29/09/2021
⛵️⛵️⛵️ MELGES 24 EUROPEAN SAILING SERIES 2021 - TRIESTE IS CALLING FOR THE FINAL EVENT OF THE SERIES🇮🇹
The final event of the 2021 Melges 24 European Sailing Series and 2021 Italian Melges24Tour will be part of the legendary Barcolana calendar - the largest sailing race in the world held in Trieste, Italy.🇮🇹
📆 The Melges 24 showdown will start on October 1st and the winners of the Trieste regatta and of both sailing series will be crowned on Sunday, October 3rd.
Melges 24 teams keep it tight into final battle in Trieste. Current ranking takes into account thirty eight single races from four regattas sailed so far and nine discards.
All-Italian provisional podium of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2021 sees Sergio Caramèl's Arkanoe by Montura with a two-point lead ahead of Paolo Brescia's Melgina, both teams have been sailing all four events. Only one point behind sits on third place the new Melges 24 European Champion, Andrea Racchellli's Altea. The best Corinthian team, German Michael Tarabochia's White Room with helm Luis Tarabochia, is on the fourth position, while new Melges 24 Corinthian European Champion, Estonian Tõnu Tõniste's Lenny rounds up top five.
Sixth in the ranking is German Peter Karrie's Nefeli ahead of third best Corinthian team in the ranking, Marco Zammarchi's Taki 4 steered by Niccolò Bertola from Italy, followed by Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team steered by Geoff Carveth from UK seated eighth. Corinthian teams Akos Csolto's Seven-Five Nine from Hungary and Marco Cavallini's Jeco Team round out the Top 10 in ninth and tenth as all eyes now turn to the last event in Trieste.
At least five out of top ten currently ranked teams are signed up to race in Trieste and the battle for the title and podium placements is not over until the last race.
17 teams from Austria🇦🇹, Denmark🇩🇰, Germany🇩🇪, Italy🇮🇹, UK🇬🇧 and Slovenia🇸🇮 are entered and, no doubt, it will be a great event!
AUT 837 Orca
DEN 426 Sonic
GBR 694 Gill Race Team
GBR 822 Black Seal
GER 327 Ballyhoo Reloaded
GER 465 Michaela
GER 677 White Room
ITA 196 Corto Maltese
ITA 405 Il Grigio
ITA 454 Skorpios
ITA 496 Jabalina Airplane
ITA 538 Adriatica
ITA 579 Destriero
ITA 633 Wadadli
ITA 793 Melgina
ITA 809 Arkanoè by Montura
SLO 564 Pac-Man
Entry List and Event Website ➡️ https://www.stsm.it/melges24
Read full press release ➡️
https://www.melges24.com/news/trieste-calling-final-event-melges-24-european-sailing-series-and-italian-melges24tour
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