Ireland into pole
The air temperature cooled slightly, but not the action, for the penultimate day of Bacardi Miami Sailing Week presented by EFG Bank. A NNWerly breeze and calmer weather on Biscayne Bay allowed the Star class, competing for the 84th Bacardi Cup, to add two races to their scoreline, while three additional races were completed by the Melges 24 and Melges 20 fleets, and four additional races by the Viper 640 and J/24 classes.
With gusts, at times, to 20 knots, Sweden’s Fredrik Lööf and Max Salmiren took the win in the first race for the Stars. “We positioned ourselves off the starting line more or less in the middle of the fleet and it was a bit of a drag race because the mark was quite a long way to the right,” said Lööf. “At that point, most boats were right port tack and the sailors that positioned themselves too far to the left suffered a lot. We sailed quite aggressively toward the end and we positioned ourselves on the favored side with the wind coming in from the right. Still it was close, we lost a little bit, and then we came up and were across the finish line by no more than half a boat length. It was a good battle and an interesting, really close race."
Unfortunately, Lööf and Salmiren did not fare as well in the second race, placing 20th, which they attributed to a rough start. “If you're not in the front right away, you're struggling all the way through,” said Lööf. “A lot of those guys were pushing hard at the start." That second race was won by Alexander Schlonski and Matthias Bohn (Germany) who finished ahead of their fellow countrymen Johannes Babendererde and Timo Jacobs.
Only one Star team has recorded single-digit finishes over the course of the five races thus far. 2008 Olympian Peter O’Leary and David Burrows (Ireland) finished 8-4 today to move from fourth overall into the lead of the 89-boat fleet with 18 points. Guillaume Florent and Pascal Rambeau (France) are one point behind in second overall. Lööf and Salmiren and early series leaders Eivind Melleby and Petter Morland Pedersen (Norway) are third and fourth, respectively, with 24 points each. Andy Horton (South Burlington, Vermont) and crew James Lyne (Granville, Vermont) finished 3-6 today to move from ninth up to fifth overall with 25 points.
In the 35-boat Melges 24 class, Lorenzo Bressani (Milan, Italy) had a near-perfect day, winning two races and placing second in the final race of the day. He remains first overall with five points, followed by Riccardo Simoneschi (Milan, Italy) with 14 points, and Brian Porter (Winnetka, Ill.) with 20 points.
In the Melges 20 class Paul Reilly (Chicago, Ill.), with tactician Andy Burdick (Zenda, Wisc.) and Mike Kuschner, continues to lead the 27-strong fleet, placing 4-2-3 today for 10 points. Mary Anne Ward (Cocoa Beach, Fla.), with tactician Sam Rogers and bowman Peter Keck, are second with 15 points. After winning the first race of the day, Dario Levi (Milan, Italy), sailing with tactician Andrea Casale and Stefano Lagi, placed 7-6 for 16 points total and third overall. The stage, however, is set for a major shuffle in the standings once a sixth race is completed: 2010 Audi Melges 20 National Champions Michael Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Mitchell Kiss (Holland, Mich.) and Chris Rast (San Diego, Calif.), won the last two races of the day after finishing seventh in the first race. Currently fifth overall with 27 points, [behind Chuck Holzman (Farmington Hills, Mich.) sailing with Michael Hoey and 470 Olympic Silver Medalist Morgan Reeser], Kiss has an 18 to drop, putting him in contention for a podium finish tomorrow.
In the Viper 640 fleet, two British teams remain at the top of the leaderboard. Glyn Locke (Isle of Wight), with crew David Chapman and Ian Nicholson, won all four races today and stand first overall with four points. Justin Scott, Peter Beardsley and Ched Proctor are second in the 17-boat fleet with 10 points, followed five points back by Cliff Clark (Winter Park, Fla.) sailing with Kelly Allen, Richard Shellow and David Woolsey.
Two teams did all the winning in the J/24 fleet: Kris Werner (Rochester, N.Y.), sailing with John Enwright, Michael Mansfield, Fred Meyer and Kiki Werner won the first two races on the day, and Robert Pincus (Miami) with Patricia Amaducci, Eammon Delisser and JB Slater won the last two races. Pincus moved into first overall with seven points. Werner is second, tied on points, with Brian Kamilar (Miami), sailing with Fran Bellocchio, Fabio Galarce, Mauricio Galarce and Enrique Quintero.
Star results:
Pos | Sail no | Crew | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Dis | Net |
1 | IRL 8418 | Peter O'Leary / David Burrows | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | [8] | 18 |
2 | FRA 8270 | Guillaume Florent / Pascal Rambeau | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 15 | [15] | 19 |
3 | SWE 8428 | Fredrik Loof / Max Salmiren | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | [28] | 24 |
4 | NOR 8317 | Eivind Melleby / Petter Morland Pedersen | 1 | 8 | 4 | 94/BFD | 11 | [94] | 24 |
5 | USA 8396 | Andy Horton / Jamie Lyne | 8 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | [17] | 25 |
6 | NZL 8187 | Hamish Pepper / Craig Monk | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 18 | [18] | 29 |
7 | BER 8442 | Peter Bromby / Lee White | 53 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | [53] | 31 |
8 | GER 8140 | Alexander Schlonski / Matthias Bohn | 18 | 94/DNS | 7 | 6 | 1 | [94] | 32 |
9 | POL 8417 | Mateusz Kusznierewicz / Dominik Zycki | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 13 | [15] | 36 |
10 | POL 8412 | Maciej Grabowski / Lukasz Lesinski | 9 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 12 | [25] | 39 |
11 | USA 8320 | Mark Reynolds / Rick Peters | 5 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 23 | [23] | 52 |
12 | USA 8285 | Augie Diaz / Bruno Prada | 12 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 46 | [46] | 52 |
13 | USA 8362 | Peter Vessella / Rodney Hagebols | 11 | 4 | 94/OCS | 14 | 28 | [94] | 57 |
14 | GER 8414 | Johannes Polgar / Markus Koy | 19 | 9 | 21 | 94/BFD | 10 | [94] | 59 |
15 | USA 8434 | George Szabo / Caleb Paine | 4 | 36 | 20 | 23 | 14 | [36] | 61 |
16 | USA 8177 | Jud Smith / Edward Morey | 24 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 9 | [29] | 61 |
17 | USA 8267 | Mark Mendelblatt / Magnus Liljedahl | 26 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 25 | [26] | 61 |
18 | USA 8422 | Rick Merriman / Austin Sperry | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 8 | [22] | 68 |
19 | USA 8067 | Tomas Hornos / Roman Gotsulyok | 23 | 94/DNF | 24 | 19 | 7 | [94] | 73 |
20 | USA 8408 | Andrew Campbell / Ian Coleman | 2 | 26 | 94/DNS | 20 | 26 | [94] | 74 |
21 | GER 8433 | Johannes Babendererde / Timo Jacobs | 37 | 35/RDG | 9 | 94/BFD | 2 | [94] | 83 |
22 | USA 8000 | Arthur Anosov / Vitali Kushnir | 25 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 17 | [30] | 83 |
23 | USA 8440 | Larry Whipple / Phil Trinter | 17 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 33 | [34] | 84 |
24 | USA 8395 | John MacCausland / Kevin Murphy | 10 | 18 | 94/OCS | 27 | 30 | [94] | 85 |
25 | GER 8331 | Hubert Merkelbach / Gerrit Bartel | 45 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 24 | [45] | 87 |
26 | AUS 8336 | Paul Mckenzie / Phil Toth | 31 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 19 | [31] | 91 |
27 | USA 8410 | Jon VanderMolen / Geoff Ewenson | 29 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 31 | [32] | 92 |
28 | USA 8250 | Andrew Macdonald / Michael Nichol | 16 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 34 | [35] | 99 |
29 | CAN 8143 | Brian Cramer / Matt Johnston | 32 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 22 | [32] | 101 |
30 | CAN 8235 | Hans Fogh / Roger Cheer | 20 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 58 | [58] | 109 |
31 | SWE 8338 | Mats Johansson / Leif Moller | 41 | 25 | 94/OCS | 10 | 36 | [94] | 112 |
32 | UKR 8247 | Vasyl Gureyev / Vasyl Gureyev | 13 | 94/BFD | 27 | 39 | 41 | [94] | 120 |
33 | AUS 8101 | Peter Bellingham / Nando Coloninno | 33 | 28 | 94/OCS | 24 | 35 | [94] | 120 |
34 | USA 8269 | Jock Kohlhas / Rick Burgess | 36 | 7 | 46 | 58 | 37 | [58] | 126 |
35 | SWE 8351 | Tom Lofstedt / Hakan Luudgren | 55 | 23 | 42 | 40 | 27 | [55] | 132 |
36 | USA 8265 | Peter Wright / Nathan Quist | 51 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 40 | [51] | 132 |
37 | CRO 8339 | Marin Lovrovic / Sinisa Mikulicic | 94/OCS | 94/BFD | 16 | 28 | 3 | [94] | 141 |
38 | SUI 8409 | Christoph Gautschi / Benedikt Wenk | 49 | 94/BFD | 35 | 44 | 21 | [94] | 149 |
39 | ITA 8399 | Francesco Bruni / Leone Rocca | 22 | 94/BFD | 17 | 18 | 94/DNF | [94] | 151 |
40 | USA 8077 | Jack Jennings / Marek Valasek | 39 | 40 | 34 | 94/BFD | 39 | [94] | 152 |
41 | CAN 7626 | Mark Passmore / Ivan Bunner | 94/OCS | 39 | 39 | 48 | 32 | [94] | 158 |
42 | SUI 7829 | Michel Niklaus / Serge Pulfer | 54 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 29 | [60] | 159 |
43 | ITA 8373 | Guido Falciola / Federico Medolago | 15 | 41 | 54 | 55 | 51 | [55] | 161 |
44 | GBR 7601 | Michael Hicks / Patrick Hicks | 50 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 53 | [53] | 161 |
45 | AUT 8437 | Hans Spitzauer / Massimo Canali | 30 | 94/BFD | 18 | 21 | 94/DNF | [94] | 163 |
46 | CAN 8427 | Stuart Hebb / Chris Lanza | 35 | 58 | 33 | 59 | 38 | [59] | 164 |
47 | POR 8309 | Afonso Domingos / Federico Melo | 94/OCS | 33 | 28 | 12 | 94/DNF | [94] | 167 |
48 | USA 8379 | Bill Allen / Brad Lichter | 79 | 35 | 41 | 37 | 55 | [79] | 168 |
49 | ITA 8392 | Renato Irrera / Manuele La Porta | 40 | 94/BFD | 50 | 38 | 44 | [94] | 172 |
50 | SUI 8075 | Jean-Pascal Chatagny / Vincent Hagin | 34 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 48 | [54] | 173 |
51 | SWE 8254 | Philip Carlson / Daniel Bylock | 47 | 48 | 36 | 47 | 63 | [63] | 178 |
52 | USA 8291 | William Swigart / Chuck Beek | 94/OCS | 46 | 38 | 42 | 52 | [94] | 178 |
53 | USA 8401 | Terry Line / Larry Scott | 38 | 42 | 52 | 50 | 94/DNF | [94] | 182 |
54 | USA 7677 | Chris Rogers / Mark Dolan | 66 | 37 | 43 | 62 | 45 | [66] | 187 |
55 | GER 7865 | Stefan Lehnert / Dietmar Hobbie | 57 | 31 | 63 | 49 | 54 | [63] | 191 |
56 | USA 7741 | Benjamin Sternberg / Valentin Veytsman | 44 | 49 | 53 | 61 | 47 | [61] | 193 |
57 | SUI 8329 | Daniel Wyss / Urs Joss | 73 | 54 | 57 | 41 | 42 | [73] | 194 |
58 | ITA 8242 | Lucio Boggi / Sergio Lanbertgheti | 42 | 94/BFD | 94/OCS | 51 | 16 | [94] | 203 |
59 | GER 8311 | Axel Hampe / Christian Knoll | 60 | 34 | 58 | 56 | 56 | [60] | 204 |
60 | ITA 8421 | Vincenzo Locatelli / Giuseppe Oggioni | 69 | 43 | 55 | 57 | 49 | [69] | 204 |
61 | USA 8063 | Bert Collins / Jacob Doyle | 52 | 45 | 94/DNF | 53 | 60 | [94] | 210 |
62 | GER 8333 | Klaus Meyer / Dirk Struve | 82 | 94/BFD | 45 | 43 | 43 | [94] | 213 |
63 | USA 8069 | John Foster / John Foster Jr. | 62 | 66 | 48 | 60 | 50 | [66] | 220 |
64 | USA 7629 | Ken Woods / Bill Peter | 63 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 62 | [63] | 226 |
65 | USA 7930 | Harri Palm / Jeffrey Imai | 46 | 55 | 69 | 63 | 65 | [69] | 229 |
66 | USA 7620 | Derek DeCouteau / Dave Martin | 27 | 94/BFD | 94/OCS | 52 | 57 | [94] | 230 |
67 | BRA 8127 | Fabio Bruggioni / Marconi Sansollo | 61 | 94/BFD | 51 | 69/RDG | 69/RDG | [94] | 250 |
68 | USA 8036 | Jack Rickard / ?????? | 76 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 59 | [76] | 250 |
69 | CAN 8271 | Allan Cullen / Brett Wilson | 43 | 50 | 64 | 94/DNF | 94/DNF | [94] | 251 |
70 | USA 8215 | John Chiarella / Bob Carlson | 72 | 47 | 66 | 71 | 71 | [72] | 255 |
71 | SUI 8085 | Lorenz Zimmermann / Nils Hollweg | 58 | 94/BFD | 49 | 76 | 72 | [94] | 255 |
72 | USA 8084 | Robert Teitge / John Finch | 94/OCS | 52 | 67 | 74 | 64 | [94] | 257 |
73 | USA 8132 | Witold Gesing / Adam Gesing | 68 | 61 | 62 | 67 | 70 | [70] | 258 |
74 | USA 4125 | Keith Donald / Jim Pickering | 56 | 68 | 73 | 65 | 75 | [75] | 262 |
75 | USA 7747 | Donald Massey / R J Treg | 64 | 94/BFD | 94/DNF | 46 | 61 | [94] | 265 |
76 | USA 7802 | Tom Doran / Jim Albert | 71 | 59 | 72 | 69 | 67 | [72] | 266 |
77 | GER 7816 | Fritz Girr / Bernhard Schaefer | 70 | 94/BFD | 71 | 64 | 68 | [94] | 273 |
78 | USA 8095 | Gunti Weissenberger / Chris Hardin | 67 | 53 | 61 | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | [94] | 275 |
79 | CAN 8236 | Philippe Hofer / Gary Soules | 94/OCS | 64 | 70 | 72 | 69 | [94] | 275 |
80 | USA 8153 | Joseph Pro / Nicolas Pro | 65 | 62 | 76 | 73 | 94/DNF | [94] | 276 |
81 | AUT 8436 | Roberto Tomasini Grinover / Gunnar Bahr | 74 | 51 | 59 | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | [94] | 278 |
82 | USA 7964 | Charles F. Kohlermann IV / Matt Silverman | 59 | 57 | 74 | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | [94] | 284 |
83 | GER 7750 | Jens Burmester / Friedrich Kleine | 77 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 94/DNF | [94] | 285 |
84 | USA 8312 | Tony Herrmann / Curtis Herrmann | 94/OCS | 94/DNS | 60 | 66 | 66 | [94] | 286 |
85 | USA 8217 | Mike Phinney / Scott Pirie | 81 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 74 | [81] | 286 |
86 | USA 7970 | Sam Hopkins / Bart Kaplan | 80 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 73 | [80] | 297 |
87 | AUT 8110 | Hans-Christian Nehammer / Felix Kling | 48 | 94/BFD | 94/OCS | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | [94] | 330 |
88 | CAN 7501 | Amanda Karahanas / Tony Karahanas | 75 | 67 | 94/DNC | 94/DNF | 94/DNF | [94] | 330 |
89 | CAN 6680 | Greg Poole / Andrew Hamblin | 78 | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | 94/DNS | 94/DNC | [94] | 360 |
90 | ARG 7907 | Fabian Mac Gowan | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | [94] | 376 |
91 | USA 8157 | Thomas White | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | [94] | 376 |
92 | CAN 8361 | Richard Clark / Tyler Bjorn | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | [94] | 376 |
93 | BAH 8406 | Mark Holowesko / Bill Holowesko | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | 94/DNC | [94] | 376 |
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