Melges 32 Gold Cup

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2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup
Preliminary Results Race 1
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Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Status Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Class Fleet
Gold Cup Racing
One Design Division
Melges 32
1 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 1
2 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 2
3 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 3
4 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 4
5 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 5
6 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 6
7 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 7
8 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 8
9 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne 9
10 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 10
11 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 11
12 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 12
13 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 13
14 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 14
15 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 15
16 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 16
17 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 17
18 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 18
19 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 19
20 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 20
21 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 21


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2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup
Preliminary Results Race 2
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Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Status Rating Finish Time Elapsed Time Corrected Time Class Fleet
Gold Cup Racing
One Design Division
Melges 32
1 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 1
2 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 2
3 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 3
4 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 4
5 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 5
6 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 6
7 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 7
8 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 8
9 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 9
10 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 10
11 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 11
12 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 12
13 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 13
14 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 14
15 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 15
16 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 16
17 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 17
18 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne 18
19 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 19
20 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 20
21 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 21



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2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup
Preliminary Cumulative Results
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Bow Sail Number Yacht Name Yacht Design Owner/Skipper Rating Race
1 Race
2 Total
Gold Cup Racing
One Design Division
Melges 32
1. 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 4 1 5.0
2. 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 3 2 5.0
3. 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 2 4 6.0
4. 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 1 7 8.0
5. 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 8 8 16.0
6. 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 12 5 17.0
7. 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 6 11 17.0
8. 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 16 3 19.0
9. 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 5 15 20.0
10. 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 11 9 20.0
11. 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 10 10 20.0
12. 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 15 6 21.0
13. 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 7 19 26.0
14. 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne 9 18 27.0
15. 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 13 16 29.0
16. 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 14 17 31.0
17. 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 18 14 32.0
18. 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 21 12 33.0
19. 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 20 13 33.0
20. 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 17 20 37.0
21. 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 19 21 40.0



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Race 3 top 5:

Warpath
Ramrod
Volpe
Fantastica
Red

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Overall top 5 after 3 appears to be:

Ramrod 7 points
Volpe 8 Points
Leenabarca 15 points
Warpath 17 points
Arethusa 17

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2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup
Preliminary Results Race 4
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Melges 32
1 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 1
2 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 2
3 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 3
4 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 4
5 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 5
6 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 6
7 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 7
8 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 8
9 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 9
10 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 10
11 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 11
12 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 12
13 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 13
14 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 14
15 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 15
16 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 16
17 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 17
18 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 18
19 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 19
20 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 20
21 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne 21



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Preliminary Results Race 5

1 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 1
2 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 2
3 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 3
4 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 4
5 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 5
6 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 6
7 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 7
8 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 8
9 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 9
10 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 10
11 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 11
12 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 12
13 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 13
14 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 14
15 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 15
16 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 16
17 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 17
18 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 18
19 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 19
20 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 20
21 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne OCS 22


Preliminary Cumulative Results
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1. 18 USA 180 Volpe Melges 32 Ryan DeVos 3 2 3 1 5 14.0
2. 329 USA 32917 Warpath Melges 32 Steve Howe 8 8 1 5 4 26.0
3. 6 USA 206 Ramrod Melges 32 Rodrick Jabin 4 1 2 12 8 27.0
4. 74 USA 174 Leenabarca Melges 32 Alex Jackson 1 7 7 15 1 31.0
5. 66 GBR 700 Red Melges 32 Joe Woods 6 11 5 9 6 37.0
6. 28 USA 128 ARGO Melges 32 Jason Carroll 10 10 6 7 9 42.0
7. 32 USA 32 STAR Melges 32 Jeff Ecklund 15 6 8 8 7 44.0
8. 12 ITA 212 Fantastica Melges 32 Lanfranco Cirillo 7 19 4 2 14 46.0
9. 11 USA 211 Arethusa Melges 32 Phil Lotz 2 4 11 14 16 47.0
10. 2 USA 1215 Delta Melges 32 Dalton & Doug DeVos 11 9 12 3 12 47.0
11. 134 USA 134 Catapult Melges 32 Joel Ronning 5 15 13 6 10 49.0
12. 77 USA 77 roXanne Melges 32 Kip Meadows 16 3 9 20 3 51.0
13. 178 USA 178 Shakedown Melges 32 Geoffrey Pierini 14 17 10 19 2 62.0
14. 53 USA 153 Lake Effect Melges 32 Bob Hesse 20 13 18 4 13 68.0
15. 0 USA 184 Bronco Melges 32 Michael Dominguez 12 5 21 10 20 68.0
16. 15 USA 1315 Ninkasi Melges 32 John Taylor 13 16 14 11 17 71.0
17. 3 GBR 84845 Team Barbarians Melges 32 Stuart Simpson 18 14 19 18 11 80.0
18. 40 GBR 40 Dawn Raid Melges 32 Oscar Strugstad 21 12 17 16 15 81.0
19. 57 USA 157 Mojo Melges 32 Steve Rhyne 9 18 16 21 22/OCS 86.0
20. 62 USA 162 VIVA Melges 32 Alexis Michas 17 20 20 13 18 88.0
21. 21 USA 208 Celeritas Melges 32 Malcolm Gefter 19 21 15 17 19 91.0


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Classic Conditions Amp Up Opening Day At Melges 32 Gold Cup
3 December 2010

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Day one of the 2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta, hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club (LYC) delivered three incredible races. The result - defending Gold Cup Champion, Annapolis' Rod Jabin on Ramrod is seated in first overall, followed by Ryan DeVos on Volpe and Alex Jackson on Leenabarca. "We love Fort Lauderdale." said Jabin. "I think things are starting to come together - a little. Richard Clarke and Chris Larson bring a lot to the team. They make this easy for me."

Race one of the day produced a pleasant 6-8 knots of breeze, setting the stage for what was probably the most challenging heat of the day. An over-aggressive start for Kip Meadows on roXanne and Italian-based Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica resulted in OCS. Jackson's Leenabarca took advantage of the opening light and fickle conditions, launching ahead and leading the fleet to the first weathermark. As he approached, Jackson encountered stiff competition from reigning U.S. National Champion DeVos, Steve Howe on Warpath and Phil Lotz on Arethusa. Jackson rounded in first to hold a solid lead. Downwind, he was out front and fast. Lotz challenged from the right, but as the breeze shifted he slipped to fourth allowing Joe Woods on Red to take over second place. Jason Carroll on Argo rounded third. A change of course was implemented at the gate bringing balance to the upwind beat for teams like Arethusa, Volpe, Warpath and Ramrod, all rounding respectively behind Jackson for the approach to the finish. Jackson was steadfast to win, Lotz was second and DeVos finished third.



The breeze began to build and the waves got a little larger for race two. Jeff Ecklund's STAR punched the starting line with speed putting him around the top mark in first, Howe and DeVos rounded closely in second and third. On the first downwind run, Jabin overtook Ecklund with DeVos holding firm. Back upwind, Meadows played the shifts just right, stealing the lead from Jabin now in second. The expertise of Jabin's tactician Chris Larson, combined with some red-hot boat speed served him well as he blasted across the finish line to win. DeVos managed to find some pressure on the right placing him ahead of Meadows to take second.

Howe's Warpath crushed the competition in race three. He rounded the top mark in first and never looked back. "We'll take it." commented Howe regarding the final race of the day. "I've sailed in Miami quite a bit, but this is the first time I've sailed here. I think we got lucky. This was so much fun and the Melges 32 is awesome. There was a little bit of everything today - shifty, puffy, choppy, you name the condition I think we saw it at some point." Howe won easily leaving Jabin, DeVos, Cirillo and Woods to battle for the remaining top five positions. Jabin edged DeVos for second. Cirillo was fourth and Woods finished fifth.



Phil Lotz, Arethusa



2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup, Start of Race 2



Steve Howe, Warpath



Joel Ronning, Catapult

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - The second day of racing at the 2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta, hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club (LYC) was limited to two races due to ultra-light breezes. "Mentally, I was so frustrated today, but what I found to be key was staying focused. The light air was shifty and the little changes make such a big difference. I thought the breeze in race one was actually quite nice." said new overnight leader Ryan DeVos on Volpe. "The second race was far more difficult than the first. Just staying focused and realizing that if you make a mistake, you'll have the chance to potentially make up for it is important."



Moving up the leader board from fourth to second overall is Steve Howe on Warpath. "The forecast is supposed to be good tomorrow. Second race was the big challenge for us today. We had a little altercation with Dawn Raid at the start, but in the end we got really lucky." commented Morgan Larson, Warpath tactician. "We caught a nice shift right at the finish which helped balance in our favor." Rod Jabin's Ramrod slipped slightly from the top spot to third overall.

Race one got underway on time with the very young DeVos leading from the get-go, holding on until the finish. Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica came closest to catching DeVos finishing second. Bob Hughes, serving as a replacement helm for the absent Dalton DeVos, drove Delta to a satisfying third place finish.



Two immediate attempts were made to get race two started, but the wind failed to cooperate. Almost an hour-and-a-half later, the race committee put the fleet into sequence. It was another great showcase of speed and careful attention to the shifts by Alex Jackson's Leenabarca and strong opposition from Geoff Pierini on Shakedown. The two traded places, Jackson taking the first mark, Pierini overtaking the lead by a hair through the gate, then Jackson reclaiming the top position and extending for the win. Jeff Ecklund on STAR, Joe Woods on Red, Kip Meadows on roXanne, Warpathand Devos' Volpe all shuffled top positions throughout the race with Pierini claiming second, Meadows in third, Howe finishing fourth and DeVos closing out in fifth.






Lanfranco Cirillo, Fantastica



Melges 32 Fleet Action


Melges 32 Fleet Action

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. - Three final races at the 2010 Melges 32 Gold Cup Regatta, hosted by theLauderdale Yacht Club (LYC) enabled Annapolis' Rod Jabin on Ramrod to win his second consecutive Melges 32 Gold Cup title. This is also the first time ever that anyone has won the event, two years in a row. Jabin's team consisted of tactician Chris Larson and crew of Richard Clarke, Curtis Florence, Ray Wulff, Scott Holmgren and Vann Walke.



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"This is pretty special. Unbelievable really, but I have to give credit where credit is due. The crew work this weekend has been awesome." said an ecstatic Jabin after racing. "Thank goodness for a third race. The Ramrod program is really coming together and we now feel like we're making some progress. Our only expectation for this event was to be competitive. My crew, they worked so hard and never gave up. That's what this win is about."




©2010 JOY | International Melges 32 Class Association

In second overall, one slim point behind was Steve Howe on Warpath and tactician Morgan Larson. Overnight leader Ryan DeVos and tactician Ed Baird on Volpe struggled in Sunday's three races leaving them to settle for third.

"The Gold Cup certainly delivered some great racing. I think the Melges 32 fleet has really come into its own." said newly elected North American Fleet President, John Taylor on Ninkasi. "Getting 21 boats in Fort Lauderdale for a little wind and sun, a great time and plenty of Heineken makes it a spectacular event."

Sunday's original schedule called for only two races, but after Saturday's light air conditions, the impeccable LYC race committee delivered the goods and fulfilled every owner's hopes for three more heats. Gorgeous sunshine and a pleasant 10-15 knots of breeze was pumping for the start with Jeff Ecklund putting his signature gold STAR on the first two races of the day. His lead was not instant, but well-earned beating out Jabin, Taylor, Bob Hughes helming Dalton DeVos' Delta and Howe with brilliant upwind performance and fantastic downwind speed.





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Race three of the day sealed the deal on victory for some, while others, such as Ecklund, ended with tragic results. Three attempts were made to start race three, but the fleet couldn't come up with anything better than general recalls. The race committee put the black flag into effect. Ecklund simply couldn't hold the reigns back, being called OCS and forced out of the race. As if the first two races of the day weren't disastrous and disappointing enough for the young DeVos, he too was called OCS in race three. Instead, Lanfranco Cirillo's Fantastica pulled ahead of the fleet and was fast as he extended his lead with each passing beat of the five-leg race. Cirillo won easily, miles ahead of second place finisher Hughes and third place finisher Jabin.

The International Melges 32 Class Association would like to extend a very special thanks to the Lauderdale Yacht Club, race committee and the dozens of volunteers that helped ensure the success of such an amazing event, in particular Mark Smith, Lisa Friesecke, Bob Meagher and Mike Toppa who organized the league of youth sailors for Take A Junior Sailing Day. The list goes on. Thanks to Melges USA and Melges Service whose unwavering support is incredible. Additional thanks to Team Ninkasi and Heineken Beer for all the beer each day after sailing.



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TOP TEN RESULTS (FINAL, After eight races)
1.) Rod Jabin | Chris Larson, Ramrod; 4-2-1-12-8-2-[18]-3 = 32
2.) Steve Howe | Morgan Larson, Warpath; [8]-8-1-5-4-8-3-4 = 33
3.) Ryan DeVos | Ed Baird, Volpe; 3-2-3-1-5=14=11=[22/BFD] = 39
4.) Joe Woods | Paul Goodison, Red; 6-[11]-5-9-6-5-6-7 = 44
5.) Jeff Ecklund | Harry Melges, III, STAR; 15-6-8-8-7-1-1-[22/BFD] = 46
6.) Dalton DeVos| Chris Rast, Delta; 11-9-12-3-[12]-7-2-2 = 46
7.) Lanfranco Cirillo | Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 7-19-4-2-14-[22/OCS]-4-1 = 51
8.) Alex Jackson | Rob Greenhalgh, Leenabarca; 1-7-7-15-1-12-[17]-11 = 54
9.) Joel Ronning | Bill Hardesty, Catapult; 5-15-13-6-10-4-9-[17] = 62
10.) Jason Carroll | Dave Ullman, ARGO; 10-10-6-7-9-[18]-12-8 = 62