Despite an early 9:30 start, only one race would be possible on the final day of the inaugural Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup. With the overall victory in the balance, and tight grouping among numerous boats further down the standings, it would be an exciting one. “Our plan was to take the right side of [...]
The storms that forced a race’s abandonment yesterday and nearly ended the raging One Sails dance party last night left an unexpected gift on the mountains to the North of Lake Garda this morning – 6 cm of snow! Cold conditions in the highlands typically create the Northerly thermal breeze known as the Pelear wind each [...]
Halfway through a typically perfect day at the 2010 Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup, a line of thunderstorms raced up the valley, forcing abandonment of all racing in the middle of the second race of the day. “We shortened the course for Race 5 when the storm got close, but it came too quickly to [...]
The opening day of the inaugural Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup was the kind of day that makes visiting sailors relocate to Lake Garda. A sunny, clear, and calm day greeted 37 teams from six countries during the skipper’s briefing this morning at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine. By the time Principal Race Officer Fabio Barrasso [...]
It was just twelve months ago that the first Audi Melges 20 sportboat fleet raced in Europe, yet tomorrow, an incredible 37 boats from a record six nations will square off for the first day of the inaugural Audi Melges 20 Gold Cup in Malcesine, Italy. “We’re so excited to see such a big fleet [...]
High Octane One Designs will be keeping our viewers up-to-date on all Melges Regattas coming up in the future. In the right hand column are all of the Melges events that are coming up. You can click on each image of each event to access the N.O.R. if you need to sign up for the [...]
Congratulations to Value Team’s Benedetto Giallongo and his team of Francesco Scarselli (helmsman) and Henry Fonda (tactician), as they have won the second stage of the 2010 Audi Melges 20 Sailing Series in Scarlino, Italy. Giallongo’s team delivered an almost perfect score line in Scarlino, reassuring the fleet their style and level of competing is very [...]