Official Melges 24 Blog

Lorenzo Santini’s UKA UKA racing continues to lead the Melges 24 class after four days and eight races. Their lead has been slightly diminished however going into the last day they still have a healthy seven point advantage over franco Rosini’s Blu Moon. This Swiss entry were boat of the day today with a third and a first and they have a margin of six points over Giovanni Maspero’s Joe Fly who matched UKA UKA Racing with a second and a fifth today. Alan Field continues to be the best of the American teams and consolidated this position by winning race one and finishing eighth in the final race of the day.Going into the final day they sit just six points away from a podium position overall. They will need to be mindful of the challenge from behind from Ricrdo Simoneschi and Vince Brun who lie four and seven points respectively back.

The Melges 24 overall results are far from easy to predict and with two races scheduled for tomorrow none of the top teams can afford to falter as the series comes to a tense conclusion. We will be out on the water to bring you all the action so check back for our roundup of the final results tomorrow. Until then here is the video action from today’s races:

Start of race 7:

Race 7 first windward mark:

Race 8 Start:

Second leeward marks race 8: