Malcesine, July 23rd 2021 – Second day of regattas on Lake Garda for the Garda Lake Rally, third event of the Melges World League season.
The Melges 20 entered the challenge today and joined in the water the Melges 32, whose series of races started yesterday. A light Ora wind allowed to complete only one race for the Melges 20 fleet: the crew of Nika led by Vladimir Prosikhin was the first to cross the finish line. Second place for Fremito d’Arja of Dario Levi, current leader of the seasonal ranking, and bronze medal for B.Lex of Benedetta Iovane, who thanks to today’s result takes control also of operations in the Corinthian ranking. Second place among non-professionals for Marco Giannini’s Neodent and third for Stefano Visintin’s Kindako.
On the other hand, the Melges 32 completed two races, which therefore rise to five completed races the total of their series and, with the completion of the first race tomorrow, they will be able to count on the takeover of the discard of the worst result.
The leader of the standings responds to the name of Tavatuy by Pavel Kuztnetsov, who today managed to take the lead over the 2019 World Champions on La Pericolosa, until yesterday second on equal points due to the worst partial results. The third place is occupied by Pippa of Lasse Petterson.
Once again, the Melges 32 fleet is confirmed competitive and very balanced: the possibility of completing three further regattas tomorrow and the ranking, which today is short and open, will be able to reserve some nice surprises for the final results.
The Melges 32 will get to the water at 8.00 am, trying to benefit from the morning Peler and complete their series of regattas in the Garda Lake Rally. Starting time is set water instead later for the Melges 20, with warning signal scheduled at 12.30.
The third event of the Melges World League will also start tomorrow for the Melges 14 fleet, which met in Malcesine with about twenty representatives. Start scheduled, for the “little ones” of the Melges classes, at 13.00.
Melges World League Partners:
The Melges World League 2021 are supported by Helly Hansen, Quantum, North Sails e Garmin, oltre che dai technical partners Free Ride Cosmetics, Equilibra, Rigoni di Asiago, Revì, Acqua Cedea, Azienda Agricola il Ponte, Birrificio Petragnolo, Dai Dai, Pasta Berruto, La Bellanotte, Sabatini Gin, Caffè Toscano, FoodNess, LTH, Rifugio Lilla e le Formiche di Vettori.
Melges Europe and Melges World League support the message of One Ocean Foundation having signed Charta Smeralda.
