With breeze on conditions forecasted, 15 Audi Melges 20s made their way out on to the race course for the first day at Bacardi’s Miami Sailing Week, hosted in part by Coconut Grove Sailing Club (CGSC), supported by Shake-A-Leg Miami and Melges Performance Sailboats. Leading the field of fierce competitors is 2010 Miami Winter Series leader Jeff Ecklund (Ft. [...]
Another glorious day of Melges 32 racing at the Miami Grand Prix has concluded leaving Jean-Francois Cruette (La Rochelle, France) on Teasing Machine as Champion of the Melges 32 division in sunny Miami, Fla. Among Cruette’s team were tactician Christian Ponthieu, Pascal Rambeau, Thomas Allin, Vincent Jaricot, Eric de Turckheim, Romuald Chasseray and William Thomas. Of the [...]
Melges 32 racing at Premiere Racing’s 2010 Miami Grand Prix just doesn’t get any better than this. Three additional races were held today under classic Miami conditions placing Jean-Francois Cruette (La Rochelle, France) on Teasing Machine back in command of the fleet. Four points back is Pieter Taselaar (New York, N.Y.) on Bliksem followed by Joe Woods (Torquay, [...]
To no big surprise, reigning World Champion Pieter Taselaar (New York, N.Y.) on Bliksemcommands the Melges 32 fleet at Premiere Racing’s Miami Grand Prix by one swift point over yesterday’s leader Jean-Francois Cruette (La Rochelle, France) on Teasing Machine, now in second. Seated in third is Joe Woods (Torquay, UK) on Red.
Two more incredible races took place under [...]
It was an amazing day of racing for the 23-strong Melges 32 fleet at Premiere Racing’s Miami Grand Prix. Abundant sunshine, a shifty, oscillating 15-18 knots of breeze combined with cooler that normal temperatures whipped up some of the best and most challenging conditions for three very nice races. Leading the fleet by a phenomenal 9 [...]
For a second consecutive year, the Melges 32 fleet is the largest in attendance atPremiere Racing’s Miami Grand Prix with 23 entries, up four from 2009. Taking place March 4-7 in sunny, breezy and warm Miami, Fla., four days of some of the best racing conditions in the world are on tap for another ‘who’s [...]
February 20, 2010 (Miami, Fla.) – It was a day of racing that almost wasn’t. Just before three o’clock today, PRO Bruce Golison and his very skilled race committee fired off 2 races to commence the 2010 Audi Melges 20 Miami Winter Series Event No. 2, hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club, supported by Shake-A-Leg Miami and Melges [...]
