STIG Wins Day One Of 2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix

The first ever Melges 40 Grand Prix hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has kicked off to a great start and this has made the organizers of the event feel happy.

There were two races completed on the opening day of the Melges 40 Grand Prix.

The race started in the afternoon at 3’0 clock after the winds had settled down. The teams were in a great mood and had a great start with the super powered Melges 40. It impressed the spectators with greater acceleration that it got. It was Alessandro Rombelli on the STIG who made it to the first on the first lap of race one. He had JordiCalafat in the afterguard. The second team to touch the finish line in race one was Sweden’s Richard Goransson on the INGA and this boat had Vasco Vascotto as its tactician. (more…)

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2017-08-10