International Melges 20 World Championship at Coconut Grove Sailing Club - Day 1
by Hannah Noll 5 Apr 2019 07:16 BST
4 -7 April 2019
Melges 20 sailors are dancing tonight after a lively first day at the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship. Daniel Thielman's KUAI (USA) and Cesar Gomes Neto's Portobello (BRA) each won a race today.
After last night's dancing and celebrations, sailors were greeted in this morning with fog and rain. After a period of postponement, the first race began at 1530. With cloud cover persisting throughout the day, there was a breeze of 9-14 knots and waves on Biscayne Bay. Melges 20 Worlds is hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club with support from Shake-A-Leg and Melges Performance Sailboats.
With ten races scheduled, it's still anyone's game. But Daniel Thielman's KUAI along with Rayleen Thielman, Jeremy Wilmot and Alec Anderson had a strong start, earning second place in the first race and winning the second race. Following Thielman after the first day are Igor Rytov, Robert Hughes, Cesar Gomes Neto, and Robert Wilber. Rhonda Joyce, an absolute staple and great supporter of the Melges 20 Class, leads in the Corinthian Division; she sponsored the Opening Ceremony along with Rob Wilber to kick off with a great celebration and live music. Racing continues the next three days.
Results after Day 1:
| Pos | Bow No | Sail No | Yacht Name | Skipper / Crew | R1 | R2 | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | 76 | USA 7676 | Kuai | Daniel Thielman / Jeremy Wilmot / Alec Anderson / Rayleen Thielman | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 898 | RUS 898 | Russian Bogatyrs | Igor Rytov / Besputin Konstantin / Sergeev Anton | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 88 | USA 88 | Heartbreaker | Robert Hughes / Manu Weiller / Federico Michetti | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | 190 | BRA 190 | Portobello | Cesar Gomes Neto / Cesar Gomes / Thiago Fett / John Bowden | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | 414 | USA 414 | Cinghiale | Robert Wilber / Charlie McKee / Matt Woodworth | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 6 | 14 | USA 14 | Red Sky Sailing Team | Paul Reilly / Andy Burdick / Joey Melo | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 306 | USA 306 | Talisman | John Sommi / Victor Diaz de Leon / Jeff Reynolds | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | 312 | ARG 1 | Eulogia G3BAU Sailing Team | Luigi Giannattasio / Col Sébastien / Salvà Federica / Gabbi Francesco | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 | 309 | RUS 309 | Nika | Vladimir Prosikhin / Morgan Reeser / Charlie Smythe | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 10 | 65 | ITA 65 | STIG | Alessandro Rombelli / Francesco Bruni / Giorgio Tortarolo / Tea Faoro | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | 250 | USA 250 | Boo‑Fu | Sam Barron‑Fox / Chris Draper / Simon Hiscocks | 8 | ZFP | 21 |
| 12 | 15 | AUS 308 | Dark Star | John Bacon / Darren Jones / David Swampson / Danielle Smythe | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 13 | 305 | USA 305 | Midnight Sun | Alexis Michas / Sam Rogers / John Wallace | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 303 | USA 303 | Midnight Blue | Jason Michas / Scott Nixon / Keiran Searle | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| 15 | 23 | SWE 202 | Intermezzo | Johannes Lind Widestam / Jonas Kjellberg / Tomislav Basic | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 16 | 217 | ITA 217 | Caipirinha JR | Alessandro Agostinelli / Gabriele Benussi / Francesco Rubagotti | 20 | 11 | 31 |
| 17 | 214 | CAN 214 | Grinning Streak (C) | Rhonda Joyce / Jeremy Edwards / Tony Bowman | 17 | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | 228 | USA 228 | Electric Blue | Tim Desmond / Jim Myers / Justin Hood | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 19 | 222 | ITA 149 | Sestelemento | Oscar Farace / Mattia De Bernardi / Francesco Ivaldi / Francesco De Bernardi | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| 20 | 290 | USA 290 | Blind Squirrel | John Brown / Jeff Bonanni / Jimmy Kennedy / Danielle Septembre | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 21 | 8 | GER 161 | Mojito (Shimmer) (C) | Florian Rixner / Norbert Peter / Elena Rixner | 22 | 20 | 42 |
| 22 | 238 | USA 238 | The 300 | Steven Boho / Chad Hough / Ted Keller | 21 | 21 | 42 |
