Riva
del Garda, Italy - For Day Two, it was a late start due to on- and
off-again rain and no breeze which kept teams ashore for a while before
getting in two more races at the fourth act of the Sailing Series®
Melges 20. Michael Illbruck's legendary Pinta
is now firmly in control with a ten point advantage. A solid 3-3-2 day
moves him up from third overall into the number one spot.
Right behind is the ever impressive Liam Kilroy on Wildman. Liam delivered a 6-6-3 scoreline helping him advance from fourth to second place overall.
Guido Miani's Out of Reach maintained a strong stance on the second day of competition submitting a 1-10 score to round out the top three.
The
first race of the day, Race Four in a series of eight commenced in 8-10
knots of shifty breeze out of the South with Miani getting a big win.
Marco Franchini at the helm of Mezzaluna had a
spectacular race to come second and Illbruck played strong to claim
third. Although sitting mid-fleet in the overall standings, Lauro
Bonora's Camay had a great race to finish fourth, while Talamone Champion Richard Davies on Section 16 finished out the top five.
Russia's Vitaly Ignatenko driving RocknRolla rounded the top mark in first to take an early lead in Race Five followed by Drew Freides' Pacific Yankee in second. Oleg Evdokimenko's Kotyara got off to a great start rounding third, Illbruck fourth and Swiss entry Bernard Borter on Poursuite
was fifth. Freides eventually found his way around Ignatenko to take
the win. Illbruck stayed consistent to get second, and the young Kilroy
came third.
As
for overnight leader Alessandro Rombelli, all things changed on Day Two
as he tumbled in the results proving that racing in this fleet is not
for the faint of heart. Tough competition comes with great reward. A
deep finish in Race Four and a better sixth place finish in Race Five
drops him to fifth overall, behind Freides in fourth.
The
points spread is pretty vast at the top, however things can change
drastically considering that discards have yet to go into effect.
Although top tier leaders appear to have comfortable leads and
positions, it's not over until it's over.
Mirko Bargolini's Spirit of Nerina is holding on to the lead in the Corinthian division with Emanuele Savoini on Evinrude closing the gap significantly on Day Two. They are now tied with equal points going into the final day of competition.
Racing
continues on Sunday with three races scheduled. After the completion of
six races, each team will discard their worst score, which will
ultimately shake things up in the results.
MEDIA AND RACING COVERAGE
As with other Melges 20 events in Europe and around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Melges 20 Facebook Page.
Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews,
and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be made
available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
TOP TEN RESULTS (PRELIMINARY - After Five Races)
1.) Michael Illbruck, Pinta; 12-4-3-3-2 = 24
2.) Liam Kilroy, WildMan; 16-3-6-6-3 = 34
3.) Guido Miani, Out of Reach; 32-5-2-1-10 = 50
4.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee; 6-7-1-45-4 = 60
5.) Alessandro Rombelli, Stig; 1-1-9-43-6 = 60
6.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs; 2-2-35-8-13 = 60
7.) Manfredi Vianini Tolomei, Maolca; 5-13-10-7-26 = 61
8.) Yuriy Morozov, Russotrans; 11-6-16-22-8 = 63
9.) Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino Jr.; 4-12-21-10-25 = 72
10.) Tina Plattner/Tony Norris, TNT Racing; 3-35-17-9-9 = 73
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