Fit to be Tied at Palma Melges 40 Grand Prix

Saturday, 18 November 2017

A challenging and exciting Day Three in Palma keeps Rombelli in the lead, Ishida ties it up on the scoreboard

(17 November 2017 / Palma de Mallorca, Spain) - Day three in Palma was, to say the least, the most intense yet of the event, if not the entire season. The battle continues between event leader Alessandro Rombelli's STIG with tactician Francesco Bruni in first place overall on countback, and his most major opponent, Japan's Yukihiro Ishida's SIKON with Manu Weiller on tactics sits in second with equal points.

Two additional races were held at the 2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix hosted by Real Club Nautico de Palma with Rombelli and Ishida grabbing a bullet each, leaving race fans and spectators on the edge of their seats for the start of racing on Saturday - the final Palma showdown.

Rombelli championed Race Six with a wire-to-wire performance to win. Ishida was hot on his heels for the duration of the heat followed closely by Valentin Zavadnikov's DYNAMIQ SYNERGY SAILING TEAM with Ed Baird serving as tactician.

For the final race of the day, Race Seven, Ishida delivered a relentless samurai stride to grab the lead, chased hard by Richard Goransson's INGA and tactician Cameron Appleton. In the end, Ishida earned a very important win while Rombelli suffered his worst finish yet on the circuit.

One thing is for certain, tomorrow's final day of competition will be a heated one. With a virtual tie for first place, it will be equally intense for the Palma Grand Prix Trophy hangs in the balance.

The Melges 40 Grand Prix is proudly supported by Helly Hansen, Garmin Marine, Barracuda Communication and North Sails.

FULL RESULTS (PRELIMINARY, After Seven Races)
1.) Alessandro Rombelli/Francesco Bruni; STIG; 1-3-3-2-1-1-[5/DNF] = 11
2.) Yukihiro Ishida/Manuel Weiller SIKON; [3]-2-1-3-2-2-1 = 11
3.) Richard Goransson/Cameron Appleton; INGA; [4]-1-4-1-3-4-2 = 15
4.) Valentin Zavadnikov/Ed Baird; DYNAMIQ SYNERGY SAILING TEAM; 2-4-2-4-4-3-3 = 18
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ABOUT THE SPONSORS
The Melges 40 Class would like to extend a very special thanks to the following sponsors who make the 2017 Melges 40 Grand Prix racing possible: Helly Hansen, Garmin Marine and Barracuda Communications.

ABOUT THE MELGES 40
Designed by Botin Partners Naval Architecture and built by Premier Composite Technologies, the Melges 40 revolutionizes one-design racing. The Melges 40 is a strict, performance-savvy canting keel sailboat engineered for exhilarating windward/leeward course configurations, inshore and coastal racing. Fresh off the design line, the Melges 40 introduces a new ownership concept that promotes and strengthens a unique sailing/racing experience. For more information about the Melges 40, visit melges40.com.

ABOUT MELGES PERFORMANCE SAILBOATS

For more than 70 years, Melges has delivered superior-built scows and sportboats around around the world, and now proud to offer the Melges 40. Melges provides continuous customer service and product support unlike anyone else. Every Melges boat is signed, sealed, endorsed and delivered race ready by the best, for the best. For more information about Melges, visit their website at melges.com.

ABOUT PREMIER COMPOSITE TECHNOLOGIES

Multiple award-winning and leading global supplier and manufacturer of advanced composite components for architectural design, transportation and boat-building markets, Premier Composite Technologies (PCT) is the exclusive builder of the Melges 40. Utilizing their 5-axis milling capacity, rigorous quality control and weight management, the Melges 40 is the most precise one design ever.

ABOUT BOTIN PARTNERS NAVAL ARCHITECTS

With a string of significant winning regatta designs at the Rolex Fastnet Race, Copa del Rey, Block Island Race Week, Japan Cup and many more, Botin is at the top of their profession. They consistently deliver race winning designs and unbeatable performance in many competitive Classes.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

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Joy Dunigan

Melges 40 Class Press Coordinator

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