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A SCOW NATIONALS
North Sails holds the top five spots
The story of the day was undoubtedly the tight
finish of Race Four. It was a thrilling battle between the top four boats: Will Crary's
TypeA, Mike Keefe's
Ajax, Tom Whowell's
G Force, and Pat Hughes's
Melvin.
Until the final beat, the
G Force helmed by R.J. Porter held the lead at every mark rounding. At the last leeward gate,
G Force and
Melvin were neck-and-neck, splitting gates for the final upwind leg. Halfway up the beat, with the finish in sight, the two leaders met.
G Force and
Melvin traded tacks for the remainder of the beat, passing the lead back and forth a few times.
TypeA
and
Ajax
closed in on the leaders. 300 yards away from the finish, a big left shift settled in, changing the game.
TypeA and
Ajax were on the left, inching ever closer. Spectators held their breath.
In the final moment before the finish,
Melvin went bow out in front of
G Force to take the race win.
G Force took second, very closely followed by
Ajax then
TypeA.
All four boats finished within four seconds of each other.
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Today's race wins went to
Melvin and
G Force.
After the championship's four races so far, Pat Hughes's
Melvin sits in first place with 6 points including two race wins.
G Force climbed the leaderboard to the second place spot with 11 points. Vincent Porter's
consistent sailing over four races pushed the
Eagle into third place with 19 points.
Tomorrow will see a battle between Mike Keefe's
Ajax (4th place, 25 points), Chuck Lamphere's
White Magic (5th place, 25 points), and Judson Dayton's
Instigator steered by Tom Burton (6th place, 26 points).
It was a thrilling, eventful day on Lake Minnetonka. Stay tuned for the final event update from the Melges Team tomorrow.
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Melvin Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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Photo by Steve Bernstein, Power Play Action Images
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TOP TEN RESULTS
AFTER FOUR RACES — ONE RACE DAY LEFT
1. Melvin, Patrick Hughes — 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 ;
6
2. G Force, R.J. Porter — 5 - 3 - 1 - 2 ;
11
3. Eagle, Vincent Porter — 4 - 5 - 3 - 7 ; 19
4. Ajax, Mike Keefe — 6 - 6 - 10 - 3 ; 25
5. White Magic, Chuck Lamphere — 7 - 8 - 4 - 6 ; 25
6. Instigator, Judson Dayton — 8 - 2 - 7 - 9 ; 26
7. MadCap, Tom Freytag — 1 - 4 - 5 - 22 ; 32
8. TypeA, William Crary — 15 - 7 - 6 - 4 ; 32
9. Euphoria, Lee Alnes — 12 - 12 - 9 - 5 ; 38
10. Valkyrie, Jim Klauser and Todd Haines — 9 - 9 - 12 - 10 ; 40
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Email
Harry Melges
or
Eddie Cox
for support from the builders at the A Scow National Championship. The Melges Team is here to help!
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MELGES TEAM ON SITE AT THE A SCOW NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
HARRY MELGES III
· (262) 275-1110
Harry@Melges.com
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