for important points

Scarlino, 23 September 2020 - Without ever stopping in their sailing tours around Italy, the sailors of the Melges fleets are ready to go back into the water, this time in the Gulf of Follonica, thanks to the hospitality of Marina di Scarlino.

After a weekend of racing in Portovenere for the Melges 20 and Melges 14, it is now time for the Melges 32 to return to racing for the third act of the international Melges World League circuit.

The three days of regattas organized by Melges Europe with the support of Club Nautico Scarlino drew all the top teams of the Melges 32 Class to the starting line. The newly proclaimed World Champions on Caipirinha by Martin Rentjes will compete for the title of the third seasonal event. This Italian crew, not more than a month ago, in Villasimius won the world title held up to that moment by the crew of La Pericolosa of Christian Schwoerer, also present in Scarlino, as well as many other boats that boast years of experience in Melges 32 fleet. Among the participants we find in fact Fra Martina by Edoardo and Vanni Pavesio, G-Spot of Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio and the Corinthian World Champions aboard Homanit, just to name a few.

Directly from the Melges 20 fleet, a new crew arrives among the Melges 32, Russian Bogatyrs by Igor Rytov: the Russian crew, which in reduced formation has already collected a long trail of successes in the Melges 20 Class, will compete for the first time in Scarlino with the competitive Melges 32 fleet.

The regattas will start tomorrow, September 24, at 12.00: it promises to be an intense weekend, with challenging weather conditions.

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.

Useful links:
- Melges 32
- Melges 20
- Melges 14
- IG offical page
- FB offcial page