2013 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series at Porto Ercole - Day 1
by International Melges 32 Class Association 11 May 2013 08:12 BST
10-12 May 2013
2013 Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series at Porto Ercole day 1 © Circolo Nautico e della Vela Argentario
The right time for Cirillo's 'Fantastica'
Opening day at the 2013 Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series commenced with three races after a morning spent remembering Olympic Medallist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson (2008 Gold in Beijing and 2012 Silver in London) who died in a tragic accident during a training session aboard AC72 Artemis Racing on San Francisco Bay on Thursday.
The Race Committee managed the best breeze that blew faintly out of the south for the big fleet of Melges 32s. Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica submitted a 1-7-4 scoreline to conquer the day. Separated by a three point margin, is Filippo Pacinotti's Brontolo and Marc de Antonio's Bribon-Movistar tied with 15 points each, seated second and third respectively.
Germany's Wolfgang Stolz on Opus One is fourth, while Edoardo Pavesio on FRA MARTINA is fifth despite getting a penalty in the first race of the day. Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone and Japan's Yukihiro Ishida on Yasha Samurai are tied with twenty-five points each finishing the day in sixth and seventh. Series leader Valentin Zavadnikov on Team Synergy, Deneen Demourkas on Groovederci and Carlo Alberini's Calvi Network round out the top ten rankings.
As the fleet looks ahead to day two in Porto Ercole, it is stressed that no one team can rest on their laurels as the unexpected is to be expected, especially with the a discard coming into play at the scoring of Race Six.
Racing is expected to commence tomorrow morning, Saturday, May 11 at 11.30. The forecasts look to be rather complicated as it calls for weaker breeze and more unstable air.
Porto Ercole happens this weekend hosted by the Circolo Nautico e della Vela dell'Argentario, organized by B-Plan Sport & Events in collaboration with the International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA) and Melges Europe. The next events are Portoferraio (Event No. 3 on 31 May-2 June), and Torbole (Event No. 4 on 12-14 July). The final event will be the 2013 Melges 32 World Championship on 18-22 September in Porto Rotondo, Italy.
Results after Day 1: (top ten, 3 races)
1.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 1-7-4 = 12pts
2.) Filippo Pacinotti/Nathan Wilmot, Brontolo; 3-11-1 = 15pts
3.) Marc de Antonio/Gustavo Martinez Doreste, Bribon-Movistar; 4-9-2pts
4.) Wolfgang Stolz/Jesper Radich, Opus One; 5-6-6 = 17pts
5.) Edoardo Pavesio/Chris Rast, FRA MARTINA; 2/SPI-3-10 = 19pts
6.) Edoardo Lupi/Pietro Sibello, Torpyone; 8-2-15 = 25pts
7.) Yukihiro Ishida/Richard Clarke, Yasha Samurai; 6-5-14 = 25pts
8.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Tommaso Chieffi, Team Synergy; 10-13-5 = 28pts
9.) Deneen Demourkas/Mark Mendelblatt, Groovederci; 15-15-3 = 33pts
10.) Carlo Alberini/Flavio Favini, Calvi Network; 13-14-7 = 34pts
The Audi Quattro Experience Test Drives are back
The Sailing Series continues its test drive tradition in 2013. At every event, the Audi Quattro Instructors will be available to guide all those interested in experiencing some of the most recent Audi models. The Audi A3 SB, RS5, SQ5 and S6 Avant will be available in Gaeta.
Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Partners
In addition to title sponsor Audi, the 2013 Sailing Series is supported by official sponsor AstiHour, a very refreshing fruit cocktail that will be served during happy hours at the Audi Hospitality Village. Other sponsors include Kuehne+Nagel, Yeykey, Helly Hansen, and
SimBroker e Nacora.
Follow the Audi Sailing Series
B-Plan Sport&Events is committed to greater visibility and appeal of the 2013 Audi Sailing Series. The event has 3 newly renovated websites: www.audisailingseries.com, www.audisailingteam.it, www.bpse.it - and a new Facebook page www.facebook.com/AudiSailingSeries. Updates are also being posted as the racing happens at the Official Facebook Page of the International Melges 32 Class Association too!