Take Your Pick!
The U.S. Melges 24 Class would love to hear your predictions for ACURA Key West 2009, presented by Nautica! Below is the running order of entrants — helmsman/tactician. Drop us a comment about who you think will be all the rage in Key West. This is not an easy one, but here’s the perfect opportunity for all of you back home basking in the snow and cold to be a part of the festivities!
1. Henry Colie
2. Vincent Brun
3. Chris Rast | Franco Rossini
4. Shawn Grisham
5. Jennifer Wilson
6. OCYC
7. Greg McCliment
8. Peter Cucci (C)
9. Riccardo Simoneschi
10. Brian Porter
11. James Whatmore
12. Gabrio Zandona | Giovanni Maspero
13. John Kolius
14. Loren Colahan (C)
15. Neily Williamson
16. Bruce Ayres (C)
17. Gary Schwarting (C)
18. Kyle Vowels
19. Jens Altern Wathne
20. Guy Mossman
21. Hunt Lawrence/Dan Coughlin
22. Torsten Bergh
23. Oak Cliff YC/Vasiliev
24. Oak Cliff YC/Anosov
25. Thomas Ritter
26. Lorenzo Bressani | Lorenzo Santini
27. Wieland Christof
28. Steve Howe
29. Alan Field
30. Travis Weisleder
31. Wolf Lixfield
32. Alexis Michas
33. Richard Reid
HSG
January 15, 2009 | 10:22 PMTOP TEN
1. Maspero;
2. Porter;
3. Simoneschi;
4. Rossini;
5. Brun;
6. Field;
7. Bressani;
8. Ayers;
9. Colie;
10.Kolius.
Joy
January 15, 2009 | 10:55 PMMaspero is a great pick — almost won it a couple of years ago, then they let it get away from them on the last day.
Porter in second is an interesting choice — does anyone know if Porter has won Key West before?
Simoneschi could win this, did it a couple of years ago…
Fi Brown
January 16, 2009 | 11:16 AMGreat idea Joy – this is really good fun! I just wish I was going to be there to watch the action unfold and enjoy all that lovely sunshine, but since I can’t be there in person here are my best guesses for this year’s results instead:-
Overall:-
1. Chris Rast/Franco Rossini
2. Gabrio Zandona/Giovanni Maspero
3. Brian Porter
4. Lorenzo Bressani/Lorenzo Santini
5. Riccardo Simmoneschi
6. Alan Field
7. Vince Brun
8. John Kolius
9. Bruce Ayres
10. Loren Colahan
Top Corinthian:-
Bruce Ayres
Good luck to everyone competing and here’s to a great week.
Fi
Lily
January 16, 2009 | 12:18 PMTop Five
1. Porter
2. Simmoneschi
3. Rast
4. Bressani
5. Zandona
PaulM
January 16, 2009 | 12:23 PM1. Rast
2. Zandona
3. Simmoneschi
4. Porter
5. Ayres
6. Bressani
7. Kolius
8. Brun
9. Field
10. Colie
Fiona Brown
January 16, 2009 | 12:34 PMRe Joy’s question about Porter winning Key West before my records only go back to 2001 but Full Throttle hasn’t won it in that period – their results since 2001 are:-
2001 – 2nd
2002 – 2nd (this was also the 2001 M24 World Championship)
2003 – 2nd
2004 – did not race
2005 – 5th
2006 – did not race
2007 – 14th
2008 – 6th
Not a bad track record!
Fi
Joy
January 17, 2009 | 9:08 PMCool… So maybe this is Porter’s year…
Looks like Rast is this hot pick at the moment. Check out the video of Blu Moon from today blasting with Ms. Amy Ironmonger on the bow!
http://www.youtube.com/user/IM24CA
Guenter
January 18, 2009 | 4:34 PM1. Rast / Rossini
2. Bressani / Santini
3. Simoneschi
Tommy Clough
January 19, 2009 | 9:41 AMThis IS the year of the Porter. Go Full Throttle!