Comfortable win

P and P take victory in the Melges 24 at SNIM in Marseille

The Melges sailors had 2 races today, with a West wind (270 to 300) of about 10 knots, rising slightly from the first to the second race. Some impatience today among the fleet that forced the committee to have 2 "black flag" procedures. In addition a lot of protests were made on the water though they never got confirmed finally due to the priority given by the crews to craning their boat.

The first race is won by Partners & Partners making a clear demonstration of their domination and confirming the general feeling of the whole regatta. Just behind them Fire Bolt confirms – if needed – that their performance of yesterday is not "just by chance" and that we definitely have to count them among the top level performers. Alina was third.

In the second race Egidio Babbi won, on Citta di Cesena, sponsored by Ebrex Logistics and Grundig. He was followed by Siste Stein from Norway and Gill. Egidio is very happy about the day, and in general about the progression of his new amateur crew during the regatta. He makes also special thanks to the committee president who managed the regatta in a very professional way, giving an optimal programme to the racers.

The end of the day brings no change to the Top 4 of yesterday : P&P, Blue Moon, Joe Fly and Gill. As announced the French Class is granting tonight 2 special awards :

One for the skippers-owners :
1st : Kenneth Thelen – Suunto – Finland
2nd : Petrus Eide – Lek – Norway
3rd : Kristian Nergaard – Baghdad – Norway

A special bravo to the Scandinavian fleet for their participation (3 Fins, 3 Norwegians and 2 Swedes).

The other for the best amateur newcomer :
Conte of Florence – Arturo Mazzanti – Italy

Conte of Florence is a crew of amateur friends, former sailors in J24 and Beneteau 25. They chose the Melges 24 class for its evident dynamics, its competitiveness and rich calendar. The helmsman of the boat, Andrea Magni (exceptionally replaced here by Fabio Ascoli) is also organizer of the Volco Cup Melges circuit in Italy (Alassio, Torbole, Nazionale italiano, Rimini and Domaso on the Lake of Côme).

For the curious who have access to French TV, a special emission of France 3 is dedicated to the Melges at the SNIM tonight.

Next French step in the circuit : La Semaine de la Rochelle from the 19th to the 23rd of May. Next European steps : Torbole (7-10th of May), UK National (Torbay – 2nd to 5th of June) and Italian National (24th to 27th of June in Scarlino-Follonica).

		Boat/Owner	Points	Total	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11
1	FRA 571	P&P/GAMELIN-SAILING TEAM	35	116	1	1	17	1	1	7	15	5	3	1	---
		LIGOT PHILIPPE
2	SUI 521	BLUE MOON	46	128	2	---	18	3	5	3	2	17	2	8	4
		FAVINI FLAVIO
3	ITA 550	JOE FLY	51	132	8	BFD	1	12	12	4	1	2	17	4	7
		GIOVANNI MASPERO
4	GBR 431	GILL	53.6	107.6	RDG	RDG	10	2	4	1	43	6	8	11	3
		STRAUSS QUENTIN
5	ITA 409	ALINA	66	110	17	11	6	11	2	6	11	7	9	3	27
		ABBA MAURIZIO
6	FRA 375	MINNIE THE MOOCKER	70	118	9	4	2	10	15	14	21	27	4	6	6
		VAUDELET JEROME
7	ITA 438	ALTEA	72	107	5	9	14	13	10	2	5	9	10	9	21
		RACCHELLI ANDREA
8	FRA 321	SCUTUM M.G.M	88	140	7	13	13	7	6	15	6	20	16	32	5
		DE KERVENOAEL CEDRIC
9	ITA 574	FIRE BOLT	90	141	28	18	23	5	13	13	16	1	7	2	15
		MARMNEZ ROBERTO
10	FIN 236	SUUNTO	107	200	18	6	54	8	8	5	39	8	11	27	16
		THELEN KENNETH
11	MON 429	SOGETI	110	178	21	2	3	14	3	16	30	38	25	13	13
		DESPRAT DAMIEN
12	FRA 423	ZIG ZAG	114	203	10	BFD	9	6	9	22	25	19	15	16	8
		POULIGNY CEDRIC
13	GER 582	NO WOMAN,NO CRY	115	204	6	---	8	25	18	17	4	13	6	21	22
		LANG PETER
14	NOR 506	LEK	117	245	3	16	16	9	DNS	11	26	24	5	7	---
		EIDE PETRUS
15	FRA 472	DAUCY	122	176	13	3	25	4	14	12	19	23	24	29	10
		JOURDREN BRUNO
16	ITA 490	HAGAR	126	221	---	17	5	17	24	24	8	10	12	31	9
		GIORDO GIANNI
17	NOR 560	BAGHDAD	130	231	19	8	12	18	7	9	BFD	15	23	37	19
		NERGAARD KRISTIAN
18	ITA 572	CITTA DI CESENA	137	210	11	42	15	26	26	25	3	31	20	10	1
		EGIDIO BABBI
19	FRA 422	LIROS NANTES ST NAZAIRE	149	225	12	5	32	16	11	20	44	28	14	20	23
		ARNAUD REMY
20	GBR 484	TEAM BARBARIANS	169	234	14	10	36	23	25	19	17	25	29	18	18
		SIMPSON STUART
21	FRA 261	OPTIC 2000	171	275	22	---	19	35	17	10	10	16	22	40	20
		SUILARICH ETIENNE
22	FRA 389	BIG SHIP	172	300	4	BFD	11	46	30	21	28	DSQ	1	17	14
		PAUL MAXIME
23	FRA 461	EURO VOILES	179	261	26	19	21	15	20	8	37	40	42	22	11
		INFANTE DENIS
24	SUI 336	TRANSTEC 1	183	268	23	12	35	22	21	26	50	3	27	15	34
		WITTICH JURG
25	ITA 567	CONTE OF FLORENCE	184	302	24	7	4	27	27	DNS	13	12	54	41	29
		MAZZANTI ARTURO
26	NOR 366	SISTE STEIN	187	265	39	32	28	21	39	35	18	11	21	19	2
		KONGSHAUG ERIK
27	FRA 387	DOUARN MAISON DE L AVENIR	193	256	20	20	22	19	19	29	34	26	19	23	25
		SAULEAU VINCENT
28	FRA 369	CELERANT CONSULTING	220	339	16	---	20	20	16	23	55	48	37	28	12
		AUBERT JEROME
29	FRA 170	GIVE ME FIVE	227	337	31	BFD	40	29	23	18	46	21	34	14	17
		FOLLIN ADRIEN
30	FRA 193	COTES D ARMOR 2	228	356	36	15	7	44	34	OCS	32	29	DSQ	5	26
		TREUSSART ROMAN
31	FRA 470	COTE D ARMOR 1	244	358	30	23	26	DSQ	50	34	20	18	18	42	33
		RENAULT SEBASTIEN
32	FIN 316	HYDROLL	254	358	46	24	30	54	22	36	7	50	26	39	24
		NEOVIUS JOHAN
33	FRA 252	J'GAULO	268	362	32	28	33	34	41	28	12	30	46	48	30
		DOUCHY JEAN PAUL
34	SWE 532	TEAM SBAB	270	361	27	31	37	37	38	50	9	34	32	25	41
		LINDELL JOHAN
35	GBR 580	THE BADGER	273	401	37	27	27	28	DSQ	DNS	29	22	30	34	39
		LOVEJOY PAUL
36	FRA 358	MAGIC SALSA	276	380	25	40	24	36	29	27	BFD	33	40	24	38
		MONNARD JEAN MARC
37	FRA 329	FLOR DIRECT	286	414	29	21	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	14	4	13	35	42
		ROIG ALAIN
38	FRA 471	MÛ	292	402	DSQ	25	41	24	31	31	24	32	38	46	46
		NEBOUT EMMANUEL
39	GBR 368	THE DOG'S	306	399	34	34	42	38	28	39	38	14	39	50	43
		BROWN ALLEN
40	SWE 508	SITTING DUCK	306	396	40	22	45	41	35	37	41	36	28	26	45
		WALDNER ANDERS
41	FRA 122	LAPIN-LAPIN	324	452	35	39	46	30	42	DNS	23	49	48	12	---
		SANS JEAN
42	FRA 392	BOCH'ANIC	329	445	43	37	31	39	37	38	40	52	31	33	BFD
		LE CALVEZ JEAN MARIE
43	FRA 473	GYBE SET	337	439	45	26	43	31	33	44	33	35	47	49	53
		GELLEZ OLIVIER
44	GBR 527	CONFORTABLY NUMB	338	445	51	30	34	42	36	33	56	47	43	45	28
		DELLOW ANDREW
45	SUI 382	TRANSTEC/AILE	348	476	38	14	38	33	DNS	DNS	31	51	35	44	BFD
		GOOD MICHAEL
46	FIN 253	SAMPO	356	459	41	38	52	40	40	32	51	45	41	43	36
		PERIMAA JAAKKO
47	FRA 430	BIJOU	363	491	33	35	39	32	46	41	48	56	33	---	---
		MINOS NICOLAS
48	FRA 212	USHIP	374	502	44	41	49	45	DNS	DNS	22	43	45	54	31
		BORONAT ANDRE
49	ESP 213	CIELO RACING	374	489	58	51	55	57	43	48	27	39	44	30	37
		SVEN LINDAHL
50	GBR 403	ENVY	379	495	47	33	51	50	32	42	36	59	57	53	35
		ARGENT DEAN
51	FRA 317	DJINN	381	482	48	46	44	49	51	30	35	42	50	47	40
		LEGLATIN TANGUY
52	ITA 413	MELG'HIC TAZ	397	525	15	---	29	43	DNS	40	53	53	36	---	---
		GIANLUCA GRISOLI
53	FRA 254	MAD COW	413	535	54	BFD	48	47	45	47	42	44	58	38	48
		SAUVAGE PIERRE
54	FRA 211	OVERONE	428	552	50	45	60	56	44	43	47	41	55	BFD	47
		LABOISSE ROMAIN
55	SUI 578	MUSIC 55	432.2	545.2	49	47	58	52	RDG	RDG	52	37	52	55	44
		HUBER RUE
56	FRA 503	VALE CRIN	444	572	42	36	57	DNS	DNS	45	DNS	46	51	51	52
		REYNIER BERNARD
57	SUI 267	MAD COW	445	573	53	29	50	48	DNS	46	BFD	54	59	57	49
		VERHULST THIERRY
58	FRA 225	ENZO	445	573	55	44	53	51	47	DNS	BFD	55	53	36	51
		MARCHETTE ALEXANDRE
59	FRA 463	TA TOO MUCH	447	571	57	48	47	55	49	DNS	49	58	60	52	32
		CHAMAILLARD JACQUES
60	SUI 530	ACQUA	490	618	59	52	59	DNS	DNS	49	45	DSQ	56	56	50
		TRIBO MARCO
61	FRA 469	TANIT M 249	510	638	---	49	61	58	48	DNS	54	57	61	58	---
		GIUDICE DANIEL
62	GBR 190	IDRIS	513	641	56	43	56	53	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	49	---	---
		MACKIE JOHN
63	FRA 424	NOVA	550	678	52	50	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	---	---
		KELLER BERTRAND